Nate Anderson at ARS Technica discusses the findings of a Telecom-financed study on “A Viable Future Model for the Internet.” Among the “Internet-protecting” measures suggested- allowing ISPs to charge Internet companies “per gigabyte to deliver traffic.”
Seth Weintraub at CNN’s Fortune Blog reports on efforts by Google and Twitter to support communications among cut-off Egyptians.
James Cowie over at the Renesys blog discusses Egypt’s “unprecedented” shutdown of all international Internet connections within the country.
Ryan Singel over at Wired reports on arrests made in the UK of five men alleged to have participated in web attacks against companies that blocked donations to Wikileaks.
Jennifer Baker has a piece at PC World discussing an ERDI report, which claims ISPs are now serving an enforcement role against copyright infringers. However, these types of laws are seeing opposition from some ISPs, in particular from Sweden’s Bahnhof.
Emma Ritch at Wired’s Epicenter discusses the latest developments concerning utility company EPB’s smart grid, and how it will benefit Chattanooga consumers who can afford the $350 monthly bill for top speeds.
Curt Hopkins at ReadWriteWeb reports that Twitter has been blocked by the Egyptian government in response to anti-Mubarak protests that have erupted across the country.
Jon Brodkin at NetworkWorld discusses the findings of Akamai’s latest State of the Internet Report.
Nate Anderson at ARS Technica analyzes data from a Warner Music Internet piracy presentation given to the FCC, and notes some interesting findings.
Cameran Ashraf over at Global Voices Advocacy discusses the Iranian government’s deployment of “cyber police” and what it could mean for the average Iranian web surfer.
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