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FCC 5th principle must allow for reasonable discrimination

As most of us have heard by now, the FCC announced yesterday their intention to create a new “5th principle” of nondiscrimination on the Internet. While there are some serious questions as to whether...

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Animated presentation explaining the need for a prioritized Internet

Quality of Service (QoS) Network prioritization is a very complex technology that is often misunderstood and maligned. Because it is difficult to explain in words and pictures alone, I’ve created a 7...

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Comcast to warn botnet infected computers

Comcast has announced that they will begin to test a new monitoring system called Comcast Constant Guard that looks for botnets on their network.  Infected customers will get a “service notice” that...

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GAO says flu will bring down Internet

The GAO concluded that just 40% of the workforce staying home from illness would lead to severe Internet congestion, but what happens every day after school and after work when everyone is home?...

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Debunking the hype that the new BitTorrent protocol is “network friendly”

The story that the new BitTorrent client uTorrent 2.0 is “network friendly” is making the top headlines on the Web and mailing lists.  The only problem with this story it that it has no actual data to...

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The real purpose behind Net Neutrality is anything but honorable

Many of use suspected that there were ulterior motives behind Net Neutrality regulations, but we never thought it would be this blatantly underhanded.  I had a chance to speak with one of the biggest...

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Which business models will the FCC ban on the Internet?

The FCC’s Chief Technologist Jon Peha says that the FCC doesn’t know how the NPRM should be defined and they are seeking answers.  This may help explain why these business models are critical to...

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What’s so new about the Nexus One business model?

Update – Google ETF is actually $550 on top of the $180 you already paid!  So if you pull out early, you’ll have to pay $730 total! I know Justin was impressed with the business model Google’s new...

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How to waste perfectly good mobile radio spectrum

I was wrong about Claudville’s White Spaces implementation I erred on criticizing Spectrum Bridge and the city of Claudville for wasting White Space mobile spectrum on a backhaul network because it...

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Weekly wrap – April 24

Open Internet Coalition opposes Open Access Markham Erikson of the Open Internet Coalition says they want Title II “reclassification”, but he doesn’t want to go back to the days of Title II “Open...

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