Net neutrality opponents, including many ISPs, maintain that government legislation of the internet is an unnecessary barrier to innovation and economic growth. They also point out that consumers already have a choice of using a slower dial-up internet service or paying a premium price for faster ...
Yes, the end of net neutrality is here and everyone has an opinion, statement, or some scenario. The reality is we're just caught in the middle of a Goliath vs Goliath power struggle.
“On Net neutrality, I made a commitment very early on that I am unequivocally committed to net neutrality. I think … it’s what has unleashed the power of the Internet, and we don’t want to lose that or clog up the pipes,” Obama said. “I know one of the things that people a...
Issues like “Net Neutrality” are in fact controversial and do contain industry-killing aspects that Google and its related tech companies are happy to see but that doesn’t mean it’s right. Having broadband everywhere is about getting the last mile for Google’s ads, and we as a society...
Sohn's confirmation as the fifth member is key to Biden's agenda on broadband policy, which includes net neutrality and making broadband available to 100 percent of Americans. If confirmed, Sohn would become the vote to break the FCC deadlock, putting Democrats in charge. Without that majority...
Risk-aversion versus risk-neutrality So far we assumed that suffering and happiness are known in taking a decision. The general case, however, is a comparison of opportunities and risks. Could the Weak NU be defended by introducing the concept ofrisk-aversion? Following an example with probabilit...
The poverty alleviation initiative is just one of many examples. Other major initiatives, such as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the anti-desertification effort, and the goal of carbon neutrality by 2060, also require the sustained mobilization of large-scale resources. In the podcast...
byKATIE COLLINSMARCH 26, 2019 5:12 AM PDT ~Source @ c/net The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of adopting a controversial new law that will bring sweeping reforms to how copyrighted content posted online is governed. The legislation was adopted with 348 votes in favor and 274...
Also on the program agenda is a keynote from Darcy Antonellis, CEO of multiplatform video services provider Vubiquity (and former CTO at Warner Bros.), who will discuss evolving Web business models for entertainment. Conference topics also include net neutrality and transmedia storytell...
Trump’s policies are, to be charitable, anti-tech. There’shis FCC appointmentwhich will probably kill Net Neutrality andsquelch innovationby smaller startups that could get nudged out of site on a pay-to-play Internet Mashable Light Speed ...