FCC closes 700MHz spectrum auction
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| The controversial 700MHz spectrum auction has closed, raising US$19.59
| billion, a record for a spectrum auction in the U.S., the U.S. Federal
| Communications Commission said Tuesday.
|
| [...]
|
| The open-access rules, which apply to one-third of the spectrum, require
| operators to allow customers to use any device they want, and download and
| use any applications.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=668496390&rid=-50
Courting Industry in The Net Neutrality Debate
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| While admitting that wholesale censorship was something of a "doomsday
| scenario," Karr said that the issue has real implications for e-commerce on
| Internet marketing. A non-neutral Internet invites the possibility of ISPs
| forming back-room alliances with online retailers to favor one site while
| slowing access to another.
|
| In this way, for instance, Amazon could sign reach an agreement with AT&T
| that would disadvantage Barnes and Noble's site by creating long latencies
| that would turn shoppers away.
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http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3734786
Comast is a friend of Microsoft. It slowed down/killed torrents (Microoft's #1
threat comes to mind).
Related:
FCC Chairman Says 'Balance' is Key to Net Neutrality
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| But the controversy over network neutrality remains. "The FCC hasn't said
| whether [broadband providers] can have a fast lane versus a slow lane," said
| Martin. "The Commission hasn't spoken to that. To the extent you are
| asserting network management as a defense against the four principles, all
| the applications have to be treated the same, or it's truly not about network
| management but about arbitrary blocking."
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http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3732836
Comcast admits paying attendees at FCC hearing
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| Comcast Corp. admitted yesterday that it paid people to attend a government
| hearing. Company critics say the freelance attendees were there to crowd them
| out; Comcast says they were merely saving seats for employees.
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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20080228_Comcast_admits_paying_attendees_at_FCC_hearing.html
Comcast stacked Net Neutrality meeting
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/02/27/comcast-stacked-net-neutrality
Allegations fly in FCC hearing aftermath
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| Comcast Corp. on Tuesday acknowledged hiring people to fill seats before the
| start of a contentious federal hearing on how the company manages its
| broadband network, allowing its employees to take those seats when the
| filled-to-capacity hearing started.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080227/ap_on_hi_te/internet_regulation
US senator accuses FCC of rigging 700MHz auction
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| Wireless watchers are still waiting for the final results of the The Great
| American Wireless Auction, but that hasn't stopped at least one US Senator
| from dubbing the FCC's $20bn bid-off "a disaster".
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/26/fcc_accused_of_rigging_700mhz_auction/
Comcast, Microsoft team up to serve smaller firms
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| Microsoft's move to offer the online software suite appears designed to
| compete with a similar offering from rival Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote,
| Profile, Research) known as Google Apps.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN1361814420071114?rpc=44
BitTorrent Admin Monitored by US Government, Forced to Dump Linux
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| Sk0t, an ex-administrator of the EliteTorrents BitTorrent tracker is to have
| his internet connection forcibly monitored by the US Government. If that
| wasn’t bad enough, the monitoring software is Windows based - which means he
| is being forced to ditch Linux - or face being barred from the internet.
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http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-admin-monitored-by-us-government-forced-to-dump-linux/
Is Comcast's BitTorrent filtering violating the law?
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| Assuming that the SYN packet goes through, the three-way handshake is allowed
| to happen, then the two hosts will be able to begin communicating. Your ISP
| can still kill the connection later, should they wish to, merely by blocking
| the transmission of future packets.
|
| According to Torrent Freak, Comcast is not doing this. They are instead
| sending a reset (or RST) packet to the Comcast customer, pretending to be
| from the host at the end of the BitTorrent connection.
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http://www.cnet.com/8301-13739_1-9769645-46.html
Comcast Isn’t Net Neutral; Are They Liars, Too?
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| Following reports that Comcast isn’t net neutral, Consumerist blog has
| acquired several leaks from Comcast insiders, claiming that they do indeed
| use Sandvine for packet shaping, and that customer service representatives
| are being told nothing about how the network technology works,
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http://mashable.com/2007/10/26/comcast-isnt-net-neutral-are-they-liars-too/
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