A new privacy proposal unveiled Thursday will require broadband providers like Verizon and Comcast to get your permission before sharing with advertisers what you've been doing on your phone or computer.
Telecom
Oct 6, 2016
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It's long-accepted common knowledge that high-speed internet access is a key to education, economic growth and even maintaining interpersonal connections. While the internet began as a public venture, in the last 20 years ...
Telecom
Sep 8, 2016
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's "net neutrality" rules, preserving regulations that force internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T to treat all online traffic—everything from Netflix and cat ...
Internet
Jun 14, 2016
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I think most of us can agree that the internet poses some unique and wide-scale risks to our privacy.
Telecom
Jun 8, 2016
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Republicans snubbed a White House veto threat and pushed legislation through the House Friday that would bar the government from regulating rates that high-speed Internet service providers charge consumers.
Telecom
Apr 15, 2016
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US regulators Tuesday unveiled a proposal to offer broadband subsidies to low-income Americans, saying that Internet access is "a prerequisite for full participation" in modern society.
Telecom
Mar 8, 2016
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Americans are generally getting much faster Internet speeds than a few years ago, but growth is uneven depending on the type of connections, a government report said Wednesday.
Telecom
Dec 30, 2015
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A key federal appeals court judge who thwarted the last push to make sure consumers get equal access to the Internet appeared open Friday to the government's revised plan.
Telecom
Dec 4, 2015
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New York's attorney general suspects there's little difference between broadband's fast lanes and the slower freight of ordinary Internet access.
Telecom
Oct 26, 2015
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A telecom industry group Monday challenged "open Internet" regulations barring US broadband providers from separating online traffic into slow and fast lanes, hours after official publication of the order.
Telecom
Apr 13, 2015
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