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Triumph in Geneva! LHC beams up and running again Dimensional portal invasion back on track
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:17 PM EST (The Register (UK))
There were emotional scenes last night at the headquarters of underground international atom-smasher science alliance CERN, as joyful boffins celebrated the successful restarting of the Large Hadron Collider
Ethics rule could slow DOD's revolving employment door
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:10 PM EST (Defense Systems, Knowledge Technologies and Net-Ce)
DOD requires written ethics approval for senior officials, who have worked personally and had major decision-making authority on a DOD contract.
New H-1B hiring bill takes aim at tech firms Lawmakers may be setting the stage for the fight over broader immigration reform
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:59 PM EST (Computerworld)
Computerworld - The two lawmakers who successfully added H-1B hiring restrictions to the financial bailout bill earlier this year have introduced legislation that would bar any firm that lays off 50 or more workers from hiring guest workers.
New York Considers Resolution Backing Net Neutrality City council resolution says Net "in jeopardy" until rules approved
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:31 PM EST (MultiChannel News)
The New York City Council was scheduled to hold a meeting Friday morning on a resolution backing strong network neutrality principles.
PS3 to go 3D in 2010, says Sony
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:29 PM EST (RegHardware.co.uk)
Sony has formally announced plans to bring true 3D gaming to the PlayStation 3.
Bigger U.S. Role in Broadband Is Likely
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:26 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission began to lay the groundwork for a bigger federal role in the broadband business Wednesday, outlining the hurdles the U.S. needs to overcome to improve the availability of high-speed Internet access
FCC Hints At Return To Open Access Companies are of course, annoyed...
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:22 PM EST (Broadband and DSL reports)
According to the Wall Street Journal, the FCC is seriously considering re-establishing some kind of open access rules, which would give new entrants access to incumbent infrastructure at reduced price.
Broadband economics: Competition lowers prices
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:18 PM EST (CNET.com)
It's a simple principle of economics: competition and more customer choice results in lower prices.
Again: Metered Billing Is Neither Necessary Nor Inevitable Growth is manageable, companies are profitable, what's the problem?
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:16 PM EST (Broadband DSL Reports)
Again, the inference that the flat-rate pricing model doesn't offer the money needed to fund investment is simply not true, should you look at any major ISP balance sheet.
Verizon Again Hints At Metered Billing And again tries to suggest that 'it's only fair...'
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:44 AM EST (Broadband and DSL reports)
After Time Warner Cable's PR implosion, most ISPs are in a holding pattern on the idea until they can sell consumers on it, something they haven't done a good job of so far.
Department Of Homeland Security Keeping Close Eye On FCC Broadband Plan Speed, Capacity, Infrastructure, Mobile Delivery All Keys For DHS
Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:07 PM EST (MultiChannel News)
Broadband speed, capacity, infrastructure, and mobile delivery are all priorities for the Department of Homeland Security, according to a Federal Communications Commission field workshop on broadband's role in public safety communications and emergency response.
$13 For 100 Mbps And the ISP pays YOU if you don't get 80% speed
Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:50 PM EST (Broadband and DSL reports)
Of course, the density argument only goes so far -- U.S. consumers pay more money for less speed than more than a dozen countries because of a lack of sustained competition in most markets.
Comcast NBC Deal Could Face FCC Conditions When a company owns the pipe -- and the content...
Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:42 PM EST (Broadband and DSL reports)
Consumer advocates are asking a lot of questions about a company as large as Comcast controlling both the delivery pipe for broadband, voice and TV -- as well as a giant slice of the content being delivered over those pipes.
Time Warner Cable CEO Still Dreams Of Metered Future Still thinks his version of metered billing is inevitable...
Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:38 PM EST (Broadband and DSL reports)
It's pretty clear from interviews this week that Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt still dreams of imposing expensive overage fees on his customers:
Texas Pulls Voting Reg System From IBM After Multimillion System Can't Recover Lost Data- from the that's-not-good dept
Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:44 PM EST (Techdirt)
EFF points us to yet another massively expensive computer system that can't do some rather basic things.
Comcast Exec: We Need To Change Customer Behavior, Not Our Business Model from the good-luck,-buddy dept
Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:40 PM EST (Techdirt)
Brooks writes "Speaking at a cable broadcaster's summit, Steve Burke, Comcast's COO, said: "An entire generation is growing up, if we don't figure out how to change that behavior so it respects copyright and subscription revenue on the part of distributors, we're going to wake up …
Big Content: Using "moral panics" to change copyright law
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 3:28 PM EST (Ars Technica)
One of the top copyright lawyers in the US takes Big Content to the woodshed in his new book, saying that "the Copyright Wars are a fight against our own children and it is a fight that says everything about the adults and very little about the children."
Hearst TV's Barrett: Changing News Sources Having "Profound Effect" On Industry Viewing, Money Flow
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 3:22 PM EST (MultiChannel News)
Group's President Says Broadcasters Unfairly Limited Compared To Competitors
Industry (online) Self-Regulation Of Online Privacy Has Failed: CDD
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 3:19 PM EST (MultiChannel News)
CDD, U.S. PIRG File Comments To FCC In Advance Of Agency's Dec. 7 Workshop
Better Business Bureau Refers Comcast 'Fiber-Optic' Claim To FTC
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 3:15 PM EST (MultiChannel News)
Verizon Had Challenged the Operator's Ad Claim It Provides Services Over A 'Fiber-Optic Network'
Rep. Markey Warns About Right-Wing Misinformation: Net Neutrality May Be The Next 'Death Panels'
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 2:23 PM EST (Think Progress)
Yesterday, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) held a conference call with bloggers to discuss net neutrality. He and Rep.
Comcast Combats BitTorrent Call
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 2:13 PM EST (Broadband and DSL reports)
Washington — Comcast characterized the Federal Communications Commission as a winded fighter on the ropes in its version of the battle over the agency's BitTorrent decision that found the top U.S. cable operator in violation of the agency's network-openness principles.
BitTorrent Gets A Little Smarter: Organically helps to improve network congestion
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 2:11 PM EST ()
the latest version of the popular uTorrent BitTorrent client is slightly more intelligent, detecting network congestion and adjusting its behavior in order to compensate.
FCC Economist: Congestion Pricing Could Mean Efficient Network Operation
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:13 PM EDT (Broadcasting and Cable)
Cable operators have been talking about charging more for Bandwidth-heavy users
Shield Bill Impasse Appears Resolved; Bloggers To Get Protection
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:10 PM EDT (Broadcasting and Cable)
Could pave way for a vote on the bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee
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