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Comcast To Begin IPv6 Trials In April
[2010-01-29] It's hard to believe the internet is running out of IPv4 addresses, but according to experts it won't be long before the IPv4 bucket is full. Therefore, Comcast is finally getting around to publicly testing IPv6, which is known by some as the 'next generation IP'.
Commerce Department Broadband Chief Looking For Better Competition in Market
[2010-01-08] It's a widely known fact: Competition is good for innovation. The best way to evolve a business is making sure there's someone who they have to be better than. This is good for the company, the consumers, and the evolution of technology in general.
Australia To Mandate an ISP Filter in 2011
[2009-12-18] If you have any knowledge of Australia, you'd know they take censorship and classification ratings very seriously. There are many times when something is released in America, and Australia will deny it classification resulting in it being kept out of the country down under.
NCTA Enacting Broadband Access Program For Underprivileged Children
[2009-12-04] When ISPs are brought up in a discussion, most people think of greedy types selling under powered and over priced internet connection. The validity of that thought process can be debated, but you can't argue the latest program implemented by the NCTA (National Cable & Telecommunications Association) has a positive feel to it.
ISPs Will Likely Implement P4P Whether They Want To Or Not
[2009-11-12] If you were to go around to various ISPs and ask about P4P technology, you'd be met with a mixed bag of reactions. If you've never heard of P4P, let me provide a brief summary. P4P technology is a means to optimize peer-to-peer connections (P2P). These connections eat up a massive amount of bandwidth, but with P4P, the amount is lessened. Which provides ISPs a more efficient manner of handling P2P connections.
ISPs To Be Liable For Piracy Under New Trade Agreement
[2009-11-06] 'A can of worms' is the only saying I can think of when pondering about the latest proposal for the fight against internet piracy. A new international anticounterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA), would allow for ISPs to be liable for piracy conducted by their users.
Understanding The Real Focus Of Net Neutrality
[2009-10-23] As the new proposals for rules and regulations start to show up regarding net neutrality moving forward it is apparent that politics and political wrangling will rule this one. A very real possible result of this could be that common sense is shelved. Why do I say this? Go ahead and read the article from Macworld discussing this very subject and see if you come to another conclusion.
Comcast Warns Users About PC Infections
[2009-10-09] People with ties to the ISP industry may want to ask themselves how helpful is too helpful. Comcast announced yesterday that it will reach out to customers with infected PCs, which has some people saying "aww, thanks" while leaving others a little more worried.
Web Hosts Hijacking Your 404 Pages
[2009-09-18] Some web hosting companies have now taken it to a new low: they are monetizing (making money) from your web site without your knowledge. Web hosts are now hijacking their customers' 404 error pages and putting up a slew of paid ads: advertisements, when clicked, make the company money. And most web site owners don't even know that this is happening to them.
With ISPs Tracking Bittorrents Has Pirate Bay Finally Lost?
[2009-09-04] After losing the court case, after the multiple attacks against the site, after the buyer for the site waffling, and now with the loss of its primary ISP, is it time for the Pirate Bay to simply fade into Bittorrent lore? I know this will upset many who use Bittorrent, but it is a question worth asking, is the fight still worth fighting.
New ISP Patent To Reveal Geolocation Information
[2009-08-20] Quova recently announced that they were awarded a patent for various methods which improve geotargeting accuracy and capability. My understanding is that Quova has been using these methods for quite some time already, prior to receiving the patent.
Domain Theft Finally Prosecuted For the First Time
[2009-08-07] When it comes to the Internet, reputation management, branding-your entire Internet presence-begins with your domain name. Start enough websites or talk to enough people, and you're sure to find someone who's had a domain registered right out from under them. Having your locked, registered domains transferred out of your account without your permission is an even bigger nightmare.
Americans Value Broadband Highly
[2009-07-24] Consumers receive more than $30 billion of net benefits from the use of fixed-line broadband at home, with broadband increasingly being viewed as a necessity, according to a new study by Compass Lexecon, conducted on behalf of the Internet Innovation Alliance.
Virgin Media Begins Unlimited Music Download Subscription
[2009-06-16] ISP Virgin Media will begin offering a monthly subscription service that gives UK broadband customers the ability both stream and download unlimited tracks from Universal Music's catalog . A lower priced tier will offer streaming and a more limited number of downloads.
Cisco Launches Cloud Platform For Service Providers
[2009-05-15] Cisco has launched its Unified Service Delivery, a solution to help service providers build a foundation for cloud services.
Cablevision To Launch Faster Internet Service
[2009-05-01] Cablevision Systems Corp has announced plans to launch a new high-speed Internet service that will offer faster broadband connections of up to 101 megabits-per-second.
ISPs Are Educating Customers On Illegal File Sharing
[2009-04-10] A few months ago, The RIAA announced that it was going to stop suing individuals and start working with the ISP's to warn and then shut off those engaged in illegal file sharing. In recent days, AT&T, COX and several other ISP providers have gone public with their TIAA backed efforts and then just as quickly clarified them.
AOL Named Top ISP
[2009-03-27] Time Warner's AOL was rated as the top Internet service provider for overall customer experience, according to a survey of consumers by Forrester Research.
Norway ISP Will Not Ban Pirate Bay
[2009-03-06] Norwegian ISP Telenor has rejected calls to block Pirate Bay and punish its users.Telenor rejected demands from the recording trade group IFPI and Norway's film producers to block access to the Swedish website and says it and found no legal basis for the demand for ISPs to control or assess the content users download.
Six ISPs Agree To Australian Internet Filter Trial
[2009-02-13] Australia's government has been mulling the idea of filtering the Internet for a long time, and starting this spring, a test will begin. Six ISPs have agreed to play along as the program attempts to block sexual content, violence, and criminal instructions.
Legal P2P Coming Soon?
[2009-01-28] The buzz last week at Midemnet was that legal P2P was just around the corner. Some believe that licensing downloads at the ISP level and thus monetizing a currently illegal practice could be the savior of the music industry.
Can Your ISP Be Trusted With Personal Privacy?
[2009-01-10] As the new Comcast Bandwidth throttling scheme goes on line today, Techdirt asks why no ISP's are coming forward to say that they are working with RIAA?
Warner Music Pushes For ISP Driven Music Licenses
[2008-12-12] Warner Music Group's Jim Griffen, who has been a vocal proponent of blanket music licensing at the ISP level, is out pitching the idea to some of America's top universities.
One Step Closer To Free Internet For All
[2008-11-07] According to Bloomberg.com the FCC has approved a proposal by Google to utilize unused television airwaves for wireless internet access.
UK Broadband Users Confused About Limits
[2008-10-23] The majority (86%) of UK broadband users still don't understand the limit on their service, according to research from the consumer group uSwitch.
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