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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday handed a victory to AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications by approving a bill that would make it easier for them to offer subscription television service. The House passed legislation allowing companies like AT&T and Verizon to apply for a nationwide license to offer television service instead of negotiating for permission with each city, a process the companies argue could take years. Lawmakers also turned aside an...
WASHINGTON -- Google Inc. co-founder and President Sergey Brin met with U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to press for legislation that would prevent Internet access providers from charging Web sites more for faster content delivery. "The only way you can have a fast lane that is useful -- that people will pay a premium for -- is if there are slow lanes," Brin told reporters after meeting with Republican John McCain, a member of the Senate committee that oversees telecommunications...
Please correct in 4th paragraph "Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin" instead of "Sensenbrenner of Tennessee." WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved legislation aimed at preventing high-speed Internet network providers from discriminating against unaffiliated services, content and applications. Content providers like Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have expressed concerns that they would be forced to pay Internet service providers extra to...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved legislation aimed at preventing high-speed Internet network providers from discriminating against unaffiliated services, content and applications.Content providers like Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have expressed concerns that they would be forced to pay Internet service providers extra to ensure consumers can access their content.The measure, approved by a vote of 20-13, would amend U.S. antitrust law. It...
By Kristin RobertsWASHINGTON -- The U.S. financial sector, a powerful force in Washington, may be gearing up to jump into a Capitol Hill fight over the future of the Internet and stop an effort it says could add billions in costs just to maintain current offerings.The issue is "Net neutrality" -- a battle so far contained between high-speed Internet broadband operators and companies with online product offerings, such as Amazon.com.Broadband providers such as AT&T Inc.,...
By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation designed to help telephone companies such as AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications roll out subscription television service faster won approval from a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Wednesday. The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet voted 27-4 to allow companies to apply for a nationwide license to offer video service, instead of the current process in which they must negotiate with...
By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation designed to help telephone companies such as AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications roll out subscription television service faster won approval from a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Wednesday. The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet voted 27-4 to allow companies to apply for a nationwide license to offer video service, instead of the current process in which they must negotiate with...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation aimed at making it easier for telephone companies, such as AT&T Inc., to offer subscription television service by permitting them to apply for a national license neared approval from a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Wednesday. The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on the Internet and telecommunications was expected to approve a bill for a national license program that would enable companies to more quickly roll out competing service to...
WASHINGTON -- U.S. lawmakers plan to propose fines of up to $500,000 for violating regulatory principles aimed at preserving consumers' ability to freely surf the Internet, a senior House of Representatives Republican said on Tuesday. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Internet and telecommunications will consider legislation on Wednesday that would authorize the Federal Communications Commission to enforce its principles on Internet network neutrality.Those principles call...
LAS VEGAS -- Telecommunications providers like AT&T Inc. intensified their efforts this week to persuade US policymakers to avoid imposing regulations on the Internet for services like streaming movies and unfettered Web access. The "network neutrality" battle in Washington pits high-speed Internet operators against content and application providers. Network owners want to sell tiers of service to reflect bandwidth usage, while the content companies fear they will be shunted to...
