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Rural Broadband Lag Persists
by NTIA, National Telecommunications and Information Agency
A new report by NTIA details ongoing disparities between rural and urban residents in access to high-speed broadband.

Open Internet Proposal Gets 24% Support From Verizon Shareholders
This represents a three-fold increase in support from a similar action filed last year, which garnered 7.9% of shareholder votes in favor of a net neutrality proposal.

Susan Crawford in SF on May 14th
Former White House Advisor and law professor Susan Crawford speaks on her new book Captive Audience: Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age. 2:00pm on May 14th at the CPUC Auditorium 505 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco.

Internet Freedom: Dubai and Beyond
by Committee on Foreign Affairs, http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/joint-subcommittee-hearing-fighting-internet-freedom-dubai-and-beyond
In DC, an important hearing on the international administration of the Internet. Check out the video.

International Internet Regs: Nothing to Write Home About
by Policy Team, WCIT Watch at Access Now
The rework of international Internet treaties at the WCIT came up with an end result almost no one likes: and a treaty many countries aren't likely to sign

Wireless Lifeline: Real or Phony
Update: 11/29 It looks like a compromise proposal is in the works. Comments at the meeting looked very encouraging for consumer protections and a meaningful definition of basic service.

Six-Strikes Anti-Piracy Tracking To Roll Out November 28th
Torrent Freak
Torrent Freak acquired AT&T planning documents for an ISP-enforced antipiracy initiative that would target users for violations by their IP address.

New Pew Cell/Phone Internet Survey Documents Impact of Data Caps
Pew Internet Center
17% of cell phone owners do most of their online browsing on their phone, rather than a computer or other device

AT&T and Verizon - What Digital Divide?
by Gerry Smith, Huffington Post
Gerry Smith writes in the Huffington Post about AT&T and Verizon's decision to reject FCC funds to expend high-speed Internet services to rural Americans.

There's a Public Internet and You May Not Be On It
by Brendan Greeley and Jeff Bliss, Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Responding to a Department of Justice probe into anti-competitive behavior, telecom giant Comcast made the interesting claim that while competitor Netfix operates in the public internet, their on-demand movie service (Xfinity) operates in the private Internet.

Fahrenheit 451
by Andrew Couts, Digital Trends
In the spirit of the Bradbury novel and the Right-to-Know Monsanto initiative, a Google programmer has suggested a new error code indicating when a link you click on has been censored by the government.

CISPA - SOPA, But Worse
by EFF, Deeplinks Blog
In the parade of dismal cybersecurity bills coming out of Congress, CISPA (passed by the house on April 26th) is setting a new low.

5.9% of AT&T Shareholders Vote for Wireless Neutrality
by Granty Goss, IDG News Service
About 5.9 percent of AT&T shareholders have voted for a proposal calling on the company to commit to net neutrality principles on its wireless networks, but supporters of the measure called the vote a success.

SXSW Misfire - The Human Hotspot
by Emily Price, Mashable.com
The company turned homeless people on the streets of Austin into wireless hotspots.

The Capacity Crisis Myth
by Karl Bode, DSL Reports
Karl Bode of DSL Reports addresses the dramatic spectrum crunch rumors that justify the new trend of data caps and premium user fees.

Stop Online Piracy Act Overreaches
by Rebecca McKinnon, New York Times
Update 1/7 The Senate version (PIPA) is scheduled for a vote as soon as January 24th.

1st Week of Net Neutrality: (Kinda)
After the Senate turned away a resolution of disapproval 52-46, a new reality of wireless discrimination and wired neutrality began on 11/20/2011.

Net Neutrality: A Global Struggle
Net neutrality is often characterized as a developed world issue, but it may be as or more crucial for emerging economies.

"Can A Community Use Its Own Network?", Asks Longmont. Answer - YES
Muni Networks
Sometimes the 2nd time is the charm. On November 1st, voters in Longmont, Colorado overturned a 2010 referendum against letting their city use a municipal fiber ring to offer services to city residents.

Open Internet: Insurrection at the e-G8
An unscheduled press conference at the e-G8 featured Jeremie Zimmerman, La Quadrature du Net - Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig, Susan Crawford, jean-Francois Julliard, Reporters Without Borders and Yochai Benkler from the Berkman Center.

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