Nearly a decade after he vociferously defended an Internet that didn't speed up Web traffic to Fox or slow traffic to BarackObama.com, President Barack Obama's stance on network neutrality has considerably softened.
Apple in Talks With Comcast About Streaming-TV Service
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
Apple is in talks with Comcast about teaming up for a streaming-television service that would use an Apple set-top box and get special treatment on Comcast's cables to ensure it bypasses congestion on the Web, people familiar with the matter say. The deal, if sealed, would mark a new level of cooperation and integration between a technology company and a cable provider to modernize TV viewing.
Network Neutrality Becomes a Campaign Issue
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
The Federal Communications Commission’s network neutrality regulations have become a campaign issue in at least one competitive Senate race. Rep Bruce Braley (D-IA), who's running for the Senate in Iowa, urged supporters to sign a petition on his website supporting net neutrality.
President Obama ‘remains committed’ to network neutrality
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
“President Obama remains committed to an open internet, where consumers are free to choose the websites they want to visit and the online services they want to use, and where online innovators are allowed to compete on a level playing field based on the quality of their products.”
Ever Get the Feeling You’ve Been Cheated (Out of an Open Internet)?
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
If you think today’s ruling isn’t a big deal for artists, think again.
Will the FCC strike down AT&T’s Sponsored Data plan?
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler indicated that he'd be watching closely as AT&T rolled out a new offering called Sponsored Data, which promises to keep certain mobile browsing from counting against your monthly data cap but which has raised the ire of network neutrality advocates.
AT&T’s New “Sponsored Data” Scheme is a Tremendous Loss for All of Us
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
AT&T’s Sponsored data scheme is actually just a win for AT&T. This plan is a tremendous loss for everyone else.
With “Sponsored Data” AT&T is double dipping. And that’s just dirty
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
AT&T, under the guise of “sponsored data,” launched a sneaky attack on innovation.
AT&T’s Sponsored Data is bad for the internet, the economy, and you
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
AT&T’s Sponsored Data program is a way for AT&T to levy taxes on companies who can afford to pay. That has huge implications for the free market of the internet.
A new way to skin the net neutrality cat
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
The main trouble with the Federal Communications Commission’s network neutrality rules is that the rules, as written, don’t really address the problem they’re trying to remedy. They attempt to regulate what is essentially anti-competitive behavior by Internet service providers, or the potential for anti-competitive behavior, by treating it as a matter of communications law, instead of antitrust law.