Free Press: save the Internet

The Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:46:43 -0700

The Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 was introduced by Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) This landmark legislation would protect Network Neutrality under the Communications Act, safeguarding the future of the open Internet and protecting Internet users from discrimination online.

The OTHER big vote -- on opening America's "White Spaces"

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:20:10 -0800

Tim Karr of FreePress.net talks about the FCC's historic vote on whether to open up unused "white spaces." This spectrum could be used to provide affordable wireless Internet access across America.

Net Neutrality Rock: "Help me become a law!"

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:07:23 -0700

One activist's take on how you can support the new Internet Freedom Preservation Act. Help this brave little bill become a law at SavetheInternet.com!

P2P Throttling Leading to Net Neutrality Showdown in Canada

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:44:23 -0700

Wireless Nomad, the small Canadian ISP that we profiled last year, has now stepped into the network neutrality debate (and we would expect nothing less from an ISP that was co-founded by a former EFF activist).

Raging Grannies for Net Neutrality

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:50:14 -0700

The Raging Grannies greet the FCC at yesterday's hearing at Stanford University on Net Neutrality and the future of the Internet.

BitTorrent: FCC Needs to Look at Other ISPs

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:34:29 -0700

BitTorrent on Tuesday shot down suggestions that Comcast would not follow through with its recent promise to work with the file-sharing site and overhaul its network management policies.

Rush to Judgment: Comcast Not Blocking Traffic After All

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:29:14 -0700

Over the weekend, a group of researchers at the University of Colorado reported evidence that Comcast's traffic management had extended beyond the realm of BitTorrent to plain old HTML traffic.

Rural Carriers Were Big Losers in 700MHz Auction

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:35:13 -0700

If anyone lost in the recent 700MHz spectrum auction, it was rural carriers. The FCC set reserve prices too high for small companies to afford individually and its anticollusion rules kept them from banding together to buy airwaves as a group.

Wireless Auction Unlikely to Shift Carrier Balance

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:55:01 -0700

Both Verizon Wireless and AT&T won enough spectrum licenses in the U.S. government's 700MHz auction concluded last month to roll out services a cut above what they offer today, though how fast they are for subscribers will be up to the carriers.

10 Ways the Internet (As We Know It) Will Die

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:48:11 -0700

We often think of the Internet as a platform for unfettered global communication, where information flows freely, innovators can launch new applications at will, and everyone can have a voice. But it's unlikely that our children's Internet will look anything like what we have now.