Over 200 businesses want FCC to reconsider ending net neutrality
7 years, 4 months ago

Over 200 businesses want FCC to reconsider ending net neutrality

India TV News  

A week after the US Federal Communications Commission announced voting to rollback rules adopted in 2015 that require internet service providers to treat all online traffic equally, over 200 businesses have asked the agency to reconsider its plan to end net neutrality. In a letter to FCC, more these businesses and trade organisations, including Airbnb, Reddit, Shutterstock, Twitter, among others, highlighted internet's growing role in the US economy, The Verge reported. Indian-origin FCC Chairman Ajit Pai last week said that the so-called net neutrality rules "imposed heavy-handed, utility-style regulations" upon the internet that have "depressed investment in building and expanding broadband networks". According to the letter: "An internet without net neutrality protections would be the opposite of the open market, with a few powerful cable and phone companies picking winners and losers instead of consumers."

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FCC’s net neutrality rules struck down, in another blow to Biden administration
2 months, 4 weeks ago

FCC’s net neutrality rules struck down, in another blow to Biden administration

LA Times  

A federal appeals court on Thursday dealt a blow to President Biden’s Federal Communications Commission, striking down the agency’s hard-fought and long-debated open internet rules. “President Biden’s entire plan rested on the Chicken Little tactic of persuading Americans that the Internet would break in the absence of these so-called ‘net neutrality’ regulations,” Carr said in a statement. “The American people …

Federal appeals court kills FCC's net neutrality rule
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Federal appeals court kills FCC's net neutrality rule

Salon  

A federal appeals court struck down net neutrality on Thursday, ending the widely popular regulatory doctrine that mandated internet service providers to treat all internet traffic equally. “The FCC lacks the statutory authority to impose its desired net-neutrality policies,” the judges wrote, overturning what they called the Federal Communication Commission’s “heavy-handed regulatory regime.” The pro-consumer policy of net neutrality was …

Column: After a years-long pause, the FCC resurrects ‘network neutrality,’ a boon for consumers
11 months ago

Column: After a years-long pause, the FCC resurrects ‘network neutrality,’ a boon for consumers

LA Times  

In the midst of its battle to extinguish the Mendocino Complex wildfire in 2018, the Santa Clara County Fire Department discovered that its internet connection provider, Verizon, had throttled their data flow virtually down to zero, cutting off communications for firefighters in the field. The issue the FCC addressed Thursday is most often viewed in the context of “network neutrality.” …

Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
11 months ago

Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The FCC on Thursday restored …

Rebooting digital equality: FCC to restore net neutrality, reversing Trump-era repeal
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rebooting digital equality: FCC to restore net neutrality, reversing Trump-era repeal

Salon  

On April 25, the Federal Communications Commission will vote to restore landmark rules governing net neutrality — a federal policy with a history of popular bipartisan support that safeguards free speech online by requiring federally contracted telecom companies like AT&T to treat all internet traffic the same, barring them from blocking websites or slowing down internet speeds for profit. Under …

US FCC Advances Plan To Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules — Here's All You Need To Know
1 year, 5 months ago

US FCC Advances Plan To Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules — Here's All You Need To Know

ABP News  

The US Federal Communications Commission took a significant step forward on Thursday by voting to advance a proposal aimed at reinstating the landmark net neutrality rules and reasserting regulatory oversight over broadband internet services, as per a report from Reuters. According to the report, the Federal Communications Commission's action sets the stage for the reintroduction of net neutrality regulations, which …

Column: The FCC’s move to restore net neutrality is overdue, and possibly too late
1 year, 5 months ago

Column: The FCC’s move to restore net neutrality is overdue, and possibly too late

LA Times  

If you’re unhappy with the high cost and low quality of your internet service — and who isn’t? Current FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, a former Democratic Senate aide, has proposed restoring the FCC’s authority over broadband providers as well as the net neutrality rules that were in place until Pai killed them. You need a referee on the field looking …

Regulating OTT platforms reignites India’s net neutrality debate
1 year, 5 months ago

Regulating OTT platforms reignites India’s net neutrality debate

The Hindu  

In recent weeks, the telecom industry loudly demanded a ‘network usage fee’ from Big Tech platforms whose traffic constitutes a major part of the data flowing through the Indian internet. TRAI ended up spinning Net Neutrality off into a separate consultation, asking the public if ‘differential pricing’ of data should be allowed. TRAI seeks consultation on contours of net neutrality …

Upholding principles of network neutrality
1 year, 6 months ago

Upholding principles of network neutrality

Hindustan Times  

Five years ago, India enshrined the principle of “Network Neutrality” in groundbreaking government rules. However, private telcos and other internet providers are now suggesting that these apps should pay a “fair share” for accessing their infrastructure, challenging the core tenet of net neutrality. Net neutrality ensures that internet infrastructure companies can’t monopolise consumer access. They know consumer welfare is intertwined …

The return of the Net neutrality debate in India
2 years ago

The return of the Net neutrality debate in India

The Hindu  

Since November 2022, the Cellular Operators Association of India, which represents Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Reliance Jio, the three major telecom operators in India, has been demanding that platforms such as YouTube and WhatsApp pay a share of revenue to make up for the network costs. “However, the revenues earned by the infra provider should also be shared with …

EXPLAINER: California's net neutrality law springs to life
4 years ago

EXPLAINER: California's net neutrality law springs to life

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than three years ago, Trump-era regulators killed federal net …

Column: Internet providers put hypocrisy on full display in challenging net neutrality
4 years, 1 month ago

Column: Internet providers put hypocrisy on full display in challenging net neutrality

LA Times  

Net neutrality is the idea that all internet content should be treated the same by internet service providers. “They’ve been making these same arguments for years,” said Christopher Jon Sprigman, a law professor at New York University who has been at the forefront of net neutrality discussions for years. They just don’t want anyone telling them how to run their …

Goodbye to Ajit Pai, FCC chairman and enemy of net neutrality.
55 years, 2 months ago

Goodbye to Ajit Pai, FCC chairman and enemy of net neutrality.

Slate  

It took an industry man to ruin the internet as we knew it. And while net neutrality was and still is broadly favored by Americans—including, yes, some Republicans—Pai never stopped trying to gut it, eventually succeeding in late 2017 even as outraged constituents flooded the FCC’s public comments section, making clear their disapproval by crashing that system altogether. Pai very …

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, foe of net neutrality, resigns his post early
4 years, 3 months ago

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, foe of net neutrality, resigns his post early

Salon  

Ajit Pai, the former Verizon in-house lawyer whom President Donald Trump appointed to lead the Federal Communications Commission, announced on Monday that he is stepping down, ending a controversial tenure most conspicuously marred by his opposition to net neutrality. In a public letter released at the time of Pai's announcement, leaders of online businesses like Twitter, Reddit and Tumblr argued …

For companies, the end of neutrality | Opinion
4 years, 8 months ago

For companies, the end of neutrality | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

Over the past few weeks, more than 300 advertisers have hit pause on advertising on the world’s largest social media network, Facebook, in response to a call to protest the platform’s refusal to moderate hate speech. Only a couple of weeks earlier, some Facebook executives publicly opposed CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s stance that social media platforms should “not play arbiters of …

Net neutrality rules could return at state level under mixed US court decision
5 years, 5 months ago

Net neutrality rules could return at state level under mixed US court decision

Firstpost  

US Court says that the federal government cannot block states from passing their own net neutrality laws. Verizon Communications Inc said the ruling “underscores the need for Congress to adopt national legislation that provides protections for consumers while avoiding a disruptive, inconsistent patchwork of state Internet regulation.” The court also found that the FCC acted properly when it overturned a …

The Last Hope for Net Neutrality
55 years, 2 months ago

The Last Hope for Net Neutrality

Slate  

It’s confirmed: Net neutrality is legally dead. On Tuesday morning, a federal appeals court reaffirmed the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules that prohibited internet providers from blocking, slowing down, or speeding up access to websites. While it’s been legal for internet providers to block access to websites since June 2018, when the FCC’s net neutrality repeal …

US House of Representatives approve net neutrality bill but legislation faces long odds
5 years, 11 months ago

US House of Representatives approve net neutrality bill but legislation faces long odds

Firstpost  

US House of Reps approved a bill on a 232 to 190 vote to reinstate landmark net neutrality protections. The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill on a 232 to 190 vote to reinstate landmark net neutrality protections adopted in 2015, but the effort faces an uphill battle to become law. The White House said Tuesday aides …

House Endorses Net Neutrality, but the Outlook Remains Dim
55 years, 2 months ago

House Endorses Net Neutrality, but the Outlook Remains Dim

Wired  

Legislation to restore the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules passed a big hurdle Wednesday. "As this bill now moves to the Senate, millions of Americans will continue to mobilize and will refuse, flat out, to give up until Congress has restored net neutrality and guaranteed an open internet for all," Mark Stanley of the advocacy group Demand Progress said …

US House of Representatives to vote on net neutrality bill repealed by the FCC today
5 years, 11 months ago

US House of Representatives to vote on net neutrality bill repealed by the FCC today

Firstpost  

Republicans oppose the effort arguing it would grant the FCC too much authority over the internet The Democratic-led US House of Representatives is set to vote on Tuesday on a bill to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules repealed by the Federal Communications Commission under President Donald Trump. The bill mirrors an effort last year to reverse the FCC’s December 2017 …

US democrats unveil legislation to renisntate net neutrality rules repealed by FCC
6 years ago

US democrats unveil legislation to renisntate net neutrality rules repealed by FCC

Firstpost  

The “Save the Internet Act” bill said to protect consumers from higher prices, blocked websites. Democrats in Congress unveiled a bill on Wednesday to reinstate net neutrality rules repealed by the Federal Communications Commission under U.S. President Donald Trump, the latest salvo in a more than decade-long battle over how to regulate internet traffic. The bill mirrors an effort last …

US FCC faces loads of tough questions from court on 2017 net neutrality repeal
6 years, 1 month ago

US FCC faces loads of tough questions from court on 2017 net neutrality repeal

Firstpost  

The FCC repeal was a win for providers like AT&T but was opposed by internet giants Facebook, Google. A federal appeals court asked pointed questions of the Federal Communication Commission on Friday in hearing a challenge to whether the Trump administration acted legally when it repealed landmark net neutrality rules governing internet providers in December 2017. The panel heard more …

Tech companies, states spar with govt over net neutrality
6 years, 1 month ago

Tech companies, states spar with govt over net neutrality

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Tech companies and nearly two dozen U.S. states clashed with the government in federal court Friday over the repeal of net neutrality, a set of Obama-era rules aimed at preventing big internet providers from discriminating against certain technology and services. The net neutrality rules had banned cable, wireless and other broadband providers from blocking or slowing down websites …

California passes strongest US net neutrality law to pushback against government rules rollback
6 years, 6 months ago

California passes strongest US net neutrality law to pushback against government rules rollback

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy California lawmakers passed a …

California lawmakers have passed a more consumer-friendly net neutrality law
6 years, 6 months ago

California lawmakers have passed a more consumer-friendly net neutrality law

Firstpost  

The bill is being viewed as even stronger and more consumer-friendly than the original measures California lawmakers have passed the US’ toughest net neutrality law to prevent internet providers from favouring certain websites, setting up a fight with federal regulators who voted last year to erase such rules. If Governor Jerry Brown signs the bill, California would become the fourth …

A welcome move: On India's net neutrality regulations
6 years, 8 months ago

A welcome move: On India's net neutrality regulations

The Hindu  

In a vital decision that will help secure the rights of Internet users in the country, the Telecom Commission has approved the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on net neutrality. Combining this approval with the fact that TRAI had barred telecom service providers from charging differential rates for data services, India will now have among the strongest …

Net neutrality rules are evidence of India’s progressiveness
6 years, 8 months ago

Net neutrality rules are evidence of India’s progressiveness

Hindustan Times  

Even as the US was busy dismantling one of the pillars of a free Internet, India was busy building one. And so, on Wednesday, India announced it had approved net neutrality rules which many experts have termed among the strongest in the world, if not the strongest. Demonstrators rally in support of net neutrality in New York, December 7, 2017 …

TC approves net neutrality rules which bar providers from throttling data speeds
6 years, 8 months ago

TC approves net neutrality rules which bar providers from throttling data speeds

Firstpost  

The DoT will set-up a multi-stakeholder body for monitoring and enforcement of net neutrality. The Telecom Commission today approved net neutrality rules which bar service providers from discriminating against Internet content and services by blocking, throttling or granting them higher speed access. “The Telecom Commission today approved net neutrality as recommended by Trai except some critical services will be kept …

Net neutrality gets govt's nod, internet to remain open in India
6 years, 8 months ago

Net neutrality gets govt's nod, internet to remain open in India

India TV News  

Internet access in India will remain unfettered with the government approving net neutrality rules which bar service providers from discriminating against Internet content and services by blocking, throttling or granting them higher speed access. The new telecom policy aimed at attracting an investment of $100 billion in the digital communications sector is likely to be in place by July 2018, …

Internet remains free and fair in India as neutrality gets the nod
6 years, 8 months ago

Internet remains free and fair in India as neutrality gets the nod

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Internet access in India will remain unfettered with the government accepting the telecom regulator’s recommendations to introduce one of the strongest net neutrality protections in the world. Net neutrality requires service providers to treat all internet traffic equally and prohibits discrimination in the treatment of content, including practices such as degrading, slowing down or granting preferential speeds. Licence …

Telecom Commission approves net neutrality, new telecom policy
6 years, 8 months ago

Telecom Commission approves net neutrality, new telecom policy

The Hindu  

In a move that will ensure open and free Internet in India, the government has approved the principle of Net neutrality. The Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making body in the Department of Telecom, on Wednesday approved the recommendation made eight months ago by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on the subject. “The TC today approved Net neutrality as recommended …

Justification for killing network neutrality rules bogus, studies say
6 years, 9 months ago

Justification for killing network neutrality rules bogus, studies say

Salon  

When the nation’s top telecommunications regulator decided to do away with the widely popular “network neutrality” rules that governed the Internet, his justification was that the regulations were slowing deployment. Yet if you listen to the Trump administration, broadband installation in places like Anza slowed because of net neutrality rules — known as Title II regulation. "I would agree there …

Net neutrality is officially dead. Here’s how you’ll notice it’s gone.
6 years, 9 months ago

Net neutrality is officially dead. Here’s how you’ll notice it’s gone.

Slate  

Monday, June 11, is the first day of the post–net neutrality internet. Under the new network neutrality rules, internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T are allowed to throttle traffic that travels over their network or even block access to entire websites as long as the companies alert subscribers in their terms of service that they reserve the right …

FCC: Net Neutrality is officially dead today. Here's what to expect
6 years, 9 months ago

FCC: Net Neutrality is officially dead today. Here's what to expect

Salon  

After months of public debate and legislative resistance on the left, net neutrality as we know it ends today. The Federal Communications Commission’s overturn of net neutrality rules, which were enacted in 2015, prohibited internet service providers from offering in unequal access to web content. “As a result of this inaction, starting today internet service providers have the power to …

Senate Approves Overturning FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal
6 years, 10 months ago

Senate Approves Overturning FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal

NPR  

Senate Approves Overturning FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal Enlarge this image toggle caption Kyle Grillot/Reuters Kyle Grillot/Reuters Updated at 4:22 p.m. ET The Senate approved a resolution Wednesday to nullify the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rollback, dealing a symbolic blow to the FCC's new rule that remains on track to take effect next month. "If the Democrats want to run …

Net neutrality in the US will die on 11 June, Obama-era open-internet rules to be repealed: FCC
6 years, 10 months ago

Net neutrality in the US will die on 11 June, Obama-era open-internet rules to be repealed: FCC

Firstpost  

In December, FCC repealed open-internet rules set in 2015, which barred providers from blocking or slowing down access or charging more for certain content. Landmark US net neutrality rules will expire on June 11, and new regulations handing providers broad new power over how consumers can access the internet will take effect, the Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday in …

US FCC claims that net neutrality rules will cease to exist from 11 June as new rules take effect
6 years, 10 months ago

US FCC claims that net neutrality rules will cease to exist from 11 June as new rules take effect

Firstpost  

US Senate is set to vote as early as next week on whether to reject the FCC repeal of the net neutrality rules - but that effort faces an uphill battle. The revised rules were a win for internet service providers like AT&T Inc and Comcast Corp but are opposed by internet firms like Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc. “The …

FCC expected to publish its reversal of Obama-era net neutrality rules on Thursday: Sources
7 years, 1 month ago

FCC expected to publish its reversal of Obama-era net neutrality rules on Thursday: Sources

Firstpost  

The FCC in Dec. voted 3-2 to overturn net neutrality rules barring service providers from blocking, slowing access to or charging more for certain content. The US Federal Communications Commission is expected to publish on Thursday its December order overturning the landmark Obama-era net neutrality rules, two sources briefed on the matter said Tuesday. The Republican-led FCC in December voted …

Big Tech Backs US Congressional Vote to Keep The Net Neutral
7 years, 1 month ago

Big Tech Backs US Congressional Vote to Keep The Net Neutral

News 18  

Technology companies including Alphabet and Facebook on Thursday threw their weight behind a congressional bid to reverse the Trump administration’s plan to repeal Obama-era rules designed to protect an open internet. “The time has come for a bipartisan effort to establish permanent net neutrality rules.” A public backlash against the FCC’s plan, especially among younger people, has raised concerns among …

Tech giants back US congressional vote to support net neutrality
7 years, 1 month ago

Tech giants back US congressional vote to support net neutrality

Firstpost  

Internet companies say that without net neutrality protection, many Americans will have little recourse Technology companies including Alphabet Inc and Facebook Inc on 8 February threw their weight behind a congressional bid to reverse the Trump administration’s plan to repeal Obama-era rules designed to protect an open internet. “The time has come for a bipartisan effort to establish permanent net …

In a bid to challenge FCC's decision, the state of Montana will sign contracts with those ISPs who adhere to net neutrality
7 years, 2 months ago

In a bid to challenge FCC's decision, the state of Montana will sign contracts with those ISPs who adhere to net neutrality

Firstpost  

Montana will sign contracts only with internet service providers that honor “ net neutrality ” firms, Governor Steve Bullock said on 22 January, the latest effort by a state to undermine a Federal Communications Commission order rolling back rules introduced in 2015. Bullock signed an executive order requiring state contract recipients to adhere to so-called net neutrality, which barred internet …

Montana Governor Backs Net Neutrality With State's Own Mandate
7 years, 2 months ago

Montana Governor Backs Net Neutrality With State's Own Mandate

News 18  

Montana will sign contracts only with internet service providers that honour “net neutrality" firms, Governor Steve Bullock said on Monday, the latest effort by a state to undermine a Federal Communications Commission order rolling back rules introduced in 2015. Bullock signed an executive order requiring state contract recipients to adhere to so-called net neutrality, which barred internet service providers from …

Net neutrality may be dead in the US, but Europe is still strongly committed to open internet access
7 years, 2 months ago

Net neutrality may be dead in the US, but Europe is still strongly committed to open internet access

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This decision was made even though users and many technology companies and content providers such as Google, …

‘Internet drives the economy now': Lincoln senator seeks to re-enact net neutrality rules in Nebraska
7 years, 2 months ago

‘Internet drives the economy now': Lincoln senator seeks to re-enact net neutrality rules in Nebraska

Associated Press  

A Nebraska lawmaker introduced a bill Friday to restore rules preventing internet service providers from slowing your ability to binge television shows on Netflix or blocking search engines that aren’t Google. The “Internet Neutrality Act”, introduced by Sen. Adam Morfeld of Lincoln, would restore the federal rules at the state level, prohibiting broadband internet service providers from “limiting or restricting …

Internet giants vs innovation
7 years, 2 months ago

Internet giants vs innovation

Live Mint  

A month after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India supported net neutrality and barred telecom service providers from charging differential rates for data services in India, the Federal Communications Commission in the US decided to roll back net neutrality laws. Net neutrality laws ensure that creators are able to showcase their work and users can access content and services as …

Securing net neutrality
7 years, 3 months ago

Securing net neutrality

The Hindu  

In less than a year, the Donald Trump presidency in the U.S. has administered quite a few body blows to many a signature achievement of his predecessor Barack Obama — for instance, the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate pact. Another addition to this list must be the decision by the government agency, the Federal Communications Commission, to remove …

What Net Neutrality Really Means For You (And For Us)
7 years, 3 months ago

What Net Neutrality Really Means For You (And For Us)

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― The repeal of net neutrality isn’t great news for consumers. And now, absent the regulatory protection of net neutrality, Verizon and other internet service providers can favor our content while discriminating against the competition’s. The company wasn’t the first internet service provider to build a media empire, and it may not be the last — …

What Losing Net Neutrality Means For Democracy
7 years, 3 months ago

What Losing Net Neutrality Means For Democracy

Huff Post  

@TimKarr via Twitter Widespread public outcry and over a decade of growing grassroots activism wasn’t enough to stop the Federal Communications Commission from voting to kill net neutrality this week—which came down to a party-line 3 to 2 vote on Thursday. Amid coverage of the Republican tax reform, the #MeToo movement, the Alabama special election, the Mueller investigation, and the …

Net neutrality repeal in the US could threaten internet freedom in the UK, warn campaigners
7 years, 3 months ago

Net neutrality repeal in the US could threaten internet freedom in the UK, warn campaigners

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. US regulators this week voted to repeal net neutrality protections that force companies to treat all internet …

Net neutrality - live updates: Politicians prepare to fight against FCC's decision to scrap rules protecting internet freedoms
7 years, 3 months ago

Net neutrality - live updates: Politicians prepare to fight against FCC's decision to scrap rules protecting internet freedoms

The Independent  

✕ Close Net Neutrality: Ajit Pai and FCC scraps online regulation changing how the internet works Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read …

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