Open internet advocate Tim Wu’s campaign to be lieutenant governor of New York gained more momentum on Thursday. A Wu wins could lead to increased attention to broadband issues. Read more »
Tension is building between the telecom industry, which is using state laws to shut down cities from building broadband networks, and the FCC, where chairman Tom Wheeler repeated a warning that… Read more »
Netflix submitted an unusually blunt filing to the FCC that blasts Verizon and Comcast, and says the agency should use its “Title II” power to enforce net neutrality. Read more »
The close of an FCC comment period revealed an important difference in how big and small tech companies are approaching the net neutrality debate. Read more »
A video hosted by the New York Times makes a powerful argument for net neutrality, and also shows how traditional media outlets are re-imagining the definition of an “op-ed.” Read more »
Should big content companies be able to pay ISP’s to bring their traffic in ahead of other content? Democrats in Congress want to forbid the FCC from allowing this. Read more »
Internet providers operate a service that is very much like a utility, but now a Republican Congressman wants to pass a law ordering the FCC to say they are not utilities. Read more »
A new report finally sheds some details on a 6-strike system intended to deter piracy. One of the ways it does that is by slowing down pirates’ internet connections in some… Read more »
Comcast’s controversial plan to acquire Time Warner Cable took a step forward on Monday, as the company confirmed it will shed cable subscribers. The plan doesn’t address ongoing concerns over broadband… Read more »