@olives nah.

It's an act of self-defense against an ASN that is a "#RogueISP"...

If you think that's the first time or the only reason #ISPs haven't #DROP'd them or any other network, then you ignore the existance of #Spamhaus for decades.

https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/110987470524664901

For-profit, corporate ISPs are a cancer on society: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/18/with-hr-3557-broadband-monopolies-are-pushing-a-bill-that-would-crush-your-towns-ability-to-stand-up-to-them/

#municipalbroadband #internet #isp #isps #regulatorycapture

#ISP complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge #FCC to scrap new rule
The requirement that #ISPs list all their monthly fees "would add unnecessary complexity and burdens to the label for #consumers and providers and could result in some providers having to create many labels for any given plan," the #Broadband industry groups said in the filing on Friday.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/isps-complain-that-listing-every-fee-is-too-hard-urge-fcc-to-scrap-new-rule/ #internet

ummm, what now? You can charge for them but you can't list them on the tin?

@quad @wolf480pl Yeah, @BNetzA banned that shit and @verbraucherzentrale actively #SLAPP|s #ISPs trying to dark-pattern customers into such bundles.

In fact it's illegal to force customers into such deals and ISPs have to provide customers with all the details.so they can self-setup ahead in time for activation.
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tkg_2021/__74.html

And I think that's how ut should be.

Needless to say my ISP refuses to offer any modem that would allow me to even setup the /29 subnet I got.

@lamp @EU_Commission @BNetzA Also note that some of the lower channels are exolicitly only allowed indoors in #Germamy and that due to S-Band #MILSATCOM & #TETRAPOL, 2,4 GHz WiFi there is only allowed at 10% (10mW) power compared to other #CEPT members.

Whereas the 5,8GHz WiFi Band in Germany is exclusive to C-Band Uplinks and #BFWA-Based #ISPs.
https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Sachgebiete/Telekommunikation/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Frequenzen/Allgemeinzuteilungen/MobilfunkDectWlanCBFunk/2017_34_Broadband_Fixed_Wireless_Access_BFWA.pdf
https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/uisp-wireless-ltu-5-ghz-basestation

Again: Check with your local spectrum regulator's regulations.
#NotLegalAdvice

This is very cowardly from the #FCC to reveal which #ISPs got the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) grants. We the public need to know so we can call them out. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/internet-providers-that-won-fcc-grants-try-to-escape-broadband-commitments/

@blakespot I use a #VPN fulltime, on both pooters, & have done for years, ever since my ghastly #RWNJ Strayan government jumped into bed with the idiot Shrubbie [aka, GWBush] & his egregious #PatriotAct bullshit. Ie, the day my rotten govt mandated "mandatory data retention" by all domestic #ISPs, was when i began with VPN [or rather, i began months earlier, coz the changes were well publicised in advance].

Sorry, shan't name my current or previous VPN vendor/s, but there's heaps to choose from.

Hi,

I have a question for folks following #xfinity #ISPs and #cybersecurity :

I will be moving ISPs to xfinity and want to avoid the subscription to xFi which seems like a right ripoff (both in terms of money and security). In this case, will xfinity still give me a modem ? Or will I have to figure out both the router and the modem on my own ?

@manjusrii #BULLSHIT!
#LinkTax only serves as #RentSeeking by big media corporations and doesn't improve #journalism at all!

It's like with any commercially licensed content:
If I - like #ALDI - don't want to pay €€€€ in music #licensing fees, I can jist chpose not to play any music at all or evidently only play music not covered by collection agencies.

It's that simple!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEMA_(German_organization)

Likewise #ESPN did block #ISPs in the U.S. that don't pay their #racketteering fees for accessing.

Americans Hate #ISPs Almost As Much As They Hate #GasStations, Survey Finds
Internet service providers ranked second-lowest on a list of 43 #ConsumerIndustries, outperforming only #GasStations. https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/americans-hate-isps-almost-as-much-as-they-hate-gas-stations-survey-finds #internet #fiber #nonfiber #WiFi

French addressable TV market is a model for all of Europe, white paper claims #2023_05_31 #videonet #john_moulding #analysis #addressable_tv_advertising #advertising_measurement #crm_onboarding #france #isps #realytics

>> https://www.v-net.tv/2023/05/31/french-addressable-tv-market-is-the-model-for-all-of-europe-white-paper-claims/

Read an excellent tutorial for everybody on:
- #networkSlicing, #SDN, #NFV, #Orchestration;
- their potentials (such as "#SmartCities", #serviceLevels, #surveillance);
- policy recommendations.
⸺
https://cdt.org/insights/slicing-the-network-maintaining-neutrality-protecting-privacy-and-promoting-competition/
by Nick Doty @npd and @mallory #Knodel for #CDT @CenDemTech
#neutrality #privacy #competition #netNeutrality #dataPrivacy #dataProtection #cybersecurity #infosec #standards #standardization #OpenInternet #internet #techEd #ISPs #networkPlanning #networkOperators #regulation

Ars Technica: Network-watching gadget Monitor-IO chooses a graceful, owner-friendly death https://arstechnica.com/?p=1930660 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #networkinghardware #Internetofthings #monitor-io #Networking #smarthome #Tech #ISPs #iot

Network-watching gadget Monitor-IO chooses a graceful, owner-friendly death - Enlarge / The Monitor-IO in its natural habitat, glowing green to let y... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1930660 #networkinghardware #internetofthings #monitor-io #networking #smarthome #tech #isps #iot

#Canadian #ISPs Blocked #Pirate #IPTV & Logged #Customers IP Addresses

https://torrentfreak.com/canadian-isps-blocked-pirate-iptv-logged-customer-ip-addresses-230331/

#Meta slams telco fee proposal, says #ISPs should pay their own network costs

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/meta-slams-telco-fee-proposal-says-isps-should-pay-their-own-network-costs/

Meta Slams Telco Fee Proposal, Says #ISPs Should Pay Their Own Network Costs

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1642213/meta-slams-telco-fee-proposal-says-isps-should-pay-their-own-network-costs

Federal Communications Commission #Republican Brendan Carr claims that "Big Tech has been enjoying a free ride on our Internet infrastructure while skipping out on the billions of dollars in costs needed to maintain and build that network."

Could #YouTube, Microsoft, Facebook, #Apple, Amazon, #Netflix, Google & others get charged to access your internet connection?

https://www.newsweek.com/ending-big-techs-free-ride-opinion-1593696

The #EuropeanCommission last month started taking public input on the proposal to make #OnlinePlatforms pay for #telecom companies' #BroadbandNetwork upgrades and expansions. The exploratory consultation is scheduled to close on May 19.

Last week, #Telefónica argued in a blog post that telecom should be a "two-sided market," with network operators charging Internet users and content providers.

#Meta slams telco fee proposal, says #ISPs should pay their own network costs
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/meta-slams-telco-fee-proposal-says-isps-should-pay-their-own-network-costs/

#Netflix fights attempt to make streaming firms pay for #ISP network upgrades

Netflix to #EuropeanUnion: #ISPs are trying to charge twice for the same infrastructure.

Netflix co-CEO #GregPeters spoke out against a European proposal to make streaming providers and other online firms pay for ISPs' network upgrades.

#StreamingBandwidth #MobileWorldCongress
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/netflix-fights-attempt-to-make-streaming-firms-pay-for-isp-network-upgrades/

#Texas #Republican wants #ISPs to block a wide range of #abortion websites

Proposed law targets websites that help women get abortions or #AbortionPills.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/texas-republican-wants-isps-to-block-a-wide-range-of-abortion-websites/