Australia Is Considering Making It Illegal for ISPs to Advertise Inflated Speeds
ISPs in the US have been called out for similar behavior before. Continue reading Australia Is Considering Making It Illegal for ISPs to Advertise Inflated Speeds
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These Guys Plan to Beam High Speed Internet to Los Angeles From the Top of a Nearby Hill
The Los Angeles Community Broadband Project plans to use advances in wireless tech to compete with big telecom and connect the masses. Continue reading These Guys Plan to Beam High Speed Internet to Los Angeles From the Top of a Nearby Hill
At the Behest of T-Mobile, the FCC Is Undoing Rules That Make it Easier for Small ISPs to Compete With Big Telecom
The rules around the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum were changed in 2015 to make it easier for wireless ISPs to license space, but might be changed right before they are useful. Continue reading At the Behest of T-Mobile, the FCC Is Undoing Rules That Make it Easier for Small ISPs to Compete With Big Telecom
The FCC Cited Zero of the 22 Million Consumer Comments in its 218-Page Net Neutrality Repeal
“Despite the millions of comments, letters, and calls received, this Order cites, not even one consumer comment.” Continue reading The FCC Cited Zero of the 22 Million Consumer Comments in its 218-Page Net Neutrality Repeal
The FCC Says Consumer Backlash Will Protect Net Neutrality
As opposed to, you know, the rules it just gutted. Continue reading The FCC Says Consumer Backlash Will Protect Net Neutrality
Reminder: Republicans Also Gave Big Telecom Permission to Sell Your Personal Data This Year
No net neutrality and they can sell all your data without asking. What a year. Continue reading Reminder: Republicans Also Gave Big Telecom Permission to Sell Your Personal Data This Year
More than 100 Million Americans Can Only Get Internet Service from Companies That Have Violated Net Neutrality
A free market approach might have worked if we actually had competition. Continue reading More than 100 Million Americans Can Only Get Internet Service from Companies That Have Violated Net Neutrality
ICANN Postpones Scheduled DNS Crypto Key Rollover
ICANN, the overseer of the Internet’s namespace, announced this week that it was postponing a scheduled change to the cryptographic key that protects the Domain Name System. Continue reading ICANN Postpones Scheduled DNS Crypto Key Rollover
Researchers Figure Out How to Blind ISPs from Smart Home Device Traffic
Researchers have come up with a way to blind ISPs and attackers in a man-in-the-middle position to network traffic emanating from smart home devices. Continue reading Researchers Figure Out How to Blind ISPs from Smart Home Device Traffic
Net Neutrality Activists Launch Massive ‘Day of Action’ to Protest Trump’s FCC
An online show of force opposing the FCC’s plan to dismantle net neutrality protections. Continue reading Net Neutrality Activists Launch Massive ‘Day of Action’ to Protest Trump’s FCC