Naughton: Real hero of the Facebook story isn't Zuckerberg, it's the internet

Real hero of the Facebook story isn't Zuckerberg, it's the internet | Technology | The Observer: Amen. What makes me really happy is that he 'stole' $100billion from under Uncle Rupert's MySpace. Happy thought.

Cambridgeshire releases £100m next-generation broadband plans

Cambridgeshire releases £100m next-generation broadband plans - Public Service: this is a county that takes broadband seriously...unlike much of the country.

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thinkbroadband :: The Best in Europe Scorecard that Ed Vaizey is confident about

thinkbroadband :: The Best in Europe Scorecard that Ed Vaizey is confident about: it's going to be another fudge like UK government-commissioned Booz Allen Hamilton production for its 2005 broadband target...which it also missed

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I quit this masquerade, says rapporteur, as EU signs ACTA

I quit this masquerade, says rapporteur, as EU signs ACTA:

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Netherlands: Senate will debate net neutrality law 6 March

Not so fast - together with the rest of the E-Comms package it's not law yet.

D66 politician is leading EU research internet freedom (Dutch)

D66 politician is leading EU research internet freedom | nu.nl / Internet | The latest news on the first nu.nl: though the useless Europarl website has nothing on this yet

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Ofcom: 'wot net neutrality'?

Dear sirs 
I read with interest your Draft Annual Plan 2012/13, especially your section on traffic management in paragraphs 5.40-5.42. I assume it is deliberately bland and uninformative. I will therefore await your 'summer 2012' update and the announcement of what you intend to do to "undertake research on the provision of 'best-efforts' internet access." It appears surprising that such work has not been undertaken previously. I would suggest that Sir Tim Berners Lee and other disinterested academics might be a good starting point for such a discussion. 
Sincerely 
Dr Chris Marsden

Amaysim: Australia's Free - $40/month unlimited data beats 'almost evil' cap-slap Oz mobiles

From ITWire - this is good financial news personally in ultra-pricey mega-dollar Australia: "Capped plans are more famous for bill shocks and cap slaps that cost consumers far more than the headline cap amount is supposed to be. So in has charged Amaysim, which not only shook up the Australian telco market with charges of 15c per MINUTE – equalling 7.5c per 30 seconds – but also doing away with the kinda almost evil “flagfall” charge that every other telco revels in, much to the chagrin of consumers’ wallets. "

Hard to compete with Free: €20 for unlimited voice, text, and 3G data

Hard to compete with Free: €20 for unlimited voice, text, and 3G data:

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Iphone4S users download 2x Iphone4 and 3x iPhone3...

Official: The smartphones that suck much more than others • The Register: fascinating account of devices and usage

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Stanford professor files net neutrality complaint against Verizon

Stanford professor files net neutrality complaint against Verizon Wireless - Computerworld: missed this from my birthday;-)

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