Net Neutrality

Why should consumers be hobbled by deals that allow carriers to tie down the hottest new devices and block our ability to use them as they're intended?

If the government opposes Internet filtering in Iran and opposes it in China, then it would be nice if our legislators and our government opposed it here, too.

We are at the dawn of the era of a true mobile Internet but cell carriers are still playing gatekeepers to the next generation of innovation. Imagine what the new iPhone would be if we only set it free.

The truly open network is an anathema to not only the telephone and cable companies, but also to those who want the network used for their own purposes.

AT&T can't decide whether it loves or hates the iPhone. But for many iPhone users there's little doubt: They hate AT&T.

If Michael Lynton really wants some useful guidelines, then he could get behind the concept that those who carry Internet traffic can't play favorites based on the data's source, type or destination. That's called Net Neutrality.

ISPs have stuck consumers with higher prices and slower speeds, while repeatedly threatening to throttle the free and open Internet. And our elected and appointed officials have let this happen.

Right NOW through 5:45 PM EST, in Washington DC, activists, watchdogs and journalists are gathered for Freepress.net's inaugural Media Summit happenin...

Is there anyone who thinks Congress could produce anything in the way of a meaningful broadband plan that will make a real difference and raise our broadband ranking in the world?

Should the companies that deliver Internet be allowed to block it, slow it down, or in the current case of Time Warner, overcharge for it?

As early as fall 2007, Obama made a strong commitment to a free-flowing, accessible and open Internet when he unveiled his new media agenda.

Were there more Anna Eshoos to keep an eye on things, a lot of the silliness around Washington when the discussion turns to the Internet and related issues might just be eliminated.

Today the power of the grassroots/netroots movement has prevailed.

Your money cannot be used by powerful companies like AT&T and Comcast to implement plans to "manage," filter or re-route you whenever you traverse the Web.

Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Ari Fleischer and other right-wing mouthpieces are trying to frame future debates while they reinvent the George W. Bush years...

If there were any doubt that the Web will increasingly become a primary source of news and information, recent developments should dispel the remaining questions. That's why a concept like Zillion TV is so dangerous.

Every now and then comes something that is a perfect expression of what the Internet is about. ThruYOU has taken the Web by storm, garnering more than a million YouTube views in the seven days since its release.

Obama's appointment is another indication that incoming leadership in Washington will move decisively to protect the free flowing Internet from those seeking to become gatekeepers to new media.

The latest panic over the Fairness Doctrine is becoming a full-blown epidemic. The hysteria is no longer limited to right-wing radio and the Republican Caucus. Some prominent Democrats are catching it, too.

It is a sad irony that the medium which has generated so much political activism on both the right and the left, has been unable to mobilize to protect itself.

The Senate has approved a delay of the digital Television transition. The approval, supported by President Obama, now schedules the transition for J...

The language in the House stimulus package is a great first step toward reclaiming the Internet and establishing once and for all the concept that carriers can't discriminate.

Building better broadband is not a bailout. It's a buildout for better democracy.

Sock puppets, for those unfamiliar with the creatures commonly found inside the Beltway, are mouthpieces who rent out their academic or political credentials to argue pro-industry positions.