internet service providers

Are Internet Providers Slowing Down Netflix on Purpose?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 Verizon, Comcast and others are claiming slow streaming is due to congestion, but it may be a ploy to get users to pay for faster service; an international charity highlighted Syrian children's needs with a heartwarming experiment; meanwhile, Uganda's president signed a harsh anti-gay bill. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Net Neutrality

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Feb 2, 2014 Dig deeper

Companies Will Soon Be Able to Punish You for Illegal Downloads

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 27, 2013 Beginning this week, the five major Internet service providers--AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon--will be able to take recourse against you if you download--or are suspected of downloading--anything illegally. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

House Rejects FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2011 With murmurs of a veto in the background, Republicans successfully pushed a measure through the U.S. House rejecting the FCC’s 2010 net neutrality rules for Internet service providers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )