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S'pore mulls 'three-strikes' law against piracy
News Country evaluating new law to curb online piracy from persistent users who refuse to heed repeated warnings, cutting Internet access to violators.
Tags: Piracy, Regulations, Piracy, Internet Access, IPO, Singapore, Internet Service, intellectual property, movie, Internet Service Provider
Hotels suit up on tech to attract guests
News As travelers demand more technology extras from hotels, innkeepers see need to constantly improve such services for their guests.
Tags: IT Management, Mobile/Wireless, Hotel, Internet Access, IT Manager, Wireless, Internet Service, e-mail, Wi-Fi, wireless Internet
Philippines gets first retail satellite service
News Satellite broadband service provider is targeting "under-served" communities and aims to have 50,000 subscribers, mostly in the country's rural areas, in three years.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Satellite, Asia, Internet Access, Philippines, Satellite Service, Broadband, satellite broadband, information technology
France adopts three-strikes law for piracy
News Soon, those in France accused of illegal file sharing multiple times could lose Internet access for up to a year, if they don't heed warnings.
Tags: Piracy, Web services, Law, ACTA Member, U.S., job, Piracy, Internet Access, European Union, antipiracy
French parliament unexpectedly kills Net piracy bill
News With few members present of final vote, lawmaking body votes down a bill that would have compelled Internet service providers to punish suspected copyright violators.
Tags: Piracy, Copyright, Web sites, Bill, Piracy, Internet Access, Entertainment Industry, Nicolas Sarkozy, RIAA, European Union
France ignores EU and passes antipiracy law
News The French General Assembly passed the "three-strikes" antipiracy legislation, which conflicts with an EU law passed last week.
Tags: Piracy, Copyright, Piracy, European Parliament, Internet Access, Entertainment Industry, entertainment, Pirate Bay, antipiracy, Internet Service Provider
EU lawmakers vote to introduce Net neutrality
News The Telecoms Package of laws recognizes Internet access as a fundamental right and makes data-breach notifications mandatory for communications service providers.
Tags: Corporate law, Web sites, Data Management, European Parliament, Internet Access, Telecommunications, Net Neutrality, Internet Service, Internet Service Provider, European Commission
Net-neutrality clause likely to delay EU telecoms reform
News Implementation of reforms to the EU's telecommunications laws will probably be delayed by the last-minute addition of a Net-neutrality clause, the European Parliament has said.
Tags: Corporate law, Web sites, European Parliament, Fiber, Internet Access, Telecommunications, European Union, Broadband, Internet Service Provider, agreement
Intel rallies Thai broadband industry
News The chip giant urges IT industry operators, regulators and think-tanks in Thailand to make available five million broadband Internet ports in the country by 2010.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Investments, Web sites, Intel Corp., Internet Access, Thailand, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, NTC
Intel ready with Atom processors for low-cost notebooks
News Two new Atom processors are ready for prime time, adding low-cost desktops and notebooks to the mix after tackling mobile Internet devices earlier in the year.
Tags: Processors, Notebooks and tablets, Intel Corp., Mobile, Internet Access, Notebook, processor, Facebook, Computex, desktop
Flaw turns Gmail into spamming machine
News A "serious security flaw" in Gmail allows spammers to send thousands of bulk e-mail messages through Google's SMTP service, according to a recent report.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Data security, Security, Google Inc., Internet Access, Spamming, Information Security, Flaw, e-mail, spam filtering
Yahoo's AOL, Google deals still in the works
News Yahoo is still working on deals with Google and Time Warner's AOL to improve its strength.
Tags: Internet advertising, Acquisitions, Google Inc., Internet Access, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, America Online Inc., Advertisement, Yahoo Search, Panama
Fear of huge bills prevents mobile-Internet takeup
News The Mobile Data Association has warned that operators need to address consumers' concerns in order to accelerate the growth of mobile-Internet use.
Tags: Mobile, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Internet Access, Mobile Internet, Silicon.com, IM, chairman, mobile e-mail
EC readies European satellite wireless spectrum
News The European Commission is inviting satellite operators to compete for the provision of services such as mobile TV and high-speed Internet across the whole of Europe.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile/Wireless, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile platforms/communications, Satellite, Mobile, Mobile TV, Internet Access, Spectrum
Time Warner steps closer to AOL split
News Conglomerate is expected to announce that it has concluded the necessary internal processes to separate AOL's dial-up business from its Net advertising business, according to reports.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Web sites, Acquisitions, Internet Access, Yahoo! Inc., Business, America Online Inc., Advertisement, EarthLink Inc., revenue
