Archive for the 'Internet' Category

The Death Of Net Neutrality?

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

As much as I’d like to think that this ruling signals the death of net neutrality, I’m still skeptical. Here’s the news:

The Federal Communications Commission does not have the legal authority to slap Net neutrality regulations on Internet providers, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

A three-judge panel in Washington, D.C. unanimously tossed out the FCC’s August 2008 cease and desist order against Comcast, which had taken measures to slow BitTorrent transfers and had voluntarily ended them earlier that year.

Because the FCC “has failed to tie its assertion” of regulatory authority to any actual law enacted by Congress, the agency does not have the authority to regulate an Internet provider’s network management practices, wrote Judge David Tatel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. (more…)

MediBid: The Travelocity of Healthcare?

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Do Democrats Plan to Control the Internet?

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Technology, Thirst For Liberty, Powerful Forces Against Mulllahs

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Interesting Reading

Friday, November 7th, 2008

A Questionnaire for Candidates & Incumbents

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Stop Telling Me It’s Over

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Rendell: Democratic Nomination Process Undemocratic

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Does Anyone Believe Him Anymore?

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Media Matters & the Clinton/Senate War Room

Saturday, October 6th, 2007