AltWeeklies Wire
Amherst liberates as Comcast conquersnew
I pulled out my iPod Touch to see if there were any available WiFi links from the restaurant or neighboring businesses, only to find—lo and behold—that the town of Amherst was offering me up a connection for nothing. Being a member of the public with a device capable of getting my Internet connection wirelessly was enough.
Valley Advocate |
Mark Roessler |
12-22-2009 |
Tech
Inside the Murky Legal World of Cyber-Snoopingnew
Law enforcement agencies have a number of legal tools at their disposal, recently broadened with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amendment bill that lets telecoms off the hook. They have made so many requests of Comcast, in fact, that last year the company decided to distribute a document called Comcast Cable Law Enforcement Handbook, which details how the fuzz can get your stuff.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry |
06-25-2008 |
Tech
Net Neutrality: World War Webnew
The era of an open, egalitarian and transparent internet could soon come to a screeching halt in America -- unless we fight back.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Comcast Can't Buy Lovenew
The FCC is holding a second public hearing on network neutrality at Stanford as it investigates Comcast's custom of choking or blocking certain content over its network. Comcast says it's all in the name of smart business, but opponents say the company's trying to cripple competitors.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-01-2008 |
Tech
Comcast: The Internet Jammernew
The cable giant and BitTorrent are at the forefront of the war over equal access to the internet.
Tennessee's Cable Warsnew
While King Kong and Godzilla fight, public access stations try not to get flattened.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
05-25-2007 |
Media
The People v. Televisionnew
In addition to bad customer service and high rates, Comcast is using cable to strangle democracy. Are they the Wal-Mart of telecom?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
03-30-2005 |
Media
