Comcast users get UK-style capping, throttling: “ Is 120 movies a month enough? The Network Neutrality pigeons are coming home to roost, with Comcast formally announcing a British-style capping regime.… “ (Via The Register –…
BBC iPlayer upgrade prompts new ISP complaints: “ High definition network freezes out the little guy The BBC is facing more criticism that the way it delivers iPlayer traffic will make it harder for smaller…
CCC’s “Freedom Stick” circumvents China’s firewall, just in time for The Games Rumor has it that a large quantity of genetically-superior human beings are amassing in Beijing at the moment and attempting to squeeze into…
BT slams bandwidth brakes on all subscribers: You’re all hogs in their eyes BT is throttling all of its broadband customers’ bandwidth at peak times, not just heavy users, according to independent monitoring data.… (Via…
Users should check this in the UK too even though it is no secret that major ISPs throttle their network….. New ‘Switzerland’ Software Exposes Bandwidth-Throttling ISPs: “Net neutrality advocate group Electronic Frontier Foundation releases a…
FCC formally rules Comcast’s throttling of BitTorrent was illegal: “ Federal regulators voted 3-2 on Friday to declare that Comcast’s throttling of BitTorrent traffic last year was unlawful, marking the first time that any U.S….
Here we go again…. I think the whole Government initiative, the newly launched Consultation Paper on legislative options to address illicit P2P file-sharing and the development of the proposed code of conduct needs to be…
Gov responds on throttling petition: Choke on it: “ Red Arrows trump web users on nation’s worry list The government has told an e-petitioners calling for an investigation into ISPs taking on too many subscribers…
FCC Chair Sides with BitTorrent, Comcast in Violation: “FCC Chairman Kevin Martin spoke to the Associated Press on Thursday about Comcast’s ‘delaying’ policy with words that may not bode well for the ISP. In a…
Bits: An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates: “If regulators penalize Comcast for blocking some Internet file downloads, it would be a victory for advocates of an open Internet. But it could end up accelerating…