FCC Internet openness rules survive Republican attack in Senate

Senate Republicans failed in an attempt to scuttle new Federal Communications Committee rules preventing cable, DSL and wireless providers from interfering with Internet traffic they think threaten their commercial interests. The new rules are to go into effect November 20. -db From Wired, November 10, 2011, by Ryan Singel. Full story  

ACLU report affirms ‘net neutrality’ as key free speech issue of our time

A report by the American Civil Liberties Union urges the Federal Communications Commission to act aggressively to prevent powerful companies from exploiting the Internet for commercial gain and compromising the Internet as a free speech forum. -db American Civil Liberties Union Press Release October 19, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Protecting the Internet against content discrimination [...]

Case settled leaving it unclear whether wireless carriers can censor text messages

A federal case in which a texting service accused T-Mobile of censoring its messages from one of its clients, a California medical marijuana dispensary listing site, was settled out of court leaving key questions unsettled. -db Wired October 1, 2010 By David Kravets A legal flap concerning whether wireless carriers may censor text messages was [...]

T-Mobile wants to censor text messages

T-Mobile testified in federal court that it wants to retain the power to censor text messages in short-code marketing campaigns to protect itself from “potentially illegal, fraudulent, or offensive marketing campaigns conducted on its network.” -db Wired September 22, 2010 By David Kravets T-Mobile told a federal judge Wednesday it may pick and choose which [...]

San Francisco foundation asks feds to close loopholes allowing industry clamps on free speech

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has asked the Federal Communications Commission to close loopholes in proposed rules on network neutrality that could allow the entertainment industry and law enforcement to curtail free speech and innovation. -DB Electronic Frontier Foundation Press Release January 14, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called on the Federal [...]