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Internet access isn't a human right, says Google VP
Google VP and Internet evangelist Dr. Vinton Cerf writes in the New York Times that Internet access isn't a right - it's just a tool towards enabling free speech.
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Comcast rolls out $10 web access for low income households
Comcast is rolling out broadband to low-income families, with kids who receive free school meals, as a result of regulator requirements.
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#Egypt Blocked in China: Is Internet Access A Human Right?
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78% of adults believe Internet access a fundamental right; 50% want no regulation
Four of every five adults believe access to the Internet is a fundamental right, and more than half believe it should never be regulated, according to a new survey.
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National Broadband Plan: E-Rate changes are welcome news
As more details of the FCC's National Broadband Plan emerge, it looks as though the antiquated E-rate rules that prevent many schools from sharing their Internet access with their communities will...
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New ransomware attack blocks Internet access
Once a machine is infected, a message is posted in Russian demanding a ransom under the guise of activating the uFast Download Manager application.
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European Parliament to revisit telecom regulations
The Members of the European Parliament (MEP) are to convene once more to discuss Internet access and the rules that are currently being tabled and will be the sole topic up for discussion.
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Unlocking Successful Net Access While Globe Trotting
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The fundamental value of Internet access
It is fundamental to our future as a nation that everyone have the best possible access to this resource. Just as it's fundamental they have a way to get around on our road system.
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Net access no fundamental right
News.com's Matt Asay finds much to mock in European Commission head Viviane Reding's argument that Internet access is a human right (quoting Matt here: "Microsoft Word document, which is really...
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EU lawmakers vote to introduce net neutrality
The European Parliament has voted through a massive tranche of reforms for the European telecommunications sector, including a significant net-neutrality amendment.
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Will Obama administration usher in universal broadband access?
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to Senior Editor Sam Diaz about President-elect Barack Obama's response to the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation's new report which ranks the U.S....
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Canadian pol demands rural Net access as a 'human right'
Internet access is a human right! So argues Canadian Tory candidate Jack Carr, who has filed a complaint with the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission over the lack of Net in rural parts of the...
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O3B satellites could bring real net access to rest of world
When I was in Uganda, pulling together the Uganda Digital Bookmobile, a spin-off of the Internet Archive Bookmobile, lack of Internet access (and electricity) was a huge issue. Brewster Kahle's...
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16.5 mln UK households are online
Almost 16.5 mln UK households now have internet access, an increase of 1.2 mln since 2007. Nearly 7 mln people aged 65 and over had never used the internet. In the 35% of households with no...
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Are mini-laptops worth deploying without Internet access?
I think the answer to this is "Yes" for a variety of reasons but I'd like to get some feedback from you. Peru is beginning to roll out 400,000 OLPC XO laptops this week to villages throughout the...
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Yes, you can get internet access in the middle of the Gulf of Alaska
I am conducting shipchecks on an Alaskan Marine Highways ferry this week in the Gulf of Alaska with stops in Kodiak, Homer, Seldovia, Whittier, Cordova, and Port Lions. I was afraid I would be...
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In-flight Internet cleared for take-off
I've been skeptical of plans for in-flight broadband. But it may finally happen. In the past few months several U.S airlines--Alaska Air, American Airlines, Continental, JetBlue, Southwest and...
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