Net Neutrality

I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge Comcast’s announcement today about modifying their data cap policy. In short, while the data cap remains, it has been raised to 300 GB/month, and Comcast is exploring Usage Based Pricing (or UBP) for overages (the example being given of $10 for 50 GB). Importantly, my concern about [...]

Comcast network and operations VP, Tony Werner, has responded to Minnesota senator Al Franken’s request to investigate the company for questionable net neutrality practices. According to Werner, Comcast is not prioritizing Xfinity traffic — the company’s IP television service — which is the heart of the debate. … TechSpot Article source: http://www.origal.com/comcast-investigated-over-net-neutrality-denies-xfinity-favoritism/

The European Commission (DG INFSO) has uploaded an electronic version of its booklet on European electronic communications regulation, a valuable tool for all practitioners and academics. Another tool is the document prepared by the UK government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), which provides the revised electronic communications regulation directives, indicating the changes brought [...]

Comcast’s Xfinity TV app has been met with controversy since it debuted on the Xbox 360, and may be the latest battleground in the conflict over net neutrality. Critics claim that the ISPis privileging its Xfinity offering above competitors like Hulu and Netflix, while Comcast denies prioritizing Xfinity traffic, and maintains that it is compliant [...]

Net neutrality was a hot topic in 2010, when the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was deciding on whether to allow internet providers the ability to prevent or slow access to certain content, sites or VOIP providers in an effort to give preferential access to their own services and/or to slow the access of [...]