U.S. INTERCEPTS, TAMPERS WITH NET, PHONE, DTV: JOURNO TO FCC

• "Information systems" defense contractor operatives under direction of multi-agency U.S. "fusion center" security network turn U.S. telecommunications system into weapon of politically- and ideologically-driven harassment and censorship, charges longtime mainstream media...

Red mobile unveils hotter load deals

Red Mobile, the newest prepaid network in the country today, recently unveiled its expanded service offerings which are now available on the 2G network. For as low as P30, subscribers will enjoy the country's...

Obama Tech Adviser Lays Out Telecom Policy Roadmap

More signs of exponential developments in internet technologies.But before you read the Washington Post article, take a look at the video FCCFU.com to hear a magnificent and hilarious rendition of the following...

Is Bell Canada trying to kill NowPublic?

Steve Anderson of Save Our Internet, asks: "Will the next NowPublic, Rabble.ca, or Raincity Studios be scared away by the impending ISP gatekeepers?"" He's talking about Bell and other carriers are controlling...

Taleban release Chinese engineer in Pakistan

Taleban militants in north-western Pakistan have released a Chinese engineer held hostage for more than five months. The engineer, Long Xiaowei, along with a Chinese colleague in the August in the Dir region. A Pakistani guard and driver who had been captured with the two...

Damming the Open Stream: Net Neutrality vs Corporate Greed

Sir Francis Bacon once wrote scientia potentia est: "knowledge is power." Undoubtedly a large part of our common knowledge today is broadcast and downloaded by users of the internet and the World Wide Web. When equipped with our computers and ever-expanding artillery of...

Media Advisory: CRTC to Make Landmark Decision on Internet Freedom

Anyone who uses the Internet (this means you) should pay attention to this.   This ruling will have implications for all Canadian media consumers, media companies and Canadian culture."Media Advisory: CRTC to Make Landmark Decision on Internet Freedom Decision to...

Government black boxes will 'collect every email'

"Internet "black boxes" will be used to collect every email and web visit in the UK under the Government's plans for a giant "big brother" database, The Independent has learnt. Home Office officials have told senior figures from the internet...

Black Silicon Generates Hundreds of Times More Solar Power

New breakthrough type of silicon "generates hundreds of times more current than conventional silicon"; potential uses include x-rays, night vision, digital photography, in vitro imaging, infrared detectors, etc. More environmentally friendly and cheaper than current...

EFF Challenges Constitutionality of Telecom Immunity in Federal Court

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, public interest advocacy org for rights in the digital age, has filed a brief in Federal Court challenging the Constitutionality of the telecom immunity bill. EFF is arguing there is no Constitutional authority for giving authority to...

Sen. Graham and Bob Conley will debate on ETV/C-SPAN Saturday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m.

Note:  Politisite will be covering the Debate Live at ETV.  We will live blog on NowPublic and Iron Mill News Service.  The reason this debate is so important is that Sen Graham is a possible...

Book Giveaway: Work The System

"Book Giveaway: Work The System About the AuthorA telecommunications professional, Sam has been a business owner for over 20 years and is the author of the book Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less, published by North Sister Publishing,...

Internet group sues US govt for electronic eavesdropping

George Bush has been spying emails and other electronic data to check on the war on terror. But now an american non profit organisation Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit against President George W. Bush and other senior members of his...

The $70 Billion Spectrum Rip-Off

The airwaves belong to the People, but the FCC plans to cut us out and give away the new digital spectrum to the same corporations that have been ignoring and violating the public interest provisions in their license in the analog spectrumhttp://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html"On...

Questioning the coming Internet clog by Ed Gubbins

"One of the nation’s top authorities on global Internet traffic growth says his latest data show no reason to fear network capacity shortages, as traffic growth may even be slightly decelerating. Updating data collected from Internet exchanges around the...

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