technologizer.com - 10/21/2009
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If you’re a fan of net neutrality, meet your next enemy. Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas , ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has asked the FCC to stop a planned vote on open Internet rules.
Obama has pushed for the change, and it appears as if it will pass ...
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US Rep Barton Asks FCC To Stop Vote On Open Internet Rule
pcworld.com - 10/26/2009
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The FCC has approved a notice of proposed
rule making on the subject of net neutrality ,...
and here are a few questions and answers to help shine a light on what that means. (See " FCC takes first step toward net neutrality rules") What exactly did the ...
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Net Neutrality FAQ: What's in it for You
eff.org - 10/23/2009
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On Thursday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius
Genachowski is expected to unveil draft rules aimed at...
imposing network neutrality obligations on Internet Service Providers (ISPs). In the excitement surrounding the announcement, ...
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Is Net Neutrality a FCC Trojan Horse?
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People and Powers-That-Be Disagree on Broadband
Fast Company - Technology —
Net neutrality: Like it or loathe it, you can't deny it's a hot topic at the moment. And while Cisco's just done some research to show bandwidth hogs don't necessarily exist in the way they're portrayed, the GOP is trying to delay the FCC's vote.
Cisco's study actually looked at broadband habits of people all around the globe, not just in the U.S., but it revealed a completely fascinating statistic: The average amount downloaded per household per month is a whopping 11.4GB of data. That equates to about 2,850 MP3s, or about 15 movies compressed to a CD-sized 700MB file. The significance is that it's more than double the size of the 5GB ...
The Powers or the People: GOP Rep. Tries to Delay FCC Vote on Who Owns the Web
Fast Company - Technology —
With an FCC vote on net neutrality rules looming on Thursday, it would be a shame if partisan politics didn't come into play. But who will stand up to declare regulations barring Internet service providers from picking and choosing favorites "catastrophic?" Ah, thank you Texas Representative Joe Barton, we knew we could count on you.
Rep. Barton has written the chairman of the FCC requesting the vote on net neutrality regulations be delayed, as they could have "potentially catastrophic effects on investment and deployment of broadband services throughout the country." To be fair, he could have a point. At stake is the way telecoms provide Internet ...
FCC Votes for Net Neutrality, McCain Wants to Stop Them
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... Tthe FCC on Thursday approved a measure to begin the process of formalizing a set of net neutrality rules that would ban ISPs from selectively filtering or throttling content. Texas Rep. Barton tried to stop the FCC from voting on the measure in the first place by pleading with commissioners to stop the vote from occurring. ...
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