Net neutrality debate spills over to broadband stimulus Carriers and net neutrality proponents found themselves at odds Monday during a discussion on whether to place strict net neutrality conditions on any broadband network built using economic stimulus money. What the U.S. can learn from international net neutrality, broadband policies Broadband investment, return to common carrier rules could improve U.S. 'Net quality, some experts say. Broadband stimulus funding timeline set by government Members from several government agencies delivered on Tuesday a basic timeline for funding broadband stimulus projects, with the goal of getting all $7.2 billion of the broadband stimulus money out the door by October 2010. FCC: How will changing of the guard impact big telecom issues? Once Julius Genachowski officially takes over the FCC later this month, he will have to deal with both immediate challenges, such as the impending transition from analog to DTV, as well as more long-term goals, such as ... Obama could impact Canadian net neutrality laws Newly appointed U.S. President Barack Obama could be the most influential player in Canada's net neutrality debate, according to anti-censorship supporters. Communications change we can believe in? President Obama has made communications infrastructure a focus of his presidency. Net neutrality and universal broadband are clearly front-and-center on his agenda -- in fact, this may be the first inauguration speech ... Congress to push for net neutrality legislation The U.S. Congress will push for net neutrality legislation next year, even though the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has acted against broadband providers that it found to block or slow Web content, an adviser ... 'Net neutrality, wireless on collision course The sizzling 'Net neutrality debate is edging closer to the mobile network sector. When the two collide, the sniping over how much carriers should control users' network traffic will make Senators Clinton and Obama look ... FCC hearing weighs net neutrality Advocates on both sides of the net neutrality debate descended on Harvard Law School Monday for a U.S. Federal Communications Commission hearing that multiple speakers suggested was crucial to the Internet's future. New Missouri town goes wireless A new 725-acre planned community in eastern Missouri is being built entirely with wireless systems, helping businesses avoid the costs of laying fiber and other traditional infrastructure. 5 best router and switch features you never use It's been said that Microsoft Word users only exploit 10% of the software's capabilities. The same might be true of those managing enterprise LAN switches and routers, a habit that might be costing organizations in unnecessary purchases and manpower at a time when every penny counts. More on Cisco Emergency Responder Cisco Subnet blogger Dennis Hartmann takes a further look at CER, a database server that automatically tracks mobile users throughout the network and routes 911 calls to the local gateway at the site. Wireless Java: How do I code it? Steve Blass answers a reader question about file sharing using the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit. Networking basics: Switch + wireless router Ron Nutter answers a reader question about connecting a switch to a wireless router. Got a tougher question? Ask it. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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