Net Neutrality
Every debate surrounding the principle of net neutrality quickly becomes overblown and emotional. The Google and Verizon proposal is the latest example of how a discussion about the principle of open, unfettered access to the Internet is guaranteed to raise a firestorm of clashing opinions.
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Shares in Research in Motion, the BlackBerry smartphone maker, has been halted. With everything resting on BlackBerry 10, has the company left it too late?
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RIM says: "The on-going competitive environment is impacting our business in the form of lower volumes and highly competitive pricing dynamics in the marketplace."
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The EFF called Apple devices "beautiful crystal prisons" because they have a wide range of restrictions. EFF's call was to let people tinker.
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For business users, the Chromebox may be a better play than the Chromebook for enterprises fiddling with their desktop setups.
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What's going on? HD video conferencing is good enough for small groups and immersive telepresence has a limited market.
TechRepublic Discussions
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- 41Time Warner Cable to experiment with Net pricing
- 13Prioritizing traffic on the Web?
- 14Network neutrality (or down with open source)
- 1A rational debate on Net Neutrality
- 28Cringely doesn't need no stinking facts to push Net Neutrality
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News to know: Facebook data, UK porn filter, Pirate Bay block, ACTA, Data roaming
News to know -- May 7-13: A look back at the news from London, the UK and wider Europe, on all the bits that were missed during the week's coverage.
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News to know: SOPA, Net neutrality, UK online outlaws, Google's effect on spying
News to know -- November 14-18: A look back at the news from London, the UK and wider Europe, on all the bits that were missed during the week's coverage.
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Why the Senate's net neutrality fumble is so much less news than it should have been
The Senate failed to get anything done. Again. This time, they failed to undo toothless net neutrality news. Are you proud of your politicians yet? Yeah, neither are we.
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Net neutrality vs. house republicans (or "scalded by tea")
House Republicans' war against net neutrality rules is symptomatic of a gross simplification of economic principles that is typical of today's Tea-flavored Republican party.
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Net Neutrality alert: Verizon to throttle data speeds for heaviest users
The Net Neutrality whistles are blowing and flags are flying this morning over buzz that Verizon Wireless will be throttling data speeds for its heaviest data users. The change, effective...
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Verizon to challenge FCC's net neutrality order
Verizon will challenge the Federal Communications Commission's Net neutrality issued as 2010 was winding down. The gist: The FCC doesn't have the Congressional authority to act.
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Virgin's kinder gentler bandwidth cap
Virgin Mobile outlines a new wrinkle in their Broadband2Go $40 unlimited broadband service. For users who go over 5 GB in any one month, they'll limit data rates for the rest of the month. Good or...
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Abandoning Net Neutrality: When There's No Such Thing as a Free Internet
When all bits are not considered equal, bandwidth becomes a traded commodity. A Free Market, not Net Neutrality is in store for the continuing evolution of the Internet.
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Net neutrality? More like neutered neutrality.
Aren't politicians frickin' wonderful?
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FCC approves net neutrality framework; Now the politics begin
The Federal Communications Communication approved Net neutrality regulations, but these rules are likely to face challenges.
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The FCC's taking another run at net neutrality: good or bad?
There's a lot happening this week in the net neutrality argument.
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Net Neutrality: Will Netflix destroy the Internet?
The FCC is slated to make some decisions on the issue on net neutrality on December 21. Given a looming video-inspired bandwidth crunch, it's important those rules are less about "rights" than...
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FCC sets open Internet vote: Framework just enough to annoy everyone
The FCC is planning to vote on draft rules for an open Internet on Dec. 21. Next up: A wide range of reaction and a framework that won't completely satisfy anyone.
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Comcast-Level 3 fight goes public: Is this really about Net Neutrality?
On the surface, this Comcast-Level 3 dispute - which is quickly being moved into the court of public opinion - appears to be a slap-in-the-face challenge to Net Neutrality, the movement to ensure...
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Net neutrality: Not dead yet?
Network neutrality may be a cat with yet another life and the Comcast-Level 3 sparring match appears to be well-timed to get the debate rolling (again).
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The real purpose of net neutrality
Net neutrality is only necessary because American carriers have a bottleneck on the last mile.
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Net neutrality may end in the UK: Universities will suffer
Ed Vaizey, the communications minister for UK government favours a 'two tier' system which would essentially be the death of net neutrality in Great Britain. Is net neutrality a good thing or a...
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Google's net neutrality defeat
Google's major cave-in to Verizon on net neutrality got them a lot of bad press. But it wasn't Google's fault. It was yours.
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With Net Neutrality dead in Congress, is it time to rethink that Google-Verizon proposal?
Now that Congress has failed to take any action on Net Neutrality (big surprise), the heat is back on the FCC. Is it time to dust off that Google-Verizon proposal submitted back in August?
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FCC seeks comment on two key elements of Google-Verizon net neutrality proposal
The Federal Communications Commission said it was seeking comment on two "under-developed issues" on net neutrality following the joint Google-Verizon policy proposal penned last month.
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