IP Democracy (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Following a week of public and private drama, the FCC this morning ruled (PDF) that Comcast's filtering of P2P applications violated its four principles (PDF) aimed at ensuring an open and neutral Internet. Democratic Commissioner Michael Copps, the current odds-on...
Save the Internet Blog (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
It’s unusual for federal bureaucrats to achieve rock star status, but two commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission have amassed an enthusiastic fan base among the emerging “Open Internet” movement. For several years, Democratic Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps have stood up, spoke out and worked all the angles at the cavernous FCC in defense [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
It's unusual for federal bureaucrats to achieve rock star status, but two commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission have amassed an enthusiastic fan base among the emerging "Open Internet" movement. For several years, Democratic Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps have stood up, spoke out and worked all the angles at the cavernous FCC in defense of an Internet...
Orbitcast (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
According to the Wall Street Journal, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps has voted against the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. The Democratic commissioner voted against the deal Monday night, an FCC official told the Journal. While Copps's decision isn't a surprise, the decision now increases pressure on FCC commissioner Deborah Taylor...
Mobility Today (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
The FCC did not take on that role itself because it did not have experience with originating emergency alerts; had received federal funds for operating an emergency alert system (as FEMA has); and did not have statutory authority to borrow money against the DTV Transition Fund to implement the WARN Act, as the Departments of Homeland Security and Commerce have, Democratic Commissioner Michael...
Save the Internet Blog (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Today the FCC delivered a technical knock-out to Comcast. In a landmark decision, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein approved an “enforcement order” that would require Comcast to stop interfering with the use of popular peer-to-peer applications by people on its network. The FCC Hammers Comcast Today’s FCC move is precedent-setting. It [...]...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Last Friday the Federal Communications Commission bared its teeth. In a 3-2 decision led by Chairman Kevin Martin , and joined by his Democrats colleagues across the aisle, Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps , the agency ruled against Comcast , finding that the nation's largest cable company had practiced discriminatory network practices – throttling file-sharing traffic...
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to punish Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, for blocking users' access to the open Internet. In a landmark decision, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein approved an "enforcement order" that would require Comcast to stop blocking and publicly disclose its methods for interfering with...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... proposed the enforcement action and was joined by Democratic commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps in voting for approval. He was opposed by members of his own party, commissioners Robert McDowell and Deborah Taylor Tate, who both issued lengthy dissents.The commission's authority to act stems from a policy statement adopted in September 2005 that outlined a set of principles...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... proposed the enforcement action and was joined by Democratic commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps in voting for approval. He was opposed by members of his own party, commissioners Robert McDowell and Deborah Taylor Tate, who both issued lengthy dissents.The commission's authority to act stems from a policy statement adopted in September 2005 that outlined a set of principles...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... The company has 30 days to comply. No fine was levied. Martin was supported by commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein. Republicans Deborah Taylor Tate and Robert McDowell voted against it. "Today's action by the FCC may actually result in slower online speeds for 95 percent of America's Internet consumers," McDowell said. "Although I have a tremendous amount of respect...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... proposed the enforcement action and was joined by Democratic commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps in voting for approval. He was opposed by members of his own party, commissioners Robert McDowell and Deborah Taylor Tate, who both issued lengthy dissents.The commission's authority to act stems from a policy statement adopted in September 2005 that outlined a set of principles...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Republican FCC Chairman Kevin Martin proposed the enforcement action and was joined by Democratic commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps in voting for approval. He was opposed by members of his own party, commissioners Robert McDowell and Deborah Taylor Tate, who both issued lengthy dissents.
NewTeeVee (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
... all kinds of network interference. The two democratic FCC commissioners — Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps — made it clear today that they would also like to see new rules against discriminative behavior. Copps said a specific non-discrimination statement would ensure that “…the commission does not have a one-night affair with Net Neutrality.” Adelstein added that he would...
Save the Internet Blog (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
... rest of us popping champagne. In a landmark decision, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein approved a bipartisan “enforcement order” that would require Comcast to stop blocking and publicly disclose its methods for manipulating Internet traffic. Tests by the Associated Press and others showed that Comcast blocked users’ legal peer-to-peer...
