The European Court of Justice has ruled that ISPs in Europe can legally block piracy sites illegally distributing copyright material. The Court was ruling on a case from June 2012 before the Austrian Supreme Court, which asked the ECJ to interpret European copyright law. A distributor filed suit against Austrian cable operator UPC Telekabel Wien […]
Jim Cicconi, senior executive vice president-external and legislative affairs at US telco AT&T, has responded to the blog posted by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings in which he urged regulators and consumers to fight for stronger net neutrality rules, describing Hastings’ assertions as “dramatic” and his proposition as “arrogant”. Writing in the AT&T Public Policy Blog, […]
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has urged regulators and consumers to fight for stronger net neutrality rules, confirming that he paid Comcast for a deal to stream Netflix content more quickly and stating that that such agreements should be prohibited. Writing at length in the company blog, Hastings said that the Internet is improving lives everywhere […]
UK consumer publication Which? is calling on broadband providers to give customers the speed and service they pay for as new Which? research finds that around three in five (63 per cent) people experience problems with their broadband. Its research also reveals that nearly half (45 per cent) of people suffer slow download speeds, with […]
Tom Mockridge, CEO of UK quad play operator Virgin Media, has suggested the company is now better placed to meet the demands of customers who are demanding greater bandwidth to enable consumption of their services. Addressing a meeting of the Broadcasting Press Guild, Mockridge noted that since the company had been acquired by Liberty Global, […]
Three out of every four homes in Britain can now get fixed broadband services at superfast speeds if they choose. Contrary to frequent jibes that the UK is backward in developing next-generation broadband services, this is one of the highest proportions for any major country in Europe. Superfast or Next-Generation Access (NGA) services are defined […]
The near monopoly enjoyed by Mexico’s leading broadcaster Televisa and telco América Móvil in their respective sectors look set to change following a ruling by state regulators that they have “preponderant” market share. Mexico’s Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones Federal Telecommunications Institute is to introduce 188 measures that seek to reduce their participation, as well as […]
Netflix had to make its new deal to pay Comcast for improved service over its broadband lines because “there were some choke points around peak usage times,” CFO David Wells told the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference. That should ease now that the agreement — which eliminates intermediaries handling Netflix traffic to Comcast […]
Twenty-four per cent of European Internet users say they are prevented by their providers from watching videos, listening music or using other applications of their choice, according to a new Eurobarometer survey of 28,000 citizens across the EU. The findings have led to a call
AT&T is also in interconnection talks with Netflix. “We’re in discussions with Netflix to establish a more direct connection between our networks, similar to agreements we have with others, so that AT&T broadband customers who use Netflix can enjoy an even better video experience,” AT&T said in a statement following news of the Netflix – […]