Comcast and Cox Caught Blocking BitTorrent All Day, All Night Resent-Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 13:56:05 -0500 (CDT) Media Reform Daily News of the movement for May 15, 2008 --SAVE THE INTERNET-- COMCAST AND COX CAUGHT BLOCKING BITTORRENT ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT A new study showing that both Comcast and Cox are blocking Web traffic throughout all hours of the day proves that consumers, Congress and the FCC must urgently pursue the complaints against network providers. Free Press http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=6Z8Cbv36rbayqoJUhtCO3A.. STUDY SAYS COX, COMCAST INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS BLOCKED Cox Communications appears to be interfering with file-sharing by its Internet subscribers in the same manner that has landed Comcast in hot water with regulators, according to research obtained by the Associated Press. Peter Svensson, Associated Press http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=2RimzbZ40Bs_bKHFlFQKwA.. COX ACCUSED OF BLOCKING P2P, TOO Cox Communications appears to be impeding peer-to-peer file-sharing traffic in the same way Comcast has, according to a study released Thursday by a German research group. Todd Spangler, Multichannel News http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=hbLLKADWP6MEDjXBWwAIVQ.. COMCAST GETS INVESTIGATED WHILE COX GETS FREE PASS Reports about Cox engaging in the same kind of packet forgery as Comcast surfaced last November. But Cox managed to fly under the FCC radar while Comcast's practices were held to the fire. Broadband Reports http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=p6HxWVuC38YT2Z3iOQ0vcg.. MCCORMICK SAYS NO TO NETWORK NEUTRALITY Speaking to Washington, D.C.-based First Amendment think tank the Media Institute, Walter McCormick, president of U.S. Telecom, essentially made an argument against Net Neutrality regulation but without invoking the phrase. John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=fRP3G-OZxDNUk2MbkdL2lg.. ACT NOW! Support the Internet Freedom Preservation Act http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=cvCp8WRKk2ZbN5-rBZeoEQ.. --STOP BIG MEDIA-- KOHL, FEINGOLD MUST OPPOSE MEDIA CONSOLIDATION On issues of media consolidation and monopoly, Wisconsin Sens. Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold have "gotten it" for a long time. They should cast enthusiastic votes in favor of reversing the FCC's decision to relax media ownership rules. Capital Times http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=7JwHPipke02Ngcu8dYY0eQ.. CBS TO BUY CNET FOR $1.8 BILLION CBS agreed to acquire CNET for about $1.8 billion, just as the technology-focused online news provider's battle with dissident shareholders was heating up. Mike Barris, Wall Street Journal http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=USt09AcYFt3LSQ8hzo84LQ.. ACT NOW! Tell Congress to Stop the FCC http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=JgKEGlh0ulkC18BtBfRMvQ.. --SAVE OUR SPECTRUM-- EMERGENCY NETWORK PLAN REVIVED The FCC agreed unanimously to try again to create a nationwide emergency communications network after an earlier plan failed to attract sufficient support from private investors. John Dunbar, Associated Press http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=CHVOq-Qh3xPoUeKulbooHA.. FCC SEEKS COMMENT ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH THE REAUCTION OF THE 700 MHZ D BLOCK The FCC is seeking public comment on how the Commission should proceed with the reauction and licensing of the 700 MHz D Block spectrum. Federal Communications Commission http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=tEA6_suOkK8jDqCaT0IY-w.. D BLOCK RIDES AGAIN! AND THE NPRM IS ALREADY RELEASED! With the announcement of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the reauction of the D block, it looks like the FCC is willing to look once again at mandatory wholesale as a possible model. Harold Feld, Wet Machine http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=GjYds2oQi6120qqLKv1dDA.. HARMAN BILL WOULD FUND PUBLIC-SAFETY NETWORK Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) introduced a bill that would fund administrative costs of a national interoperable public-safety network for first responders. John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=uP8yvdAEowsf46pa5vEH7A.. --FEATURE-- NCMR 2008 Join us in Minneapolis June 6-8 for the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform. Check out the program details and make your plans to be there and help create a more diverse and democratic media system. http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=HPq1SrXuktU7VvkgEvorAg.. http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=n7haLzzXJywBh8RSrO2c8Q.. http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=5mgwNk3tACFw_ChyiBvXKg.. FP ACTION NETWORK http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=AhXxpG7L9Vf-j4COVpUWQQ.. --IN OTHER NEWS-- NEW STUDY CALLS PENTAGON'S 'EMBEDDED' MEDIA PROGRAM AN IRAQ 'VICTORY' FOR BUSH A sociological study the substantive content of media coverage during the first six weeks of the Iraq war found that journalists embedded with American troops emphasized military successes more often than they covered consequences for Iraqi citizens. Greg Mitchell, Huffington Post http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=5BYiD-YieFQJ-0rX6JxQew.. NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ASK FCC TO LOOK INTO UPGRADE ISSUE OF DIGITAL TVS Six leading consumer, civil rights, and disability rights organizations urged the FCC to investigate whether the lack of an automatic upgrade capability in digital televisions is hurting consumers, particularly those with disabilities. Telecommunications Research and Action Center http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=GHx8KV7lKzlj8X6yRKTWjQ.. MORE DISTURBING NUMBERS FOR TELCOS Two separate sources this week are offering up more analysis showing the telcos are falling behind the cable companies in the broadband and video battle. Carol Wilson, Telephony Online http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=f2aPMiBL7ldHu9mRDOGiNw.. AFRICA MAKING PROGRESS IN INTERNET ACCESS Improving Internet access in Africa is a fight on several fronts -- building undersea cables, setting up regional exchanges and bridging the last mile to homes and businesses -- but the continent is making progress. Niclas Mika, Reuters http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=o0FRY0WYxADMhkuCz45sxQ.. RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY KEY ED-TECH TRENDS In schools, one-to-one computing programs and online assessments are leaving little room for funding new initiatives, while bandwidth issues are limiting the scope of interaction students can have with educational technology. Meris Stansbury, eSchool News http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=_LUrsq_kc2WiqhLf2p75pw.. 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