Archive for March, 2010:

Update: Net neutrality – Is legislation necessary?

{ Posted on Mar 30 2010 by Neil Watson }
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Categories : Digital Divide, Net Neutrality, Regulation
According to the FCC the answer is yes! Back in November 2009 we covered the FCC’s (Federal Communications Commission) plans to introduce legislation to enforce net neutrality – the theory that all Internet users and traffic should be treated equally ...Read More »

Scoring goals with broadband?

{ Posted on Mar 24 2010 by Darren Farnden }
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Categories : Digital Divide, Featured, Regulation
In the run-up to the General Election expected this May, the main parties seem determined to make broadband a political football in an effort to win over supporters. This is typical electioneering of course and, in the end, it’ll be ...Read More »

Internet industry unites to condemn amendment 120A

{ Posted on Mar 16 2010 by Darren Farnden }
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Categories : Copyright, File Sharing, Regulation
If there is one thing the Digital Economy Bill has successfully created so far, its controversy. The Bill is still going through the reading stages of the House of Lords and yet every week it appears to spark a new ...Read More »

Poll: Do you think the proposed 50p broadband tax is…?

{ Posted on Mar 08 2010 by Gemma Dickinson }
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Categories : Digital Divide, Polls, Regulation
The government's proposed 50p broadband tax is already proving to be one of the many contraversial issues within the Digital Economy Bill and we would like to know what you think about it. So we've added a new poll to find ...Read More »

ACTA secrecy breeds suspicion

{ Posted on Mar 02 2010 by Darren Farnden }
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Categories : Copyright, File Sharing, Net Neutrality, Privacy, Regulation
Meddling Mandelson faces furore from MPs The secrecy surrounding the ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) talks is causing fury amongst MPs across political parties. The Government (Lord Mandelson and David Lammy) has refused to place the documents regarding the ACTA talks ...Read More »