net-neutrality
Google, Verizon, and Net Neutrality
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed A recent caller wanted to discuss an article he had read on Lockergnome. Written by none other than Ron Schenone, the piece talks about how Google and Verizon have been discussing paths they feel the Internet should take. The proposal between [...]
Senator Who Said Internet a Series of Tubes Dies in Plane Crash
Perhaps best known to geeks as the man who said that the Internet is “a series of tubes,” former Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens died in a plane crash Monday, according to NPR news reports. Stevens was 86. As head of the Senate Commerce Committee, Stevens introduced the “series of tubes” description as he was explaining [...]
How Do You Make International Calls?
Skype users won’t be shocked to see the numbers released in a recent report by telegeography. The findings show that Skype-to-Skype calls accounted for 13 percent of total International call minutes in 2009. The stats showed that a whopping 54 Billion (out of a total of 406 Billion) International call minutes were done through Skype. [...]
What is Net Neutrality?
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – The idea of Network Neutrality is very good… in theory. Some companies, however, don’t want Net Neutrality Network Neutrality refers to a principle that is applied to residential broadband networks, and potentially to all networks. When you hear the word neutral, [...]
What is Net Neutrality?
Opinions on net neutrality are quite extreme. Thanks to a Gnomedexer liveblogging this discussion (thanks Kathy), we have a better idea as to what’s really happening: Telecos want to resell access to you – the consumer – to the people who develop content. They will use their market power to restrict consumer choice. Example: Canadian [...]
Net Neutrality is Dead
I have one word for y’all: Ouch: Senate panel narrowly rejected strict Net neutrality rules on Wednesday, dealing a grave setback to companies like eBay, Google and Amazon.com that had made enacting them a top political priority this year. By an 11-11 tie, the Senate Commerce Committee failed to approve a Democrat-backed amendment that would [...]
