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Mark Cuban on net neutrality: FCC can’t protect competition
As someone who takes her cues on net neutrality from Gigaom’s resident expert Stacey Higginbotham or, failing that, John Oliver, this is hard to admit: Mark…
Read MoreRivals launch “Don’t Comcast the Internet” to oppose TWC merger
In the current debate over how the U.S. should oversee the internet, the worst case scenario for many is the web reinvented as cable TV:…
Read MoreDoes the FCC want to oversee peering deals like Netflix vs. Comcast?
The FCC will soon pass new rules for how ISP’s must handle broadband traffic and, while it’s expected to impose a policy of net neutrality when…
Read MoreComcast’s next-generation Xi4 set-top box passes the FCC
It looks like Comcast is getting ready to ship its next-generation set-top box to consumers: A filing for the company’s Xi4 set-top box…
Read MoreComcast-TWC merger delayed, FCC says 7,000 docs wrongly held back
Comcast’s plans to swallow its largest rival Time Warner Cable has suffered another setback as the FCC announced Monday it would once again halt…
Read MoreComcast customers can finally watch HBO Go on their Rokus
Hell has frozen over for Comcast customers: Subscribers to the company’s Xfinity cable TV service can now watch their favorite HBO shows…
Read MoreFCC restarts clock on Comcast merger as critics renew attack
There is little that's subtle about America's giant telecom beast, Comcast, and the same can be said about its critics.…
Read MoreComcast won’t join the internet TV crowd, but still looks to test video service
Don't expect Comcast to target customers of Cox or Cablevision with a internet-based TV service like the ones Sony and Dish are getting ready to launch.…
Read MoreComcast has integrated its X1 platform with IFTTT
Users of Comcast’s Xfinity X1 set-top box can now make use of IFTTT to receive messages on their TV or even change…
Read MoreComcast agrees with Obama on net neutrality, except for the legal bit
You have to admire the chutzpah: a day after President Obama jolted the telecom industry with a bold announcement on net neutrality, Comcast declared that it agrees with him.…
Read MoreThe biggest danger to net neutrality is now political, not legal
After President Obama came out with a surprise call for net neutrality, Verizon struck back with a new lawsuit threat. But the case for net neutrality is on solid legal ground -- it's the political case that's now shaky. Here's why.…
Read MoreDid the dam just open for internet TV? What the FCC news means for the cable industry and you
Consumers have been waiting forever for real TV options over the internet -- now they may finally get them. Here's what the FCC's big announcement could mean for you.…
Read MoreAntitrust experts slam Comcast merger plan, warn of threats to Netflix and Amazon Prime
More than 30 law and economics experts warned the FCC that a proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable would violate anti-monopoly laws, and will lead to harm for consumers.…
Read MoreComcast “extortion” shows the need to treat broadband as a utility, Reddit’s Ohanian said
Alexis Ohanian offered colorful opinions on net neutrality on Thursday morning at an event in New York.…
Read MoreGoogle is sitting out the net neutrality fight. Here are 4 possible reasons
The FCC is moving closer to announcing new net neutrality rules and yet Google -- the most influential company on the subject -- still won't step into the debate. Here's four popular theories why it won't.…
Read MoreNet neutrality champion Tim Wu earns New York Times endorsement in push for elected office
Open internet advocate Tim Wu's campaign to be lieutenant governor of New York gained more momentum on Thursday. A Wu wins could lead to increased attention to broadband issues.…
Read MoreNetflix is now paying Time Warner Cable for direct access and faster streams
Netflix, the online streaming giant, has signed a paid peering deal with Time Warner Cable, meaning that it now has deals with the four biggest U.S. ISPs.…
Read MoreBroadband is now a bigger business than TV for big cable providers
Broadband is a big business, and for the first time ever, the number of broadband subscribers has surpassed the number of pay TV subs at major cable providers.…
Read MoreThere are many paths to a smart home. And that’s the problem.
People always ask me where they can buy a smart home. The answer shows how far the industry needs to come if it wants to serve mainstream consumers.…
Read MoreHolding onto the triple play: How costs, caps and contracts will keep ISPs flush
Many ISPs will see an erosion of their pay TV subscribers as broadband provide more entertainment options. ISPs know this, and here's how they plan to stay in business while the market shifts.…
Read MoreComcast is bringing experimental labs features to its X1 set-top box
Gmail has had a labs section to test new features for years. Now your cable box is getting one as well.…
Read MoreNetflix to FCC: reclassify Comcast and Verizon so they can’t choke the internet
Netflix submitted an unusually blunt filing to the FCC that blasts Verizon and Comcast, and says the agency should use its "Title II" power to enforce net neutrality.…
Read MoreTech giants and startups split on tactics in battle for net neutrality
The close of an FCC comment period revealed an important difference in how big and small tech companies are approaching the net neutrality debate.…
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