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FCC to Propose New Net Neutrality Rules that Enable Pay-to-Play

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to propose new open Internet rules on Thursday. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the rules will prevent service providers from blocking or discriminating against specific websites, but would enable broadband providers to prioritize traffic if companies pay for it. Read More Continue reading

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Cyberthreat Information Sharing Doesn’t Break Antitrust Law: Feds

The US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday that private companies can share information related to cybersecurity without breaking antitrust laws. Read More Continue reading

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HealthCare.gov Lead Contractor CGI Federal to be Dropped for Accenture

Following the poor rollout of HealthCare.gov, the US government is changing its lead contractor for the site from CGI Federal to Accenture. HealthCare.gov was the health-insurance marketplace established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act popularly known as “Obamacare.” It has been riddled with problems since its Oct. 1 launch. Continue reading

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The Year in Downtime: The Top 10 Outages of 2013

Fires. Floods. Power problems. Software updates gone bad. Thermal events. There was a wide range of causes for data center downtime in 2013. The year’s major outages covered the spectrum, affecting clouds, companies, payment networks and governments at the federal, state and local level. Continue reading

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Verizon Argues Against Net Neutrality in US Court of Appeal

November 5, 2013 — Verizon argued against the Federal Communication Commission’s Net Neutrality law, which prevents ISPs from selectively blocking or slowing traffic, in the United States Court of Appeal on Monday. Keep on reading: Verizon Argues Against Net Neutrality in US Court of Appeal Continue reading

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