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Seal of the United States Federal Communications Commission. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Speed Matters - Internet Speed Test | Test Your Internet Connection :  Former FCC commissioners said in a court brief that Verizon 's net neutrality position would cause communications to be "unsettled and dramatically narrowed. Related articles FCC wants gigabit Ethernet in all 50 states by 2015 South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong topped list of highest internet speeds Top5 How to Test Internet Speed - Check Internet Speed Gigabits to kilobits Net neutrality bill looms if court voids FCC order Answer Line: An obscenely slow Internet connection when you're paying for a fast one How to Give the U.S. Ultrafast Internet - Bloomberg How CNET tests networking devices

This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Farsi Wikipedia for the 13th week, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Bruce Kushnick: Cable's Social Contract on America and Other Cable Scandals: But Who's Counting? :  " You have more choices for candy bars or diet beers than there are for Internet and broadband services." ...ero. Related articles Bruce Kushnick: Internet Freedom? You Are in an Internet Prison and You Don't Even Know It Bruce Kushnick: Cable's Social Contract on America and Other Cable Scandals: But Who's Counting? Bruce Kushnick: $360 Billion in Customer Overcharging From Broadband -- and Counting Bruce Kushnick: Internet Freedom? You Are in an Internet Prison and You Don't Even Know It AT&T is glad to expand service, but wants pesky FCC regulations dropped UPC Holding Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

An unskippable anti-piracy film included on movie DVDs equates copyright infringement with theft. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) American ISPs to launch massive copyright spying scheme on July 12 | The Raw Story :  Specifically, they’re coming for you on Thursday, July 12. That’s the date when the nation’s largest ISPs will all voluntarily implement a new anti-piracy plan that will engage network operators in the largest digital spying scheme in history, and see some users’ bandwidth completely cut off until they sign an agreement saying they will not download copyrighted materials. .. .ero . Related articles American ISPs to launch massive copyright spying scheme on July 12 Internet service providers to launch biggest digital spying operation in history on July 12 Your Internet Service Provider is About to Spy on You All Over the World RIAA & MPAA: Plan B ISPs Are Going to Become Copyright Police this Summer Major ISPs to turn into copyright police by July...

Image via Wikipedia World Wide Web - Net-Neutrality Reaction Is Far from Neutral : "It seems few are happy with the Federal Communications Commission vote approving Net neutrality. Free Press said the Net-neutrality vote allows 'discrimination online,' while Republicans were simply opposed. The FCC's vote could make Comcast 's extra fee for competitors illegal. But 'reasonable network management ' could offer a loophole." .. .ero . Related articles What you need to know about the FCC's net neutrality ruling (dvice.com) FCC Net Neutrality Vote Sets Up Legal Challenges (informationweek.com) Wingnut Blogs Go Cuckoo Over Net Neutrality (littlegreenfootballs.com) Talking Net Neutrality on Fox 25 (cc-chapman.com)

Image via Wikipedia Al Franken: The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time : "No chairman should be soliciting sign-off from the corporations that his agency is supposed to regulate -- and no true advocate of a free and open Internet should be seeking the permission of large media conglomerates before issuing new rules." .. .ero . Related articles Al Franken: The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time (huffingtonpost.com) Free the Internet! Time for the Net Neutrality Vote (marketingpilgrim.com) FCC to vote Tuesday on 'net neutrality' rules (cnn.com) Why we fight for net neutrality (liberatemedia.com) Al Franken Makes a Case For Net Neutrality (yro.slashdot.org)