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  • UK to push for law to retain all communications data 10/11/2009 07:51:00

    ISPs would be required to retains data for online services they don't directly provide
    The U.K. government said Monday it plans to push for a law requiring service providers such as ISPs to retain data about instant messages, e-mail and other electronic communications.
  • Norwegian ISP doesn't have to block Pirate Bay, says court 09/11/2009 09:12:00

    The entertainment industry has been trying to get Telenor to block The Pirate Bay since February
    Norwegian ISP Telenor doesn't have to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, according to a ruling from the district court for Asker and Bærum on Friday.
  • Internode launches new ‘Easy Naked’ plan 06/11/2009 17:39:00

    Aussie ISP Internode's new 50GB broadband data plan
    Australian Internet Provider Internode has launched a new Naked ADSL plan that provides 50GB of data and $10 of VoIP calls for $69.95 a month.
  • ISP appeals verdict that temporarily closed Pirate Bay 15/09/2009 06:19:00

    The district court made a very controversial decision, CEO says
    Swedish ISP Black Internet has decided to appeal in the Stockholm district court the verdict that led to it closing file-sharing site The Pirate Bay's data connection.
  • Telstra Internet outage points to DNS failure 04/09/2009 05:38:00

    Mobile and land line data services hit
    This week's fault that knocked out Internet access for thousands of Telstra BigPond customers was most likely related to the ISPs domain name system (DNS), according to people affected by the outage.
  • Why wait? Internode offers customer Web access to call centre queue stats 18/08/2009 16:10:00

    Internode discloses call wait times for all departments
    Internode has launched a Web-based service that provides its customers with real-time access to telephone call wait times for all its service departments. The service is designed to make it easier for Internode’s customers to reduce their potential waiting times by calling the ISP during low-demand periods.
  • Adam Internet to deploy WiMAX to Adelaide blackspots 17/08/2009 16:58:00

    South Australian and Federal governments team up with local ISP Adam Internet to roll out new WiMAX service
    The South Australian and Federal governments have teamed up with ISP Adam Internet to roll out the infrastructure needed to provide swift Internet access to residents living in broadband blackspots in the Adelaide metropolitan area.
  • Things we hate about ISPs, cable and phone companies 13/05/2009 07:40:00

    Service providers and their people could do a lot more to satisfy their subscribers
    Her voice is urbane, saccharine-sweet, maternal. She is grateful that I telephoned; my call is important to her. I hate the sound of her voice.
  • More doubts surface over enforceability of ACMA's blacklist 24/03/2009 14:41:00

    If one provider doesn't filter then the whole scheme would fail.
    With the leaking of the supposed Australian Communication & Media Authority's (ACMA) URL “blacklist”, further doubts have been raised over whether such a list, and even Web Filtering itself, can successfully achieve the federal government's goal of protecting Australians from undesirable content like child pornography.
  • Court halts Internet lending practices 24/02/2009 07:59:00

    A U.S. District Court orders seven Internet lending operations to cease some of their practices.
    A U.S. District Court has ordered seven Internet-based lending operations to halt some of their practices after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the state of Nevada complained that the companies failed to disclose key loan terms and used abusive collection tactics.
  • What's an ISP? (That's not a trick question) 26/11/2008 09:34:00

    In essence, Amazon is now an ISP.
    As President-elect Barack Obama begins fleshing out his agenda, one promising sign is that he considers Internet infrastructure to be key, judging from both his stated goals and the caliber of people he's asking to advise him on policy.
  • Sprint-Cogent dispute puts small rip in fabric of Internet 03/11/2008 11:56:00

    A row between Cogent and Sprint-Nextel has turned nasty, as Sprint-Nextel decided to sever the Internet connection between the two.
    Sprint-Nextel has decided to sever its Internet connection with Cogent, another US-based Internet service provider, according to a statement from Cogent.
  • Usenet: Not dead yet 08/10/2008 16:07:00

    Major ISPs are cutting off access to Usenet communities. But that doesn't mean we're witnessing its final years
    Over the last few years, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and other organizations looking to eliminate the illegal swapping of digital media files have attacked the problem through the courts, publicity campaigns, and other means. But while they've managed to close down some peer-to-peer operations, and have successfully (and not so successfully) sued individuals who were uploading movies and music to the Web, there is one part of the Internet that has, until now, been operating under their radar: Usenet.
  • Large ISPs endorse customer opt-in for Web tracking 26/09/2008 08:05:00

    Three large ISPs call for privacy policies that would require providers to get customer permission before tracking online activities.
    Three of the four largest ISPs (Internet service providers) in the US said Thursday that they will adopt policies that require them to get meaningful permission from customers before tracking online activities.
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