Group to FCC: force ISPs to disclose management practices

Free Press, which helped to win an FCC case against Comcast this summer, now wants the agency to require all ISPs to disclose network management practices and minimum speed guarantees.

October 29, 2008 - 09:14PM CT - by Nate Anderson

White space battle gets dirty as the mud flies

The white space battle goes ugly as accusations fly about "euthanasia," "ranting," and "hysteria." But broadcasters say they actually support the idea of these devices—so long as power levels are kept (really) low.

October 23, 2008 - 07:30PM CT - by Nate Anderson

FCC Order scolds Comcast for changing story on P2P blocking

"Surrender, Comcast!" declares the FCC in its Order on P2P blocking. The agency also calls on the public to stay vigilant on the issue and aligns itself more closely with the net neutrality movement.

August 20, 2008 - 02:40PM CT - by Matthew Lasar

Hammer drops at last: FCC opposes Comcast P2P throttling

The Comcast P2P saga has come to its final chapter as a majority of FCC commissioners today voted to sanction the company. The FCC's Internet Policy Statement now sports some unexpectedly sharp teeth.

July 25, 2008 - 09:13PM CT - by Nate Anderson

Group warns FCC: Comcast's good behavior just a "trick play"

The gloves are off in the Free Press/Comcast brouhaha at the FCC, and Ars has a front row seat to the fight. Is Comcast trying desperately to stave off regulation through worthless private partnerships, or is Free Press flip-flopping on the FCC's legal authority to act?

July 17, 2008 - 11:20AM CT - by Nate Anderson

Comcast loses: FCC head slams company's P2P filtering

The FCC's Kevin Martin announced late Thursday that he wants to act against Comcast in the ongoing debate over the company's P2P throttling scheme. If he can round up two more votes, net neutrality could soon be coming to an FCC near you.

July 11, 2008 - 01:30AM CT - by Nate Anderson

Comcast calls out Free Press, denies hypocrisy vis-à-vis FCC

It's been quite a Comcastic day. The cable company clarifies its position on the FCC's authority to regulate throttling, calls out Free Press, and partners with Vonage to make sure VoIP calls go through.

July 09, 2008 - 10:45PM CT - by Nate Anderson

Report: NebuAd ads inserted via "man-in-the-middle attack"

A new report from Free Press and Public Knowledge takes a closer look at how the NebuAd targeted ad system works when installed in an ISP's network. There are also concerns that NebuAd's ad-serving is against the law both in the US and in Europe.

June 19, 2008 - 12:25PM CT - by Nate Anderson

Advocacy groups bash Comcast's "technical-sounding nonsense"

Free Press and the EFF take aim at Comcast's traffic management practices, calling them both opaque and nonsensical. But if upgrading the network is relatively cheap, why is Comcast going to the mat for the right to degrade traffic? One very important word: precedent.

March 03, 2008 - 08:11AM CT - by Nate Anderson

Comcast, net neutrality advocates clash at FCC hearing

Friends and foes of net neutrality faced off at Harvard Law School today. The star of the show was Comcast EVP David L. Cohen, with FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin, Columbia Law School professor Timothy Wu, and others playing supporting roles. We've got audio of the debate between Cohen, Wu, and the general counsel of Free Press inside.

February 25, 2008 - 08:18PM CT - by Matthew Lasar

Vuze to Comcast: It's not a fair race when you own the track

The responses to Comcast's FCC filing are pouring in. Vuze, the company most upset by Comcast's P2P "delays," argues that every second counts when playing a high-stakes game and that Comcast is favoring its own services.

February 14, 2008 - 02:01PM CT - by Nate Anderson

We have a broadband strategy? Bush administration says "yes" in cheerleading report

A new report from the NTIA talks in glowing terms about the success of our national broadband strategy. Wait, we have one? That's news to the FCC.

January 31, 2008 - 10:20PM CT - by Nate Anderson

Lack of media diversity ownership slammed on the eve of more consolidation

A media watchdog says that ownership of US media resources is overwhelmingly homogenous, and it objects to further consolidation which it sees as only exacerbating the problem.

October 04, 2007 - 07:58AM CT - by Nate Anderson