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By PhireHawk on May 14 2008, 11:10 pm
- The explosion in wireless communications means growth in our economy and an explosion in innovation. We need to open up the spectrum to more competition and keep the incumbents at bay.
Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), The Hill
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By PhireHawk on May 14 2008, 11:00 pm
free.convio.net - Charter is sending letters to its customers informing them of an "enhanced online experience" that involves Charter monitoring its users' searches and the Web sites they visit, to better target third-party ads.
Consumerist
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By PhireHawk on May 14 2008, 10:55 pm
free.convio.net - There's a new standard in deep packet inspection gear that is targeted at tier-1 network operators to throttle, inspect, and shape traffic in real-time on a major network.
Nate Anderson, Ars technica
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By PhireHawk on May 14 2008, 10:25 pm
free.convio.net - Looking closely at new incumbent anti-piracy plans, the passage of the new Pro-IP Act, you'll notice we've entered a new era of copyright-enforcement where ISPs plan to play a much greater role in protecting copyright law.
Broadband Reports
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By PhireHawk on May 14 2008, 10:22 pm
free.convio.net - The ongoing struggle to protect Net Neutrality took a new turn as members of Congress introduced legislation that would treat interference or content-blocking as violations of antitrust law.
Martin H. Bosworth, Consumer Affairs
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By PhireHawk on May 14 2008, 10:21 pm
free.convio.net - One of the ironies of the current broadband situation is that staunch free marketeers defend the status quo even though the result of their views has been duopoly and high prices.
Nate Anderson, Ars technica
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By PhireHawk on May 14 2008, 10:16 pm
free.convio.net - The Internet revolution has relied on a simple principle: The Internet itself doesn’t pick winners; people do. But there are troubling signs that we may be headed in a different direction.
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), The Hill...
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By PhireHawk on May 03 2008, 1:38 pm
torrentfreak.com - torrentfreak.com — Thisweek, a 30 year old man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for hisinvolvement in the so-called pirate ‘warez scene’. In what appears tobe some sort of bizarre parallel universe, it’s been revealed t...
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