Latest Network neutrality Stories
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens on Monday said he is considering a mechanism in which the U.S. Federal Communications Commission would be charged with ensuring that consumers can go wherever they choose on the Internet or run any Internet-based application. The Alaska Republican said at a conference sponsored by communications companies that the issue, dubbed network neutrality, is one of the most difficult for lawmakers to reach a consensus...
By Jeremy PelofskyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - High-speed Internet providers and Internet content companies clashed before lawmakers on Tuesday, in a dispute over whether a law enshrining the right to surf anywhere on the Web would help or harm consumers.Representatives of local telephone and cable companies that offer fast Internet access, known as broadband, said passing a new law could stymie innovation while companies like Google Inc. said that could happen without legislation.Broadband...
By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee staff on Thursday unveiled draft legislation aimed at overhauling U.S. telecommunications laws to address new technologies, such as Internet video and voice services. The House Energy and Commerce Committee lawmakers will likely discuss the draft measure over the next few weeks and likely try to hold hearings on it in October, a congressional aide said, declining further identification. The draft was...
By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee staff on Thursday unveiled draft legislation aimed at overhauling U.S. telecommunications laws to address new technologies, such as Internet video and voice services. The House Energy and Commerce Committee lawmakers will likely discuss the draft measure over the next few weeks and likely try to hold hearings on it in October, a congressional aide said, declining further identification. The draft was...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned a ruling that cable high-speed Internet lines must be opened to rival online service providers, handing a victory to the Federal Communications Commission. By a 6-3 vote, the justices overturned a U.S. appeals court ruling that cable high-speed Internet service, known as broadband, has a telecommunications component and is subject to traditional telephone network access requirements. The appeals court overturned an FCC...
