Net Neutrality In the News
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Apr 23, 2008
Senate Committee Debates Future of the Internet Martin H. Bosworth, ConsumerAffairs.comAn eclectic group of advocates and opponents of net neutrality, the principle that all content on the Internet should be accessed equally, converged on Washington yesterday for a Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “The Future Of The Internet.”
The continuing battle over net neutrality took center stage in the hearings, as well as discussions on improving America’s broadband development, network management, and content blocking.
Committee chairman Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) set the tone for the hearing by singing the praises of what he called “a key factor in the ability of the United States to steadily improve worker productivity for the past 15 years. Our economy and the quality of our lives have evolved significantly because of this ‘network of networks.’”
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Apr 22, 2008
Senators debate future of Web JOHN DUNBAR, San Jose Mercury, Associated PressWASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday his agency has all the authority it needs to prevent Internet service providers from discriminating against Web surfers and that new legislation is unnecessary.
“I do not believe any additional regulations are needed at this time,” Martin said at a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee. “But I also believe that the commission has a responsibility to enforce the principles that it has already adopted.”
The FCC has conducted two hearings on “network management” following admissions by Comcast Corp. that it sometimes delayed file-sharing traffic for subscribers as a way to keep Web traffic flowing.
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Apr 22, 2008
Net neutrality battle returns to the U.S. Senate Anne Broache, CNetWASHINGTON--Net neutrality has returned to Capitol Hill.
The saga of Comcast’s throttling of BitTorrent file-sharing traffic--and intense interest from the Federal Communications Commission, including a hearing at Stanford University last week--has appended the topic onto at least some politicians’ to-do list.
At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing entitled “The Future of the Internet” on Tuesday, Democratic politicians argued for passage of a law designed to prohibit broadband operators from creating a “fast lane” for certain Internet content and applications. Their stance drew familiar criticism from the cable industry, their Republican counterparts, and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who said there’s no demonstrated need for new rules, at this point.
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Apr 22, 2008
Senators See Progress in Network-Neutrality Debate John Eggerton, Broadcasting & CableSenate Commerce Committee chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) said Tuesday that he saw inklings of progress in the rhetorical battle over network neutrality and its “offspring,” nondiscrimination and network management, while a Hollywood writer pitched hard for a bill mandating network neutrality.
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Apr 22, 2008
Net neutrality square-off Los Angeles Times BlogThe cable industry and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin have both opposed bills to mandate Net neutrality, yet they hardly sounded like allies at a Senate hearing Tuesday. Of course, Martin and the National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. haven’t agreed on much during his tenure. But the split over Net neutrality on display yesterday reflects a fundamental difference over what Internet providers are obligated to give their customers. The NCTA argues that Job No. 1 is fighting congestion. Martin, on the other hand, puts a top priority on preserving liberty—not just for consumers, but also but for commercial users as well. That puts him on a collision course with cable and DSL providers, setting up a battle over what the FCC has the power to do.
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