Xavier Niel, the French technology entrepreneur, has made a career of disrupting the status quo. Now, he has dared to take on Google and other online advertisers in a battle that puts the Web companies under pressure to use the wealth generated by the ads to help pay for the network pipelines that deliver the content.
Cable Industry Draws Scrutiny For Putting Internet Users On A Scale
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The cable industry wants Internet users to go on a diet.
US telecoms – softly ticking
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AT&T and Verizon are facing a radically different competitive environment than they did a year ago.
Observers ponder impact of Markey’s Senate bid on House Commerce Committee
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Rep. Edward Markey's (D-MA) run for Sen. John Kerry's (D-MA) seat may leave the House Commerce Committee without one of its longest-serving members and fiercest advocates for online privacy rights.
US Internet Users Pay More for Slower Service
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The American copper wire telephone system is, in fact, becoming obsolete. The physical switches used in the network are reaching the end of their useful lives. But now that cable has won the battle for wired Internet service and consumers are moving to mobile phones for voice service, the telephone companies are looking to shed the obligation to maintain their networks at all. Meanwhile, the U.S. is rapidly losing the global race for high-speed connectivity.