The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday largely upheld the Trump administration’s rollback of Obama-era net neutrality rules, saying the Federal Communications Commission was within its authority to redefine broadband internet services for regulatory purposes but cannot block states from implementing their own rules. In 2015, the FCC issued its so-called net neutrality order, classifying broadband internet […]
The Internet Lives…
Of all the anti-Trump hysterias of our age, perhaps the most absurd and extreme was the charge that last year’s repeal of an Obama-era regulation would break the Internet. A year later, the Internet is still working just fine and in many ways much better for U.S. consumers. The Obama strategy was to impose on […]
DOJ Sues California Over Net Neutrality Law…
The Department of Justice on Sunday night sued California over its new net neutrality law, a little over an hour after Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed the bill. The lawsuit claims the California bill is “unlawful and anti-consumer” because it goes against the federal government’s “deregulatory approach to the Internet.” The bill signed by Brown […]
Man Charged with Threatening to Kill FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s Family…
A California man is charged with threatening to kill FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s children because he was “angry” about the repeal of net neutrality regulations, the Justice Department said today. Markara Man, 33, of Norwalk was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with threatening to murder an immediate family member of a U.S. official. Prosecutors […]
What the Net Neutrality Repeal Means…
After a protracted and vicious fight, the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) on Monday officially repealed net neutrality rules requiring internet providers to treat all web content equally. The Republican-led FCC’s decision to scrap the Obama-era rules has led many observers and consumers to wonder: “How will my internet be affected?” The most vocal advocates for […]
Senate Approves First Step in Uphill Effort to Restore Net Neutrality…
As noted previously, net neutrality advocates managed to convince Congress to try and use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse the FCC’s misleadingly-named “Restoring Internet Freedom Order.” That order, approved by a 3-2 FCC vote last December, not only kills net neutrality (as of June 11), but eliminates much of the FCC’s authority to […]
It’s Official: the FCC Has Released the Date the Net Neutrality Repeal Will Go into Effect…
After months of inexplicably dragging its feet, the Federal Communications Commission has finally revealed when its net neutrality repeal will go into effect: June 11. “Now, on June 11, these unnecessary and harmful Internet regulations will be repealed and the bipartisan, light-touch approach that served the online world well for nearly 20 years will be […]
Here’s What Getting Rid of Net Neutrality Will Do to Netflix…
Many people are worried that companies like Netflix will raise prices now that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 Thursday to repeal internet regulations imposed by the agency in 2015. But is this fear of more expensive video-streaming services due to the reversion of policy legitimate? “Netflix acknowledged long ago that these…
FCC Officially Votes to Kill Net Neutrality…
Despite overwhelming opposition from Congress, technical experts, advocacy organizations and, of course, the American people, the FCC has voted to eliminate 2015’s Open Internet Order and the net neutrality protections it established. The order passed today, “Restoring Internet Freedom,” essentially removes the FCC as a regulator of the broadband industry and relegates rules that prevented […]