One provider is accused of acting like an ILEC while reconnecting abandonded DSL users. Members of the ISP-Webhosting list discuss a recent court ruling in which a federal judge found that port scans cause no damange. The best way to determine the peaks and valleys of future ISP policy is to take stock of the past. It's going to be a hot one time Capitol Hill this winter. Independent ISPs are banding together to abandon links with major portals that provide free dial-up services.
Owners reveal how they keep their fee-paying subscribers happy with the change.
U.S. District Court Judge's opinion in Broward County Fla. cable access case likely to produce a new storm of controversy. Advisory committee charged with protecting kids from porn ask smut peddlers to regulate their online activities in accordance with the law. The FCC finally implements several controversial measures mandating that commercial landlords open their communications facilities to all service providers on an equal basis. Five new board members have been elected, but voter turnout was low around the world. Congress has approved a bill allowing the tech industry to hire more foreign workers over the next three years, and it seems likely that Clinton will not veto the bill.