Posts Tagged ‘ internet access ’

FTC Comes Out Against Network Neutrality

Jun 28th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it is against network neutrality regulation, suggesting that it would hamper competition among Internet access providers.
The FTC’s Internet Access Task Force issued a report yesterday, Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy, which summarizes the Task Force‚Äôs findings in the area of broadband Internet connectivity and, in particular, so-called [...]



Japanese Internet Access 32 Times Faster Than In US

Jun 25th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

We’ve advocates of an open, Internet-based media environment at Podcasting News. New statistics suggest, though, that Internet access speeds in the US could become a barrier to adoption of new media like podcasts and video podcasts, and could even be a barrier to US competitiveness.
SpeedMatters.org has released a report on Internet access speed (pdf) in [...]