Public Knowledge

Media Minutes: August 29, 2008

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Media Minutes (2008-08-29)

candace — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:46:49 -0700

Comcast Says No New Traffic Management Plan Yet

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:10:33 -0700

FCC's Comcast Order Praised

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:33:59 -0700

Comcast Decision Scratches a 20-Year Itch

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:38:22 -0700

ACLU Calls FCC Penalty Against Comcast a Step Forward Toward Net Freedom

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:15:46 -0700

Public Knowledge Response to House Republican Leader Letter to the FCC

Stevie Converse — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:38:58 -0700

Public Interest Groups Ask FCC to Deny HD DVR Waiver

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:45:58 -0700

Nation's Largest ISPs Crafting Fake National Broadband Policy

Stevie Converse — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:03:04 -0700

Public Knowledge and Media Access Project Ask Stronger Satellite Merger Terms

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:08:00 -0700

Court Says FCC Should Decide Net Neutrality Issues

Stevie Converse — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:04:15 -0700

A federal judge in California has suspended proceedings in a subscriber's lawsuit against Comcast while the Federal Communications Commission completes its investigation into whether the company violated net neutrality principles by slowing traffic to peer-to-peer sites.

CenturyTel Joins Charter in Data Pimping Freeze

Stevie Converse — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:47:38 -0700

Another American ISP has put the skids on its data pimping plans.

Last week, under pressure from Congressional big wigs, Charter Communications suspended plans to deploy a Phorm-like behavioral ad targeting service from NebuAd, and over the weekend, Louisiana-based CenturyTel did much the same.

NebuAd Rebuffed by Additional ISPs Due to Privacy Issues

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:25:00 -0700

One week after Charter Communications voiced concerns about controversial behavioral targeting company NebuAd, two other Internet service providers appear to be distancing themselves from the company.

Another ISP Delays Using Behavioral Targeting System

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:19:57 -0700

A week after Charter Communications backpedaled on plans to implement NebuAds' controversial behavioral tracking and ad serving platform, another of the vendor's ISP partners has put on the brakes.

Charter Puts Ad Program on Hold Following Criticism

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:07:30 -0700

Charter Communications Inc. will hold off on plans to track customers' Internet use for a targeted-advertisement campaign after Connecticut's top legal officer said the service may be illegal.

Charter Puts Ad Program on Hold Following Criticism

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:05:01 -0700

Charter Communications Inc. will hold off on plans to track customers' Internet use for a targeted-advertisement campaign after Connecticut's top legal officer said the service may be illegal.

ISP Backs Off of Behavioral Ad Plan

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:01:38 -0700

Charter Communications, one of the largest providers of cable-based broadband service in the U.S., has backed off of a plan to insert advertisements onto Web pages based on its users' Web-surfing habits after privacy advocates called the program an "attack on users."

Internet Provider Halts Plan to Track, Sell Users' Surfing Data

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:58:02 -0700

Charter Communications, the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, announced yesterday that it has backed off a plan to monitor customers' Internet transmissions.

The company had been planning to harvest the stream of data from each Internet customer for clues to their interests and then make money from advertisers who would use the information to target online pitches.

InternetforEveryone.org: Broadband Access Must Be a National Priority

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:53:42 -0700

Today, an impressive line-up of Internet visionaries, business leaders, legal scholars and public interest advocates launched InternetforEveryone.org, an initiative aimed at connecting all Americans to affordable, high-speed Internet.

Charter Communications Delays Use of NebuAd Snooping Tool

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:07:32 -0700

Internet service provider Charter Communications said today it would delay indefinitely the use of a controversial tool for tracking where its customers go on the Web.