Neowin News Feed for: Isps

VideoLAN claims that its VLC media player is being blocked in India

Usama Jawad — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:50:02 +0000

VideoLAN's president and lead developer has claimed that Indian internet service providers are restricting customers from downloading VLC media player from the official website for unknown reasons. Read more...

California net neutrality laws survive legal attack from ISPs, perhaps setting national precedent

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:32:01 +0000

California's net neutrality laws are here to stay ruled an Appeal's court, delivering a severe blow to leading telcos and Internet Service Providers that had been strongly opposing them. Read more...

Turkey lifts ban on Wikipedia for the first time since 2017

Paul Hill — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:16:01 +0000

Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled the country's ban on Wikipedia is a violation of free expression. ISPs that serve the country have now started to lift the ban on the website. Read more...

UK ISPs stop issuing educational copyright infringement notices

Paul Hill — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 22:28:02 +0000

UK ISPs have ceased sending educational copyright infringement notices. The campaign started just over two years ago but now the focus will shift to advertising and social media campaigns. Read more...

AT&T kicks dirt on net neutrality as it pushes "sponsored data"

John Keefer — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:54:01 +0000

Net neutrality isn't officially dead yet, and AT&T is already starting to flaunt a sponsored content service that will get around data caps for users. But it still promises things won't change. Read more...

Burger King joins net neutrality fight with a Whopper of an ad

John Keefer — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 23:14:01 +0000

While those in the tech and science sectors understand the threat of the recent net neutrality repeal, a non-tech company has joined in to bring the reality of what it means to the average American. Read more...

Senate resolution that could overturn FCC's net neutrality repeal to get a vote

John Keefer — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 21:18:01 +0000

The FCC's repeal of net neutrality is still more than 60 days away, which has given Senators seeking to overturn the ruling time to gather enough co-sponsors on a bill to force a full Senate vote. Read more...

Three weeks later, FCC finally issues net neutrality repeal order

John Keefer — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:46:21 +0000

After the controversy surrounding the repeal of net neutrality, the FCC has issued its final order "Restoring Internet Freedom." Along with the order come the official opinions of the commissioners. Read more...

FCC's Net Neutrality repeal is still not in its final form

John Keefer — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 22:34:01 +0000

Weeks after the controversial ruling that repealed the Title II classification of ISPs as utilities, the final version of the order still has not been submitted and is likely still undergoing changes. Read more...

If you missed the FCC net neutrality vote, you can see it here

John Keefer — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 02:16:01 +0000

If you had to work or were busy this morning, you missed a pretty interesting debate on the pros and cons of net neutrality, which ended in a 3-2 vote repealing the Title II provision. Watch it now. Read more...

Net Neutrality is dead, but politicians have begun resuscitation efforts

John Keefer — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 01:24:01 +0000

Today's repeal of net neutrality by the FCC was not a real shocker. Neither is the response, which has consumer groups and politicians rushing to the aid of the beleaguered Title II provision. Read more...

Despite security threat, FCC ends net neutrality in 3-2 vote [Update]

John Keefer — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 18:00:50 +0000

Net neutrality is dead. The FCC has approved Chairman Ajit Pai's plan to remove the classification of ISPs as utilities and return them to their former designation as information providers. Read more...

The FCC Net Neutrality meeting starts soon and it will be livestreamed

John Keefer — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:23:24 +0000

The FCC is meeting to discuss the Chairman Ajit Pai's recommended plan to repeal net neutrality and again classify ISPs as information companies instead of utilities. The event starts at 10:30 ET. Read more...

PSA: The Net Neutrality vote is this week; Are you prepared?

John Keefer — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 18:42:01 +0000

The FCC is seeking to revoke the Title II designation of ISPs as utilities. The change could have a severe impact on how ISPs charge for access to the Internet. Stay informed and take a stand. Read more...

Editorial: ISPs can't be trusted to uphold net neutrality

John Keefer — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 18:41:08 +0000

While opponents of net neutrality are in favor of less government regulation of business, these same businesses - aka ISPs - have not demonstrated the necessary restraint to regulate themselves. Read more...

FCC will propose strong net neutrality rules; ISPs reclassified under Title II

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:13:08 +0000

In a stunning reversal from last year's position, the FCC is looking to propose very strong net neutrality rules for the people's benefit. The FCC wants to reclassify ISPs as Title II carriers. Read more...

ISPs and movie studios have until April to agree on a new piracy code for Australia, or else

Jerry Grey — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 20:06:01 +0000

The Australia Government has given ISPs and US movie studios until April 2015 to agree on a new industry code which would address online piracy, or the Government will intervene with its own code. Read more...

Traffic to The Pirate Bay has doubled since ISPs started blocking it

Andy Weir — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:30:47 +0000

Leading file sharing site The Pirate Bay says that traffic to its site has doubled since internet service providers began blocking access to it, with a third of its traffic still coming from the US. Read more...

Level 3 claims unnamed ISPs are "deliberately" slowing down Internet speeds

John Callaham — Wed, 07 May 2014 16:22:00 +0000

A vice-president at Internet backbone provider Level 3 claims six unnamed ISPs are "deliberately" refusing to upgrade their networks and in so doing have caused net speeds to decrease. Read more...

White House: Without Net Neutrality "the Internet could turn into a high-priced private toll road"

Steven Johns — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 03:55:41 +0000

The White House gives a very encouraging response to a petition regarding Net Neutrality, emphasizing the importance of a free and neutral Internet. Read more...

Appeals court strikes down part of FCC's net neutrality rules on ISPs

John Callaham — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:10:32 +0000

An appeals court in Washington struck down part of the FCC's net neutrality rules on internet service providers, which could now allow them to prioritize or even block traffic to websites. Read more...

UK ISPs continue to resist calls to block online porn

Andy Weir — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:43:13 +0000

Months after plans emerged to force internet service providers to block 'inappropriate' content and force users to opt in to viewing that content if desired, ISPs continue to resist the proposals. Read more...

UK ISP forced to identify users suspected of downloading porn [Update]

Andy Weir — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:12:42 +0000

The UK High Court has ordered an ISP to provide personal details for over 9,000 customers to a porn production company, which claims those users' IP addresses unlawfully downloaded its content. Read more...

Netflix CEO: Broadband caps are a money grab by ISPs

John Callaham — Sat, 14 May 2011 17:20:27 +0000

Even as more and more Internet access providers put in data caps for their customers' broadband service, the head of the movie and TV show streaming service Netflix is trying to tell US lawmakers and... Read more...

All major Canadian ISPs throttling P2P

Brad Sams — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:20:07 +0000

It seems as if throttling P2P is now the thing to do if you're a major ISP. We first broke wind that Comcast was doing it and that the Australia was putting the lock... Read more...

UK government forces ISPs to keep email records

James Hall — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:23:07 +0000

With what is being considered yet another attack on the right to privacy, all ISPs in the UK will be obliged to store information about emails, including spam, that people in the country receive and... Read more...

BBC and ISPs clash over iPlayer

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:36:31 +0000

A row about who should pay for extra network costs incurred by the iPlayer has broken out between internet service providers (ISPs) and the BBC. ISPs say the on-demand TV service is putting strain on... Read more...

AT&T and Other ISPs May Be Getting Ready to Filter

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:51:09 +0000

For the last 15 years, Internet service providers have acted - to use an old cliche - as wide-open information super-highways, letting data flow uninterrupted and unimpeded between users and the Internet. But I.S.P.’s may... Read more...

ISPs Suspected of Massive Identity Theft in Korea

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:32:35 +0000

Police are investigating South Korea's two biggest internet service providers, KT and Hanaro Telecom Inc., on suspicion that they broke identity theft laws on more than seven million occasions. The two companies are suspected of... Read more...

Will ISPs begin to filter their networks for illicit music?

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:01:47 +0000

They might after a ruling in Belgium, where the local ISP, Scarlet (which was once part of Tiscali) has been given six months to begin filtering out infringing peer-to-peer content on its network. The court... Read more...

ISPs don't work for the RIAA

Steven Parker — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:02:25 +0000

The EFF chimes in on the leaked RIAA letter that earlier this week exposed the industry's new effort to avoid the legal process in their campaign against p2p file traders. "EFF and others have... Read more...

Leaked Letter shows RIAA pressuring ISPs

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:52:46 +0000

The RIAA is asking for additional cooperation from ISPs in getting customers targeted by the RIAA's file-sharing sting to cooperate, according to a letter recently leaked to P2P attorney Ray Beckerman. In it, the RIAA... Read more...

British Music Industry Threatens ISPs Over Piracy

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:23:04 +0000

The music industry opened up a new front in the war on online music piracy yesterday, threatening to sue internet service providers that allow customers to illegally share copyrighted tracks over their networks. The International... Read more...

FBI director wants ISPs to track users

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:07:17 +0000

FBI Director Robert Mueller on Tuesday called on Internet service providers to record their customers' online activities, a move that anticipates a fierce debate over privacy and law enforcement in Washington next year. "Terrorists coordinate... Read more...

British ISPs Must Identify File Sharers

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:29:11 +0000

British record companies applauded Friday's ruling in court that gave them the right to obtain the identities of people who use file sharing programs from Internet service providers. The labels were looking for the identities... Read more...

Leading ISPs Sue More Spammers

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 07:33:12 +0000

AOL, EarthLink, Microsoft and Yahoo file seven spam lawsuits, the companies' second round this year using the federal CAN-SPAM law. A coalition of the country's leading ISPs on Thursday announced another round... Read more...

Largest ISPs Attack 'Zombies'

Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:07:42 +0000

The country's largest e-mail account providers called yesterday for a worldwide industry assault on "zombies," personal computers that have been unwittingly commandeered by spammers and used to send out unwanted e-mail and malicious programs. ... Read more...

ISPs to Boost Dodgy Downloading?

Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:44:12 +0000

Peer-to-peer traffic is one of the biggest headaches for internet service providers, but now a Swedish company says it has developed technology that can help handle the load. Last week, Stockholm-based Joltid... Read more...

RIAA subpoenas ISPs

Darren Bolton — Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:20:06 +0000

US recording industry carries out threat of forcing ISPs to hand over P2P users The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has begun to tighten the screws on hundreds of... Read more...

April 1 ADSL outage hits ISPs and users

Wed, 02 Apr 2003 15:14:27 +0000

Great April Fools joke, from a company that is a joke! Part of BT's ADSL network was knocked out last night causing disruption to thousands of Net users in the UK. According to... Read more...