Articles for Internet Service Providers

Millions of Californians weigh options after losing an affordable internet subsidy
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Millions of Californians weigh options after losing an affordable internet subsidy

Raw Story  

This story was originally published by CalMatters, nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics. “Being a single father, $30 goes a long way.” Camacho is one of roughly three million Californians deciding whether to keep home internet access or give it up and deepen the digital divide. The Federal Communications Commission, which stopped accepting affordable internet applications in …

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US FCC Advances Plan To Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules — Here's All You Need To Know
1 year, 2 months ago

US FCC Advances Plan To Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules — Here's All You Need To Know

ABP News  

The US Federal Communications Commission took a significant step forward on Thursday by voting to advance a proposal aimed at reinstating the landmark net neutrality rules and reasserting regulatory oversight over broadband internet services, as per a report from Reuters. According to the report, the Federal Communications Commission's action sets the stage for the reintroduction of net neutrality regulations, which …

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Delhi High Court Restrains Rogue Websites, Internet Service Providers From Streaming Clips Of ‘Jawan’ Movie Without Proper License
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Restrains Rogue Websites, Internet Service Providers From Streaming Clips Of ‘Jawan’ Movie Without Proper License

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has restrained various rogue websites and internet service providers from copying, streaming or displaying any stills or clips related to the upcoming movie Jawan without proper license. The film starring bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is set to be released on June 02.Justice C Hari Shankar passed the interim order in favour of Red Chillies Entertainments …

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A shadow library ban pits publishers against free information activists
2 years, 3 months ago

A shadow library ban pits publishers against free information activists

The Hindu  

In early August, Indian users who accessed a website that once let them download books and scholarly journals for free found themselves locked out of the site. The block follows Delhi Tis Hazari Court’s order to India’s Ministry of Communications and IT to direct Internet Service Providers to block Z-Library’s website “within a period of one week from today ”. …

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Column: Internet providers put hypocrisy on full display in challenging net neutrality
3 years, 10 months ago

Column: Internet providers put hypocrisy on full display in challenging net neutrality

LA Times  

Net neutrality is the idea that all internet content should be treated the same by internet service providers. “They’ve been making these same arguments for years,” said Christopher Jon Sprigman, a law professor at New York University who has been at the forefront of net neutrality discussions for years. They just don’t want anyone telling them how to run their …

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Myanmar draft cybersecurity law adds to protests over coup
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar draft cybersecurity law adds to protests over coup

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A draft cybersecurity law due to be implemented in Myanmar has raised protests that it will be used to quash dissent rather than protect privacy. The draft law shows the military’s intent to “permanently undermine internet freedom in the country,” said Matthew Bugher, head of the Asia program for the group Article 19, which issued a statement condemning …

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Government of Uganda bans Twitter and Facebook ahead of elections
3 years, 11 months ago

Government of Uganda bans Twitter and Facebook ahead of elections

Op India  

Twitter, which has been facing a massive backlash across the world for stifling the freedom of speech by banning the sitting President of the United States Donald Trump over ideological issues, on Tuesday ironically posted a tweet condemning the Ugandan authorities blocking social media apps in the run-up to an election in the African country. Twitter outrages over ban, claims …

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SC Stays TDSAT Order Which Set Aside DoT Demand For License Fee From Internet Service Providers
3 years, 11 months ago

SC Stays TDSAT Order Which Set Aside DoT Demand For License Fee From Internet Service Providers

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the order of the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal which directed the Union of India to refund the amounts collected from Internet Service Providers as license fee. The bench headed by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud was hearing the Centre's statutory appeal under section 18 of the TRAI Act, 1997 against the 18.10.2019 decision of …

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Airtel and Jio likely using middleboxes to block websites in India, finds report
4 years, 2 months ago

Airtel and Jio likely using middleboxes to block websites in India, finds report

India Today  

Internet users know well that thousands of websites in India, many of them file-sharing or porn sites, are banned in India. Now a report sheds some light on the methods used by Jio and Airtel, which are prominent internet service providers in the country, to block these websites. A report notes that Airtel -- and likely Jio but not confirmed …

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