As the Federal Communications Commission moves forward in a proceeding to codify Net neutrality into binding rules, one of the most prominent and longstanding opponents of the policy today offered a mild concession Tuesday. …
Read Original Story: AT&T Giving Ground on Net Neutrality? – EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet
Glenn Reynolds, law professor and blogging heavyweight, was asked by the FCC to weigh on the agency’s "Open Internet" proposals related to Net Neutrality. Here’s a snippet: The power to control communication leads, more or less inevitably, …
Read Original Story: Instapundit on Net Neutrality – Reason Online (blog)
It was a busy day for net neutrality Tuesday, with stakeholders facing off during a morning meeting at the Washington Press Club, the Federal Communications Commission holding an afternoon workshop on the topic, and AT&T adding its …
Read Original Story: Net Neutrality Fight Again Sweeps Though FCC – PC Magazine
WASHINGTON – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Today, CTIA-The Wireless Association hosted public interest group Public Knowledge’s President & Co-founder Gigi Sohn, in a lively net neutrality debate at the National Press Club. Moderated by CNET NEWS/CBS Interactive …
Read Original Story: CTIA–The Wireless Association Debated Public Interest Group on Net Neutrality – NewsBlaze
by Capitol Confidential With the onset of the holiday season, Washington, DC, is getting quieter by the day. However, opponents of net neutrality—which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering implementing—are not taking a break from …
Read Original Story: Net Neutrality Supporters Have First Amendment Upside Down – Big Government (blog)
Last week you’ll recall that the cable industry’s chief lobbying and policy group, the NCTA, unveiled a new talking point suggesting that network neutrality protections would violate the cable industry’s First Amendment rights. …
Read Original Story: Anti-Competitive Behavior Is A First Amendment Right The cable industry's new … – Dslreports
Federal regulators’ drive to codify rules that would prohibit network providers from discriminating against certain types of traffic has sparked considerable opposition from ISPs of all stripes. But perhaps no sector is feeling more …
Read Original Story: CTIA Claims Exemption in Net Neutrality Debate – EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet
The US Federal Communications Commission should back away from creating strict nondiscrimination rules requiring broadband service providers to carry all Internet content and applications, because such net neutrality rules could hurt investment in …
Read Original Story: AT&T Offers New Position on Net Neutrality – PC World
AT&T tried to convince federal regulators Tuesday that it’s part of a broad coalition supporting an open and free internet, but cautioned that new government rules currently being crafted would stifle innovation. …
Read Original Story: AT&T Tells FCC It Loves the Idea, not Rules, of Net Neutrality – Wired News
A hard and fast rule that prohibits Internet service providers from discriminating between content providers could "inadvertently limit the availability of creative and innovative services that consumers may want to …
Read Original Story: AT&T: Anti-Discrimination Rule Could Hinder Innovation – Mediapost.com