Neowin News Feed for: Isp

Google Fiber possibly coming to Austin, Texas

John Callaham — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:01:08 +0100

Google may be planning to announce next week that it will expand its 1 Gbps Google Fiber Internet and TV service to Austin, Texas, after first launching in Kansas City. Read more...

Editorial: The Internet in the U.S. isn't built for an "always on" game console

John Callaham — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:38:10 +0100

Note to Microsoft: The Internet infrastructure in the U.S. is just not ready for a product like a game console that would require an "always on" Internet connection in order to play games or run apps. Read more...

UK rejects proposals to automatically block porn

Andy Weir — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:48:37 +0000

Proposals to block web access to adult content in the UK, and force users to register with their ISP to view such material, have been rejected by Government ministers, but not everyone is happy. Read more...

‘Six Strikes' policy delayed until 2013

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:48:41 +0000

Pirates beware! The ‘Six Strikes' program, where US ISPs and entertainment industries will work together to curb your wicked ways, is getting a new start date of “the early part of 2013.” Read more...

Some ISPs help out with DNSChanger issues

John Callaham — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:20:27 +0100

Some US ISPs have pledged to help those customers who still have the DNSChanger malware infection continue to get access to the Internet after today's deadline. Read more...

Verzion FiOS Quantum announced with speeds up to 300Mbps

Anthony Tosie — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:10:53 +0100

Today Verizon announced its latest high-speed Internet service, FiOS Quantum. The new service will provide subscribers with download speeds of up to 300Mbs and upload speeds of up to 65Mbs. Read more...

New Zealand provider shut down anti-censorship service

Alfonso Maruccia — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:43:47 +0100

New Zealand ISP FYX has ended its censorship-free 'global mode' soon after launch, citing "matters that require consideration" before the content industry decide to sue the provider out of existence. Read more...

Dutch court orders more ISP's to block The Pirate Bay

Steven Parker — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:35:50 +0100

A court in The Hague has ruled that a further five Internet Service Providers in The Netherlands must block The Pirate Bay within ten days, or face fines of €10,000 a day. Read more...

Virgin Media ISP begins blocking Pirate Bay in UK

John Callaham — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:02:12 +0100

Virgin Media's ISP unit in the UK has become the first to start blocking The Pirate Bay from its users after being ordered to do so by the UK's High Court on Monday. Read more...

RIAA President holds massive weight over your family

Paul Ferson — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:04:18 +0000

President of the RIAA Cary Sherman holds an incredible amount of sway over the inner workings of ISPs now, and his power will only grow further when all ISPs are forced to comply. Read more...

ISPs in The Netherlands warned to block The Pirate Bay [Update]

Steven Parker — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:10:03 +0000

After unsuccessfully dragging ISP "Ziggo" in The Netherlands to court in 2010, authors' rights lobby group Stichting Brein has won to have The Pirate Bay blocked by Ziggo and XS4ALL within ten days. Read more...

MPA asks British ISPs to block file-sharing

Tyler Holman — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:37:37 +0000

After last month's injunction forcing Britain's largest ISP to block access to some file-sharing sites, the MPA is trying to make other ISPs comply, but some are threatening to stand up against them. Read more...

TalkTalk rated UK's worst broadband provider in survey

Mike Brown — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:22:51 +0100

TalkTalk has been voted the worst landline and broadband provider for the second time, as revealed Thursday by Ofcom. The independent telecommunications regulator ran the survey on customer satisfaction levels and found that 23% were... Read more...

Proposed law will force ISPs to store customer data for 18 months

John Callaham — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:24:01 +0100

Law enforcement may get a new weapon in fighting off the bad guys in various crimes but customers will lose some of their privacy. News.com reports that a proposed law would force ISPs to keep... Read more...

Why do ISPs now support "Six Strikes" plan?

James Woodfin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:47:12 +0100

One has to wonder why the largest ISPs in America- Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T - are signing on to the new "six strikes" plan. Ars Technica asked Verizon's Ed McFadden, and he said Verizon is... Read more...

The six ways you can appeal the "Six Strikes" mitigation measures

James Woodfin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 09:36:14 +0100

The saga apparently does continue. As was previously reported by Neowin, American ISPs have agreed to a "six strikes" voluntary contract with the music and movie industry. Users cannot appeal the first "alert", nor the... Read more...

Netflix slams ISPs again for broadband caps

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 23:39:26 +0100

The streaming video company Netflix has said more than once that the idea of ISP putting broadband data caps on their service is little more than a money grab on their part. Now the company... Read more...

American ISPs agree to "six strikes" enforcement

James Woodfin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:15:51 +0100

Those of you in the United States, get ready for "six strikes". The major American Internet Service Providers (ISPs), which include AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Cablevision, and Time Warner Cable, have signed on to a voluntary... Read more...

Australian ISPs may be forced to disconnect cheats in new ruling

Steven Parker — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:14:47 +0000

Australians now face the possibility of having their ISP disconnect or suspend them from the internet if they pirate films or music online, reports The Age. And with The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) claiming... Read more...

Egyptian shutdown of ISPs cost $40 million

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:29:15 +0000

As the world erupted in protest over the Egyptian shutdown of Internet connectivity during the protests of the last week or so, many fail to realize how much this disruption of day-to-day economic activity is... Read more...