23 hrs ago | Tri-County News
Funds awarded for SE Ohio broadband network
The expansion of broadband Internet to southeast Ohio recently made significant strides towards the provision of networks to both the healthcare industry and area residents.
Yesterday | American Chronicle
FTC Shuts Down Internet Provider Specializing in Kiddie Porn, Fraud & Spam
The Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that a federal judge shut down a rogue ISP , that knowingly participated in a wide array of illegal activity.
Pirate Bay's new owners reveal novel business plan
The new owners of Pirate Bay have revealed an ambitious plan to run the torrent site legitimately.
NZ broadband performance rises, ISP gap widens
July 3 – The quality of New Zealand's broadband services edged higher in the first three months this year with new investment in the network by internet service providers in local caching or improved backhaul services.
Moderate improvement in broadband performance
New Zealand's broadband performance improved moderately in the March quarter, the latest quarterly report on broadband quality prepared for the Commerce Commission shows.
'There's no such thing as net neutrality'
I used to get a buzz out of sitting in front of the monitors and watching the MRTG graphs never peaking.
a Newa Pirate Bay to ISPs: Pay us, we pay users
P2P:- "The Pirate Bay gang have either totally ratted out all the people who for years have been supporting them, or in a canny business move, theya ve moved from text to video," said p2pnet on Tuesday, continuing: "As the world was today informed, TPB has been bought by a gaming company which promises to, ' eliminate todaya s a pirates '. So can ...
Pirate Bay 2.0 to Resell Users' Bandwidth to Comcast, AT&T
More details are emerging about Global Gaming Factory X's plans for the Pirate Bay following yesterday's announcement of their $7.9 million purchase of the torrent site.
Vodafone Essar bags NLD, ILD licences; granted permission to hive off tower business
India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board has given the nod to mobile operator Vodafone Essar's applications for national long-distance and international long-distance licences, the Economic Times reports.
Google: Spammers Regroup After ISP Takedowns
Spammers are pumping out an increasing number of garbage messages as they regain their capacity to send spam through hacked PCs, according to the latest statistics released by Google on Wednesday.
The ISP as Speaker and Conduit
Rob Frieden, Pennsylvania State University, College of Communications, and Dickinson College of Law, has published "Invoking and Avoiding the First Amendment: How Internet Service Providers Leverage Their Status as Both Content Creators and Neutral Conduits." Here is the abstract.
EC approves Carphone's Tiscali takeover
The takeover of Tiscali UK by Carphone Warehouse was approved by the European Commission today.
Help Protesters in Iran: Run a Tor Bridge or a Tor Relay
As turmoil over the disputed election in Iran continues, many techs are trying to find ways to help Iranian citizens safely communicate and receive information despite the barriers being established by Iranian authorities.
The bMighty Blog -- Fredric Paul
Spammers Take Hit From Law Enforcment, ISPs
Spam volume impacting small and midsize companies has dropped this yeear due to vigorous enforcement by crime busters and Internet service providers.
Uk Isp Consumers Dissatisfied with their Broadband Speeds
" The results from 774 respondents to ISPreview.co.uk's latest survey reveals that 58.6% of UK consumers are still not satisfied with the broadband speed they receive from their current ISP and 55.2% would be willing to pay extra for "significantly faster" performance.
T-Mobile Hungary Uses Cisco's Mobile Content Solution
Cisco announced that leading mobile operator T-Mobile Hungary has deployed the Cisco Content Services Gateway - 2nd Generation solution to offer dynamically personalized mobile applications across its network.
ISPs on drive to secure their Wi-Fi networks
TRAI notifies ISPs to collect customer details along with identification of wireless devices used for accessing Internet over Wi-Fi networks Pankaj Maru MUMBAI, INDIA: Wireless technology has always fascinated humans, specially with the freedom it offers and the easy-to-use devices and gadgets.
Web filters to censor video games
Fallout 3 was banned from sale in Australia until it was modified to remove objectionable content.
How tight is the 'Great Firewall' of China?
BEIJING, CHINA: Top U.S. officials have urged China to abandon a controversial plan requiring all new personal computers to be sold with Internet filtering software from next week, warning the step could violate world trade rules.
Free speech vs. surveillance in the digital age
Tools of mass communication that were once the province of governments and corporations now fit in your pocket.