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Rep. Markey's legislation would enshrine FCC principles into law.
Amazon Challenges NY Online Sales Tax
The battle over Web retailers' obligation to collect sales taxes heats up.
Critics Trash E-Waste Efforts
As Americans buy digital TVs to meet the February 2009 deadline, millions of analog sets will hit the Dumpster.
Real ID Takes Senate Hits
Lawmakers raise privacy and cost issues associated with the national ID law.
Clinton, Obama and McCain Vote For/Against Tech
The Computer and Communications Industry Association grades the presidential candidates on voting records—are they friend or foe of Silicon Valley?
Court Muddies Sequoia E-voting Evaluation
A judge approves a security review of New Jersey machines, but not in time for the November general election.
EU Demands Videogame Makers Protect Minors Better
The jury's out on the connection to violence, but caution prevails and videogame makers are given two years to establish a code of conduct.
Martin Accuses Comcast of Widespread Throttling
The FCC's chairman tells lawmakers that the cable giant's customers are limited in their ability to use the Internet.
ISPs Assailed at FCC Hearing
Dozens of speakers lash out at Comcast for allegedly interfering with P2P file transfers.
Fed Record Keeping Called Deplorable
New report says federal agencies have fallen woefully behind private-sector efforts.
Comcast Touts New P2P Initiative
Pando Networks joins BitTorrent as the latest P2P firm to work with the cable giant.
Tight Budgets Won`t Slow State CIOs or Government IT
Efforts to bring more government services and info online are a focus of state CIOs in 2008.
R U Blocking Txt Msgs?
Public advocates call it censorship; telcos call it forced marketing.
E-Filing Fees Under Attack
A New York senator is preparing legislation calling for the free electronic filing of taxes.
Virgin Media May Ignore Network Neutrality
Virgin's CEO suggests those not willing to pay Virgin an extra fee for speed would end up in the bus lanes of broadband delivery.
Patent Bill on Ice in the Senate
Big Pharm and Big Tech are at odds over legislation to cut the number of patent infringement lawsuits and the amount of damages paid.
FCC Hits Retailers for DTV Violations
Sears leads the parade of big-box stores charged with not properly labeling analog-only TV sets.
Dems Buck Tech Groups on Free Trade
A House vote removes the 90-day timetable for approval of the Columbia Free Trade Agreement.
Maryland Repeals Controversial Tech Tax
The House of Delegates joins the Senate in rejecting a 6 percent tax on computer services.
Olympic Flame Burns on High-Tech Process
Technology keeps the Olympic flame burning, whatever the elements -- or modern-day protester -- can throw at it.