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House GOP Warns Obama on Network Neutrality: In a familiar refrain from previous regulatory wars over the Internet, House Minority Leader John Boehner and House Republican whip Eric Cantor tell Obama new network neutrality rules proposed by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will stifle investment in networks.The House Republican leadership warned President Obama Oct. 2 that...; Tags: FCC, Broadband, Network, Network Neutrality; News items 2009-10-05
Think Tank Questions FCC's Network Neutrality Authority: In a filing supporting Comcast's appeal of the FCC's ruling that Comcast violated the agency's network neutrality principles when it throttled P2P traffic from BitTorrent, the Progress and Freedom Foundation contends the principles are not legally enforceable.The FCC Federal Communications Commission lacks the legal authority to enforce its network neutrality...; Tags: Comcast Corp., FCC; News items 2009-08-12
Google Voice Muddies Network Neutrality Debate: The Federal Communications Commission decision to launch an inquiry into the Google Voice service is being welcomed by more than AT&T. However, the controversy has little, if anything, to do with network neutrality and everything to do with inter-carrier compensation rates.In the high stakes political game of network neutrality currently...; Tags: FCC, Google Inc.; News items 2009-10-11
New York City Joins Network Neutrality Debate: Commission action on net neutrality is not expected until at least spring 2010, but lobbying efforts among stakeholders are going strong. The council's resolution asks the FCC "to codify strong network neutrality principles in order to ensure that the Internet will continue to foster innovation, increase competition, and spur economic...; Tags: FCC, Broadband, Network, AT&T Corp., Net Neutrality; News items 2009-11-20
FCC releases proposed rules on network neutrality: Agency seeks to out limits on carriers' interference with network traffic The Federal Communications Commission has released the drafts of proposed rules that would codify the principles of network neutrality adopted as commission policy in 2005. The proposed rules have drawn criticism from industry. Related story: FCC votes to move...; Tags: FCC, Network, Carrier, Commission; News items 2009-10-23

GlobalTouch Telecom CEO to Participate in Net Neutrality Conference Session at COMPTEL Plus Spring 2007 Conference + Expo; Gregory O. Welch to serve as keynote panelist on Network Neutrality.: M2 PRESSWIRE-22 February 2007-GlobalTouch Telecom: GlobalTouch Telecom CEO to Participate in Net Neutrality Conference Session at COMPTEL Plus Spring 2007 Conference + Expo; Gregory O. Welch to serve as keynote panelist on Network NeutralityC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22022007 LOS ANGELES, CA...; Tags: Comptel Corp.; Research articles 2007-02-22
Network neutrality: history will repeat itself: Abstract: Network neutrality concerns about abusive discrimination by telecom network operators with market power is nothing new. There is long history in the United States of actual discrimination by network operators and consequential government actions to eliminate or at least mitigate the adverse consequences of market power, including unreasonable discrimination....; Tags: AT&T Corp., broadband, carrier, Cir, computer, Consent, FCC, Government, Internet, network, NETWORKING, regulation, River, telecommunications; Research articles 2007-10-01
Network-neutrality provision ignites protests in draft telecom bill.(News): Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER Network neutrality has emerged as a key sticking point in the debate regarding a scaled-backed communications draft bill-tentatively dubbed the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER ...; Tags: broadband, FCC, Internet, telecommunications, VoIP; Research articles 2006-04-03
Legislative Update: Network Neutrality Jitters: Indecency may make headlines. But the prospects of network neutrality rules scare cable operators more than FCC chairman Kevin Martin's a la carte study, released last month. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is drafting a network neutrality bill that would require MSOs to treat all information and...; Tags: network, telecommunications, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2006-02-20
Where Will Network Neutrality Rear Its Head Next?: Although the network-neutrality issue may be simmering on Congress' back burner due in part to its recent recess and the upcoming post-election, lame- duck session, the polarizing topic has a chance of resurfacing on the regulatory front due to the continued consolidation of the former Bell System (TelecomWeb...; Tags: broadband, commission, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Internet, Investment, merger, network; Research articles 2006-10-23
Dems split over network neutrality as House panel passes reform bill.(News): Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER A dispute among Democrats during a House panel debate on telecom reform underscored how lawmakers' views of network neutrality often corresponds to whether they think telephone companies should be allowed to compete in the TV space. ...; Tags: broadband, network, NETWORKING, Rep., Sen., TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2006-05-01
Nationwide State Legislator Group Passes Resolution Opposing Federal Legislation on Network Neutrality: WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Board of the American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC this week approved a resolution opposing federal legislation that excessively regulates the internet and broadband access technologies under the banner of "network neutrality." "While the Barton and Stevens bills contain sufficient language to address...; Tags: broadband, INTERNET, legislator, network, NETWORKING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2006-09-05
Lawmakers Join AT&T in Google Voice-Network Neutrality Gripe: You had to know this would happen. Almost two weeks after AT&T accused Google of violating network neutrality principles by allowing its Google Voice phone management application to block calls to rural telephone exchanges, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives picked up the rallying cry. In a...; Tags: Google Inc., AT&T Corp., Phone; News items 2009-10-08
ATandT Urges Employees to Fight Net Neutrality: In the latest turn in the ever escalating war of words over network neutrality, top AT&T executive urges company employees to flood the Federal Communications Commission site with letters opposing any new network neutrality rules. Talking points were conveniently provided.Resource Library:In the frenzied lobbying leading up to the FCC's (Federal...; Tags: FCC, Network, AT&T Corp., Network Neutrality; News items 2009-10-20
CRTC issues net neutrality rules: Big telecommunications companies such as Bell and Rogers can interfere with internet traffic only as a last resort, the CRTC says. Instead, they should use "economic measures" such as new investment and usage limits to combat congestion on their networks. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on Wednesday issued a...; Tags: Internet, Internet Service Provider, Net Neutrality; News items 2009-10-21
Mobile Broadband Carriers Rail Against Net Neutrality: Not only is the Federal Communications Commission considering rules that would extend and codify the agency's network neutrality principles for wireline broadband providers, the FCC is also considering extending those rules to wireless networks. Not surprisingly, the wireless carriers found little to like in the proposal.Wireless broadband carriers responded quickly...; News items 2009-10-22
FCC Agrees to Set Rules on Net Neutrality: The Federal Communications Commission at an open meeting today approved a draft of proposed rules related to net neutrality. As expected, the rules call for transparency and aim to ensure that the owners of the broadband pipe can't discriminate against certain traffic on the wired and wireless Internet. But the...; Tags: FCC, Net Neutrality; News items 2009-10-22
Verizon chief rips net neutrality: Network World - CHICAGO – Don't expect Verizon to take net neutrality regulations lying down. What the U.S. can learn from international net neutrality, broadband policies With the FCC due to vote on new net neutrality rules tomorrow, Verizon Communications CEO Ivan Seidenberg warned the commission not to pass rules...; Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Network, Carrier, Net Neutrality; News items 2009-10-21
FCC Votes to Consider Expanded Net Neutrality Rules: Marking a significant policy shift by the Federal Communications Commission, agency votes to begin consideration of expanded and codified network neutrality rules that Democratic FCC commissioners say will preserve an open Internet.A split FCC Federal Communications Commission voted Oct. 22 to begin consideration of network neutrality rules that would apply...; Tags: FCC, Network, Network Neutrality, Robert McDowell; News items 2009-10-22
House Republicans in uncharacteristic unison over 'one-size-fits-all' net neutrality: By Scott M. Fulton, III , Betanews As Democrats regained control of both houses of Congress after the 2006 mid-term elections, they enacted a strategy of shifting the authority for implementing and regulating so-called net neutrality to the Federal Communications Commission, where Republican opposition...; Tags: U.S. Congress, FCC, regulation, Broadband, Net Neutrality; News items 2009-10-05