Posts Tagged ‘ net neutrality ’

Department Of Justice Sides With Big Networks On Net Neutrality

Sep 6th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

The Department of Justice today spoke out against the idea of Net Neutrality, cautioning against “regulations that could hamper the development of the Internet and related services”. In its filing the Department said that some regulatory proposals offered by various companies and organizations in the name of ‚Äúnet neutrality‚Äù could deter broadband Internet providers from [...]



Gnomedex Update: Net Neutrality

Jun 30th, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: General, Podcasting Events

At Gnomedex 2006, Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com, discussed the importance of net neutrality.
First he discussed Powell’s Internet Freedoms:

Freedom to Access Content
Freedom to Use Application
Freedom to Attach Personal Devices
Freedom to Obtain Service Plan Information

“The phone and cable companies will fundamentally alter the Internet in America unless Congress acts to stop them.,” warned Vogels. “They have [...]