MCN Internet News

Net Neutrality Big Topic at Cable Trade Show

MCN Internet News — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:05:06 -0700

IP Democracy reports on net neutrality discussions at the NCTA trade show in New Orleans.

Net Neutrality Revived in Congress

MCN Internet News — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:09:30 -0700

News.com reports on new legislation regarding Net Neutrality.

FBI Director Calls for ISP Retention of Records

MCN Internet News — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:08:34 -0700

The Iconoclast blog reports on Director of the FBI Robert Muller's testimony before Congress on ISP retention of records including IP addresses, e-mails, and websites visited.

Rural Broadband Cooperative

MCN Internet News — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:36:24 -0700

Eldo Telecom reports on a 12 county cooperative in Michigan to expand broadband access

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin on Net Neutrality

MCN Internet News — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:00:57 -0700

Broadband Reports discusses FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's testimony to the Senate today on the issue of Net Neutrality.

The White Spaces

MCN Internet News — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:58:35 -0700

Susan Crawford describes telling her law class about the white spaces.

Adobe Flash Patch

MCN Internet News — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:56:36 -0700

Not one you might think of but one that you use all the time...Adobe has a new patch for its flash plugin

Net Neutrality Back on the Senate Agenda

MCN Internet News — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:55:21 -0700

News.com reports on the Internet Freedom Preservation Act which is a Senate bill regarding net neutrality.

New Net Neutrality Legislation for January

MCN Internet News — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:51:18 -0800

News.com reports on Rep Edward Markey's net neutrality legislation which will now be introduced in January.

95% of All E-Mail is Spam

MCN Internet News — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:03:01 -0800

DSL Reports has article on Barracuda Networks spam count--95% of all e-mail is spam.

Could Net Neutrality Laws Backfire?

MCN Internet News — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:09:39 -0800

News.com speculates on the impact of new network neutrality legislation and if recent attempts by Comcast to shape network traffic would be legal under the new laws.

Net Neutrality Legislation to Return

MCN Internet News — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:37:32 -0800

CNET reports on Rep Ed Markey's attempt to revive Net Neutrality legislation

Broadband Task Force Report Due in December

MCN Internet News — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:56:15 -0800

Eldo Telcom reports on the Governor's Broadband Task Force and the governor's speech at USC.
The Iconoclast also covered the event.

FCC to Fund Tele-Medicine

MCN Internet News — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:50:55 -0800

The NSP Strategist, Peter Radizeski, reports on the FCC's move to fund tele-medicine through the universal service fund.

FCC Chair Looks for Consensus on Universal Service

MCN Internet News — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:47:12 -0800

The National Journal reports on attempts to rework the federal universal service fund.

The Broadband Census of America Act

MCN Internet News — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:18:11 -0700

Broadband Reports covers The Broadband Census of America Act
an bill working its way through Congress to do an actual count of rural broadband subscribers.Currently the FCC uses the one user in a zip code method which counts an entire zip code as served if one person in the zip code is server.

David Isenberg on Network Neutrality

MCN Internet News — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:29:06 -0700

David Isenberg appeared at the NOTOA conference last week and has posted his opening remarks

FCC Proposal on Revamping the Universal Service Fund

MCN Internet News — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:30:54 -0700

The National Journal is reporting that the FCC is close to making a proposal on revamping the Universal Service Fund. Some of the discussion mentioned in the article involves the use of the fund for deploying broadband in underserved areas.

Redwood Coast Connect is Launched

MCN Internet News — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:42:46 -0700

On October 2nd, I attended the launch of Redwood Coast Connect a project whose ultimate goal is to provide broadband access to everyone in the four county area including Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties. The project has received $500,000 in funding from the California Emerging Technology Fund and the Humboldt Area Foundation. I'm encouraging everyone in the four county area to participate in the study of broadband in the four county area. You can ask to be a part of the study by going to the Contact Redwood Coast Connect signup page.

Here are a couple of news article related to the study.
Big Day for Broadband
Rural Connectivity Study Launched
Humboldt State Awarded $500,000 for Broadband Study

The State of Net Neutrality

MCN Internet News — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:24:11 -0700

CNet's Declan McCullagh on "Ten Things that Killed Net Neutrality"

Department of Justice Tells FCC to Block Net Neutrality

MCN Internet News — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:44:36 -0700

IP Democracy reports on an ex-parte filing by the US Department of Justice regarding Net Neutrality regulations.
Om Malik also weighs in on this topic.

Rural Broadband Report

MCN Internet News — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:42:32 -0700

Broadband Reports reports on a field trip by the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee to Arkansas to investigate the state of rural broadband.

"Live with Dialup"--The Rural Broadband Crisis

MCN Internet News — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:19:39 -0700

Computer World reports on frustration with rural broadband deployment.
Slashdot has also picked up the article
In another article they report on a retailer who can't get DSL to 17% of their stores.
Nasdaq.com reports on the cost of slow broadband in America.

CALEA Overview

MCN Internet News — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:05:32 -0700

Susan Crawford has a nice overview of CALEA and recent developments.

Broadband Reports on the Failure of the CAN-SPAM Act

MCN Internet News — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:39:54 -0700

Broadband Reports discusses the CAN-SPAM act and a New Yorker article on how it has failed.

Associated Press on Unviersal Service Fund

MCN Internet News — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:42:51 -0700

The discussion of rural broadband access often touches how the Universal Service Fund might be used to further rural broadband. The Associated Press has published an interesting article on the USF

FCC Gets 27,000 Requests for Comments on Network Neutrality

MCN Internet News — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:25:22 -0700

The FCC's recent inquiry regarding Network Neutrality received over 27,000 comments. Several bloggers have coverage.
Broadband Reports: "Network Neutrality Battle Returns"
IP Democracy: "Thousands Weigh in on Network Neutrality.."

The California Digital Divide

MCN Internet News — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:40:10 -0700

The Contra Costa Times has an article about the growing digital divide in California. The article examines both the economics and the geographical side of the issue.

FTC Report on Net Neutrality

MCN Internet News — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:24:08 -0700

IP Democracy has a post today on the just released FTC report on Network Neutrality.
Broadband Reports also covers the story.
update: Art Brodsky also comments on the report.

Susan Crawford on National Broadband Strategy

MCN Internet News — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:02:24 -0700

Susan Crawford has a thoughtful post on national broadband policy.