Massa Files “Broadband Internet Fairness Act”

Today, Rep. Eric Massa filed H.R. 2902, the “Broadband Internet Fairness Act of 2009″. If enacted, this would require Internet service providers with over 2 million subscribers to submit volume based pricing plans for review to the FTC.
In a press conference today, Massa directly linked this bill to the attempt by Time Warner Cable to [...]

June 17th, 2009 | Category: Breaking | 3 comments

TWC Further Delays Metered Trials

Time-Warner Cable issued a new statement today:
Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) today announced it would alter plans to test Consumption Based Billing, shelving the trials while the customer education process continues.
The good news is that the metered Internet trials are called off for now.
The bad news is that TWC is casting this as a consumer education [...]

April 16th, 2009 | Category: Breaking | One comment

BREAKING: Radio Coverage Today

Omar Gallaga, technology culture journalist for the Austin American-Statesman (blog) and the NPR All Things Considered radio show, has just made a blog post saying that the TWC broadband caps will be covered in his radio show segment today.
Last night, I sent a short list of questions to Time Warner for a piece airing today [...]

April 13th, 2009 | Category: Breaking, Media | 3 comments