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U.S. court takes on Internet traffic fight

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By Alina Selyukh

WASHINGTON | Mon Sep 9, 2013 1:38am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A potential landmark case for U.S. regulation of Internet traffic goes before a panel of federal judges on Monday, testing whether the Federal Telecommunications Commission has authority to enforce so-called net neutrality rules.

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet users should be able to access any Web content and use any applications they choose, without restrictions or varying charges imposed by the Internet service provider or the government.

Oral arguments in the case pit Verizon Communications Inc against the FCC. The biggest U.S. wireless provider is challenging the commission's order that guides how Internet service providers manage their networks.

The FCC's 2011 open Internet rules require Internet providers to treat all Web traffic equally and give consumers equal access to all lawful content.

Verizon has argued the rules are an excessive, "arbitrary and capricious" intrusion which violates the company's right to free speech, stripping it of control over what its networks transmit and how.

The ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on the case will have major implications for the debate over the degree of regulatory power possessed by the federal communications agency.

The outcome will also determine whether Internet service providers can restrict some so-called crossing content, for instance, by blocking or slowing down access to particular sites or charging websites to deliver their content faster.

Public interest groups have termed the FCC rules too weak, saying the agency was swayed by big industry players and needs to forge more direct and clearer power of oversight.

"I'd like to see political impetus for the FCC to go back and do the right thing instead of fumbling along and continuing to make bad compromises," said Matt Wood, policy director at public interest group Free Press, adding that a loss to Verizon could serve as such an impetus.

In calling for clearer oversight and warning of the risks of letting Internet providers go free without net neutrality rules, Wood, however, acknowledged that since the case has dragged on, the industry has largely accepted the rules as they are written now and "generally stayed in line."

James Cicconi, top lobbyist for Verizon's chief competitor AT&T Inc, said the court doing away with the FCC's rule is unlikely to prompt any business practice changes.

"I don't think if the rule goes away that you're going to find people out in Silicon Valley thinking the sky is falling," said Cicconi, who had negotiated and helped draft the net neutrality rule with the FCC in what he called "a pragmatic decision" to end the years-long debate over it.

"I'm keeping my fingers crossed that if Verizon wins the case, we don't end up back in some morass," he told Reuters. "I think it would be a debate without purpose."

Democrats on Capitol Hill have said they would push against the court's decision if it sides with Verizon. It is unclear whether Verizon would further appeal the case if it lost.

MetroPCS, another wireless provider that stood alongside Verizon in the case, dropped its lawsuit earlier this year after being acquired by Deutsche Telecom AG's T-Mobile.

The parties will present their arguments to judges Judith Rogers and David Tatel, appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton, and Laurence Silberman, appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan.

Tatel authored the 2010 court opinion that struck down the FCC's earlier attempt to pursue a net neutrality case against Comcast Corp.

The FCC's position in the Verizon case received a boost from the Supreme Court in May, when in a separate case it ruled in favor of giving regulatory agencies deference in interpreting the extent of their own regulatory authority.

The case is Verizon v. FCC, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, case No. 11-1355 (and consolidated cases).

(Reporting by Alina Selyukh, editing by Ros Krasny and Andrew Hay)

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UK Traffic Information gets updated with a host of new features including BlackBerry Q10 support

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We showed you UK Traffic Information on video a while back and it's great to see that the developer is adding new features to the application. For the good folk of Great Britain this BlackBerry 10 app is a must have if you are setting off on a long car journey. After all, what is worse than getting stuck in a traffic jam for ages?

As we told you before - the application provides all delays on the UK's major roads. Just press the incident and the full details will pop up full screen and you can even see where the problem is on a map. Delays can even be shared via BBM if you are traveling with friends which is a great feature to have.

Included in version 1.0.0.1:

Adds regions, UK, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.Adds BlackBerry Q10 support.Active Frames support.Grouping of traffic incidents by road name.Additional GPS support.Performance improvementsData improvements.

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BlackBerry Travel v3.0.2.5 now available - Language additions, trip scanning enhancements and more included Previous Max Mobile Security gets updated with Q10 support as well as other new features Next James Richardson 524 (articles) 91 (forum posts) 7 comments Sign in to comment fb tw gp wn nhanken 1 day ago

Why is there so much love for the UK ;p

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Reply CJH_ 21 hours ago

How do you think the London riots were planned? Via BBM :p

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Reply darkehawke 1 day ago

Because the UK is awesome.

More likely because there is more BlackBerry love in the UK hence more Dev support

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Reply LinuxDais 1 day ago

Just got my Q10 through the post this morning - Vodafone UK, sweet, great timing and fantastic delivery service. Rocking both beauties!!!!

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I played with the pre-release q10 a few times..it was so buggy and slow because it was a pretty early build.....BUT I still had intense orgasms when I used the keyboard.. 1 more day for Canada release.. can't wait to switch my stupid iPhone 5.. and finally have an all blackberry device family.

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Perfect timing, pick up mine today. Oh and i drive a lot. :D

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Don't forget Great Britain and China built the world.

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5.3% of BlackBerry's North American traffic comes from BlackBerry Z10

According to information from Chikita Insights, the research division of online ad networker Chikita, the BlackBerry Z10 is responsible for 5.3% of North American BlackBerry traffic. To put this number in perspective, after the same 65 days following its launch last September, the Apple iPhone 5 was the source of 12.1% of North American Apple iPhone traffic. Most analysts believe that BlackBerry might have done themselves a disservice by not releasing the QWERTY equipped BlackBerry Q10 first, before the all-touch BlackBerry Z10. Company CEO Thorsten Heins, who otherwise has done an admirable job with the Canadian company, chose to launch the Z10 first because of the large number of workers bringing in touchscreen Android and Apple iPhones with corporate BYOD plans. The hope was that the BlackBerry Z10 would staunch the flow of those leaving a work-issued Berry for another touchscreen device. He also alluded to the greater difficulty in producing the BlackBerry Z10 and wanted to get it out of the way so that the Q10 launch could go smoothly.

We expect Chikita to revisit the data 65 days after the launch later this month, of the BlackBerry Q10.

source: Chitika via Forbes

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