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After committing to ‘Net Neutrality’, Rep. Waxman pushes bill to kill it
Legislative text put forward by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) under the banner of mandating network neutrality would instead prevent the government from requiring broadband providers to treat all Internet traffic equally. Waxman, who has vowed that he would support the so-called ‘Net Neutrality’ policy proposals favored by most Democrats and…
FCC delays decision on ‘Net Neutrality’ to allow more time for public comment
U.S. communications regulators on Wednesday put off a controversial decision on Internet traffic rules, giving industry and consumer groups a chance to forge a compromise while avoiding a politically sensitive issue ahead of the November elections. The Federal Communications Commission has been prodding phone, cable and Internet companies for months…
Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool
Dubai police chief says planned Blackberry curbs linked to spy worries Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai’s police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smart phone maker. The…
Bumper-to-bumper as epic China traffic jam returns
BEIJING — A huge traffic jam stretching at least 75 miles reappeared in northern China Thursday, with thousands of cargo trucks stuck in a bottleneck, state media said. State television broadcast images of a long line of mostly cargo trucks inching slowly through Inner Mongolia on a major highway leading…
News networks say access to oil spill ‘slowly being strangled off’
NEW ORLEANS – Media organizations say they are being allowed only limited access to areas impacted by the Gulf oil spill through restrictions on plane and boat traffic that are making it difficult to document the worst spill in U.S. history. The Associated Press, CBS and others have reported coverage…
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