Internet Policy

Companies Win, Consumers Lose in McCain's Tech Plan

Art Brodsky | Posted 08.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, John McCain, Fcc, FCC Comcast Hearing, Net Neutrality, Internet Policy, John McCain Internet, Kevin Powell, Kevin Martin, Mccain Net Neutrality, Kevin Martin FCC, Media News
Art Brodsky

McCain's internet policy is the product of a team of advisors that gives lip service to consumers, but when the rubber meets the road, it's the corporations that get most of the goodies.

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Senator Ted "Tubes" Stevens Indictment is Appropriate Metaphor for U.S. Communication Power Shift

Shelly Palmer | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Internet Policy, Tubes, Internet, Politics News
Shelly Palmer

As much as the world has changed this year, it is nothing compared to what is about to happen. Tubes Steven's indictment may be metaphoric.

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TKO of Comcast Sets Stage for a Better Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 08.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Telecoms Immunity, SavetheInternet.Com, Fcc, Comcast, Internet Policy, Internet, Net Neutrality, Telcos, FCC Comcast Hearing, Media News
Timothy Karr

Today's FCC victory is a milestone for the movement, but the work of creating a more accessible, open and affordable Internet is really only just beginning.

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Adelstein and Copps: Voices at the FCC for a Free and Open Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 07.25.2008 | Media

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Kevin Martin, Internet Policy, Free Press, Comcast, Fcc, Net Neutrality, Matt Stoller, Media News
Timothy Karr

It's unusual for federal bureaucrats to achieve rock star status, but two commissioners at the FCC have amassed an enthusiastic fan base among the emerging "Open Internet" movement.

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Internet Purchases Shouldn't Be Subsidized

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 06.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Government, Taxes, Internet Policy, Budget Deficit, Internet Politics, Tax Revenue, Revenue, Business News
Mark Weisbrot

So we cannot afford to lose tens of billions of dollars in state and local tax revenues by exempting internet sales. But even if it were affordable, there is no good economic reason to do so.

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Stanford Hearing an Internet Wake-Up Call

Timothy Karr | Posted 04.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet Policy, Internet, Verizon, Comcast Net Neutrality, Comcast Web, AT&T, AT&T Censorship, Verizon Censoring, Verizon Net Neutrality, Comcast, AT&T Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality, Media News
Timothy Karr

There's no better time to hear from us. Comcast has been caught blocking BitTorrent, Verizon has been caught blocking text messages, AT&T wants to inspect and filter Web traffic.

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Consumer Web Access Could Be Shut Down For Sharing Illegal Content

Mira Veda | Posted 11.25.2007 | Media

Read More: Internet Rights, Internet Policy, Internet, Piracy, Illegal Downloading, Media News
Mira Veda

If a user has high traffic file sharing, s/he would be reported to an enforcement body, after the third warning the user would no longer have access to the web. Sound scary? It does to me.

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The Utter Corruption of US Telecoms

Pachacutec | Posted 10.10.2007 | Business

Read More: AT&T Censorship, Internet Policy, Verizon, Verizon Censoring, Telecoms, AT&T, Business News
Pachacutec

The telecom industry has bought congress, written anti-competitive, anti-consumer regulations into law, and its services get worse and worse.

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Telcos, Spying and the Internet: A Bad Mix

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.10.2007 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Internet, 2008 Elections, Telecoms Immunity, Internet Policy, Telecoms, Republican Presidential Candidates, Media News
Art Brodsky

The candidates don't need to get into the weeds on the Internet issues. A simple recognition that the Internet exists and that there are issues of control might be good enough.

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Verizon: The Biggest Crybaby in the World

Art Brodsky | Posted 09.14.2007 | Media

Read More: Internet Policy, Fcc, High Speed Internet, Public Airwaves, Net Neutrality, Verizon, Media News
Art Brodsky

If someone asked for a $10,000 raise and came away with $9,995, most people would consider that a good day. Verizon isn't most people.

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Our Internet Policy Is A Disgrace: Here's The Proof

Art Brodsky | Posted 09.06.2007 | Media

Read More: Internet, Fcc, House Telecommunications Subcommittee, Internet Policy, Telecoms, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

The British, and many other countries, are for the most part following policies we abandoned in the last couple of years. We need to bring those policies back.

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