The least popular internet provider in the US isn’t the one you think
Back in 2016, the UN General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution that declared internet access to be a human right. And though the resolution didn’t …
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CenturyLink is being sued by everyone over deceptive billing
It’s not been a good month for CenturyLink. In the last few weeks, a former sales rep turned whistleblower filed a lawsuit against the company, …
Comcast, Verizon and T-Mobile get hammered in latest privacy analysis
Anyone who still thinks that their cell carrier has their back is in for a rude awakening when they open their next credit card statement. …
Cox extends broadband cap to more states
Cox, peddler of “Panoramic Wi-Fi” and potential new buddy of Charter, has expanded its 1TB cap on home broadband to more states. Customers in Arizona, Louisiana, Nevada, …
ISPs plot to take over the browsers of movie pirates, which is all kinds of screwed up
According to a report from TorrentFreak, movie rightsholders and major internet service providers are in “very thorough” discussions on new anti-piracy measures. You might think “measures” means …
Republicans want to let internet providers sell your data without your consent
It’s easy to feel that you have zero privacy or control over anything you do on the internet. Between mass surveillance programs, Google reading your …
Netflix explains why broadband data caps are dumb
For most of us, data caps are just annoying. But for Netflix, they pose an existential threat to its way of doing business. If people …
Believe it or not, everyone still hates cable companies and ISPs
We probably didn’t need a survey to confirm this, but the 10,000 consumers polled for the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings agree that TV and internet service providers …
New Netflix list ranks the fastest ISPs in the United States
As consumers continue to cut the cord in increasing numbers, having an Internet connection that can ably stream online video from the likes of Amazon …
These are the fastest ISPs in each country, according to Netflix
With consumers streaming more video online than ever before, having an Internet connection strong enough to handle high quality streams is more important than ever. …
Yes, most of America’s ISPs are lousy – here are three suggestions for making them better
David Cay Johnston has written a good piece in the New York Times this week outlining all the ways the American market for Internet services …
Non-profit ISP focused on privacy raises over $43,000 in one day
Nicholas Merrill’s crowd-funded Internet Service Provider raised more than $43,000 in donations in less than 24 hours, CNET reported on Thursday. “I had no idea that …
Non-profit ISP wages war on FBI and DOJ by putting privacy first [video]
Nicholas Merrill, formerly the head of a New York-based Internet Service Provider that fought the FBI and DOJ in court over the constitutionality of the …
U.K. court orders ISP to expose porn downloaders
Thousands of broadband subscribers in the United Kingdom who illegally downloaded pornography will soon have their identities exposed. The United Kingdom’s High Court has ordered O2, …
U.S. ISPs become ‘copyright cops’ starting July 12th
Comcast, Cablevision, Verizon, Time Warner Cable and other Internet service providers in the United States will soon launch new programs to police their networks in …
ISPs reportedly taking wrong approach to winning bandwidth battle
Data caps that wireless carriers and internet service providers often implement on heavy data users may not be the right solution for avoiding network congestion. …
U.S. broadband actually approaches advertised speeds
4G is a hot topic here on BGR and as such, we’ve likely become more numb than we should when it comes to advertised data …
Major ISPs target pirates with ‘six strike’ copyright enforcement plan
AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon have reached an agreement with music and movie publishers that will help enforce copyright infringement while giving …
Sony security slump continues, subsidiary So-net Entertainment hacked
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that hackers have accessed the customer accounts of Sony subsidiary So-net Entertainment Corp, an ISP, and have stolen about …
Comcast, others blocking access to The Pirate Bay [Updated]
Reports have begun sprouting up all over the Internet claiming that Comcast, and a handful of other ISPs, are blocking access to torrent treasure trove, The …
Best Buy signs deal with Clearwire, to offer Best Buy branded WiMax plans
Reuters is reporting that retail giant Best Buy has signed a partnership deal with WiMax network operator Clearwire. Beginning in 2011, Best Buy will be …
Rogers lowers monthly data allowance for residential customers, increases speed
Rogers Communications, Canada’s second largest internet provider, has lowered the data allowance on several of its residential internet plans. Rogers “Extreme” service will now offer …
US lags behind world in broadband speeds
According to Net Index, a new website operated by Seattle-based Ookla (the people behind Speedtest.net), the United States is falling behind the rest of the …
CRTC ruling allows Bell to implement usage-based internet billing
Thursday turned out to be a nightmarish day for internet junkies across Canada, as the CRTC ruled that both Bell can proceed with plans to …
Microsoft security VP suggests Net tax as cure for spyware problem
As part of his presentation at the RSA Security Conference currently taking place in San Francisco, Scott Charney, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Trustworthy Computing, …
Comcast settles P2P traffic throttling class action suit
Back in 2007 and 2008, internet service provider Comcast was accused of throttling packet data traveling over its network; more specifically, packet data that was …
Comcast to enter 3G/4G cellular data market
Stateside ISP Comcast is ready to jump on the 3G/4G wireless data bandwagon — and how. The Comcast site is boasting 4G services for residents …
