Latest Network neutrality Stories
DENVER, Nov. 05, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE: COR), a national provider of powerful, network-rich data centers, today announced that Global Telecom & Technology (GTT) has agreed to extend its backbone network into ten CoreSite data centers. GTT provides one of the world's most extensive networks across North America, Europe, and Asia and this significant upgrade will provide CoreSite customers new opportunities to access diverse business ecosystems...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program, in association with Grupo Salinas and Caminos de la Libertad, released a new report detailing steps that nations can take to address critical deficits in connectivity and the freedom to communicate across the Western Hemisphere. Freedom and Connectivity: Advancing the Freedom to Communicate in the Americas calls on government leaders to move communications issues to the top of...
Control of New Strings Could Threaten Free Internet WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today urged Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D -W.VA) to block attempts by Google and Amazon to buy control of huge swaths of the Internet by purchasing new generic Top Level Domains through the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In a letter to Sen. Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, John M....
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Last month, AT&T got back in the game of angering their iPhone customers by announcing they would allow FaceTime calls over 3G, (a new feature in iOS 6) but only if customers dropped their grandfathered unlimited data plans and jumped on one of their new, Mobile Share plans. These plans offer one pool of data for all on the plan at one price, as well as a per-device cost. While some users could end up saving a small amount of...
Demand for new technologies is continuing to shape the industry, as more consumers are becoming internet-savvy. Convergence will be the most important theme for major players over the next five years, as packages with voice, video and internet services become more prevalent. Large companies that take advantage of demand for bundled services will benefit, putting pressure on small firms that cannot compete on price to find niche markets or exit the industry. Additionally, issues like net...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Verizon is challenging the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Net neutrality rules, saying they violate its First Amendment right to free speech. The company filed its first brief on Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, calling the FCC's rules arbitrary, capricious and unconstitutional. The carrier argues that the Net neutrality regulations violate its Fifth Amendment property rights as well....
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Julius Genachowski said Tuesday that he supports tiered broadband internet plans, a growing trend that he claims could be “healthy and beneficial” for broadband and high-tech industries. Streaming services such as Netflix do not agree, reports Washington Post’s Cecilia Kang. Cable service providers and wireless carriers are revising their billing practices to charge users based on how much data they use and moving away from unlimited...
Regional Cable-Company WOW Also Top-Rated for All Services and Bundling; Report Highlights Five Ways to Get Great Service and Big Savings on Telecom Services YONKERS, N.Y., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There are few TV, phone, and Internet providers that manage to please subscribers on all counts, and those that do don't typically serve a lot of consumers. Verizon FiOS, which is available in portions of 12 mostly Eastern states, Washington, D.C., southern California...
BOSTON, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As shareholders of AT&T (NYSE: T), Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Sprint (NYSE: S) prepare to vote for the first time to uphold network neutrality policies on wireless networks, Trillium Asset Management, LLC ("Trillium"), an investment management firm, wrote an open letter to fellow Verizon shareholders today urging a yes vote on network neutrality to protect their investments, the economy, under-represented communities and the interests of all...
Internet and digital service provider comparison site Broadband Expert (http://www.broadbandexpert.com) has announced its official launch in the US of its widely popular consumer-friendly broadband comparison-shopping site. Miami, FL (PRWEB) November 14, 2011 Internet and digital service provider comparison site Broadband Expert (http://www.broadbandexpert.com) has announced its official launch in the US of its widely popular consumer-friendly broadband comparison-shopping site. Broadband...
