Internet Filtering: New Zealand joins the growing crowd

Last month NZ government has stealthy launched their filtering system. From now on, New Zealand Internet users are in good hands. Sad. Here is what their opposition says: Does New Zealand have internet filtering? Yes. The Department of Internal Affairs ran a trial internet filtering scheme in conjunction with Ihug, Watchdog, Maxnet and TelstraClear from May 2007 to September 2008. The system is now running with...

Member of the Czech Presidency is going to a job with AT&T

Member of the Czech Presidency team negotiating on the the Telecoms Package is going to a job with AT&T. His new job title will be External Affairs Director. Based in Prague, he will be responsible for the region of Central and East Europe, Germany and Russia. no comments Europe. Liberté, égalité, fraternité my ass of democracy. EU negotiator lands top job in AT&T Source: www.iptegrity.com Telecoms...

Eircom: Internet policing by tech support

We all know how ISP tech support personnel is …. now they are starting to decide if you are a “pirate” and should be disconnected Eircom (or some noard members), how much money did you get on this deal? Is your teh support happy about this …new duty? Should your customers leave you now? Is this policy going to new contracts or you are going to change the current ones? read...

1 illegal download == 3+1/3 crash victims family

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What is inside the Telecoms Package?

Excuse my skepticism, but whenever there is a “market regulation” law popping out in a parliament, I always start from finding who benefits from it. And usually there is  always an industry or corporation behind it which is lobbying for the new law. I don’t think it has to do something with global conspiracy but rather an obvious and logical thing. Anyway, what is there in Telecoms Package? who is...