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 networks.” Net neutrality is the idea that all internet content should be treated the same by internet service providers. California consumers don’t shop for internet access in Iowa.” Sprigman said the industry’s claims that net neutrality will deter innovation are no less ridiculous. “Furthermore, it will encourage competition in that marketplace, which encourages further innovation.” Barbara van Schewick, director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, said that “net neutrality ensures that cool, innovative startups don’t have to worry about being blocked, slowed down or having to pay internet service providers, and that people can use their services without interference.” “The more states adopt net neutrality, the larger the market for innovation,” she said.

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In blow to open internet, Federal Appeals strikes down Biden FCC's net neutrality rules
2 months, 3 weeks ago

In blow to open internet, Federal Appeals strikes down Biden FCC's net neutrality rules

Raw Story  

Citing last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision that stripped federal agencies of their regulatory powers, an all-Republican panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit on Thursday ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to reinstate net neutrality rules. "Applying Loper Bright means we can end the FCC's vacillations" between imposing and repealing net neutrality …

Federal court decision won’t change California net neutrality law
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal court decision won’t change California net neutrality law

LA Times  

Despite the dismantling of the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to regulate broadband internet service, state laws in California, New York and elsewhere remain intact. Circuit Court of Appeals, striking down the FCC’s open internet rules, has little bearing on state laws enacted during the years-long tug-of-war over the government’s power to regulate internet service providers, telecommunications experts said. “The result …

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 …

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 …

In blow to telecoms, California’s net neutrality law upheld
3 years, 2 months ago

In blow to telecoms, California’s net neutrality law upheld

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court has upheld California’s net neutrality law, rejecting an attempt by telecommunications industry groups to prevent the state from enforcing it. That came after regulators during the Trump administration killed federal net neutrality rules designed to prevent AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other major internet providers from exploiting their dominance to favor certain services or apps over others. …

In blow to telecoms, California's net neutrality law upheld
3 years, 2 months ago

In blow to telecoms, California's net neutrality law upheld

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 A federal appeals court has …

California’s net neutrality law is upheld, a blow to telecoms
3 years, 2 months ago

California’s net neutrality law is upheld, a blow to telecoms

LA Times  

A federal appeals court has upheld California’s net neutrality law, rejecting an attempt by telecommunications industry groups to prevent the state from enforcing it. That came after regulators during the Trump administration killed federal net neutrality rules designed to prevent AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other major internet providers from exploiting their dominance to favor certain services or apps over others. …

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 …

Federal judge says California can enforce net neutrality law
4 years, 1 month ago

Federal judge says California can enforce net neutrality law

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that California can for the first time enforce its tough net neutrality law, clearing the way for the state to ban internet providers from slowing down or blocking access to websites and applications that don’t pay for premium service. California state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco and the …

The Covid-19 Pandemic Shows the Virtues of Net Neutrality
4 years, 10 months ago

The Covid-19 Pandemic Shows the Virtues of Net Neutrality

Wired  

Net neutrality—the idea that internet service providers should treat all traffic equally—might seem quaint during the Covid-19 pandemic. The order also reversed the Obama-era FCC's decision to classify broadband internet providers as "Title II" common carriers, similar to traditional telephone companies, leaving the agency with less authority to regulate broadband providers during emergencies like the pandemic. Net neutrality opponents claimed …

A Broken System Helped the FCC Kill Net Neutrality. It Afflicts the Whole Government.
55 years, 2 months ago

A Broken System Helped the FCC Kill Net Neutrality. It Afflicts the Whole Government.

Slate  

When Chairman Ajit Pai had the Federal Communications Commission reconsider network neutrality in 2017, he made his agenda clear: He wanted to take a “weed whacker” to the Obama-era open-internet rules. But despite public support for the relatively new rules, Pai’s 2017 bid to undo net neutrality was ultimately successful. It’s very, very rare for the notice and comment process …

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 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 …

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 …

US Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeals Against Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules [Read Order]
6 years, 4 months ago

US Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeals Against Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday refused to review a 2016 case brought by various broadband service providers challenging Federal Communications Commission net neutrality protections from the Obama era.The FCC was issued by the Obama administration in 2015 to protect principles of net neutrality, which require that all traffic on the internet should be. The Supreme Court …

US Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeals Against Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules [Read Order]
6 years, 4 months ago

US Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeals Against Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday refused to review a 2016 case brought by various broadband service providers challenging Federal Communications Commission net neutrality protections from the Obama era.The FCC was issued by the Obama administration in 2015 to protect principles of net neutrality, which require that all traffic on the internet should be. The Supreme Court …

US Supreme Court upholds Obama-era net neutrality rules; 2017 policy still in place
6 years, 4 months ago

US Supreme Court upholds Obama-era net neutrality rules; 2017 policy still in place

Firstpost  

The Trump administration and the telecom industry had wanted to erase the 2016 ruling The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused a request by the Trump administration and the telecommunications industry to wipe away a lower court decision that had upheld Obama-era net neutrality rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet, though the justices’ action does not undo …

US to delay the roll-out of California's ever so tough new net neutrality law
6 years, 5 months ago

US to delay the roll-out of California's ever so tough new net neutrality law

Firstpost  

Advocates hope California’s new net neutrality law will encourage other states to create their own. A US Department of Justice lawsuit could delay the rollout of California’s toughest-in-the country net neutrality law, which is set to take effect 1 January. The constitutionality of California’s law — and whether other states can adopt their own net neutrality rules — depends heavily …

Donald Trump administration sues California over newly-signed net neutrality law
6 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump administration sues California over newly-signed net neutrality law

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump's administration has sued the state of California in an effort to strike down its new net neutrality law, signed only hours earlier by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. Among 34 bills signed on Sunday afternoon, Brown approved the nation's toughest net neutrality protections, setting up a legal fight by bringing back Obama-era internet regulations the federal government …

Trump administration sues California for striking down new net neutrality laws
6 years, 5 months ago

Trump administration sues California for striking down new net neutrality laws

Firstpost  

The California law prevents broadband providers from slowing down or blocking websites. US President Donald Trump’s administration has sued the state of California in an effort to strike down its new net neutrality law, signed only hours earlier by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. Among 34 bills signed on Sunday afternoon, Brown approved the nation’s toughest net neutrality protections, setting up …

DOJ sues California over its net neutrality law
6 years, 5 months ago

DOJ sues California over its net neutrality law

Salon  

Since Trump's election, the state of California has filed numerous lawsuits against the federal government to block various Trump Administration laws, but this weekend the U.S. Department of Justice was the one picking the fight with the Golden State. On Sunday, nearly one hour after California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the state’s unprecedented net neutrality bill — which …

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 …

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 …

Column: California’s plan to protect net neutrality will shield consumers from telecom bullies
6 years, 11 months ago

Column: California’s plan to protect net neutrality will shield consumers from telecom bullies

LA Times  

Comcast, AT&T, Verizon and other big internet service providers must be wondering if they didn’t outsmart themselves by lobbying the federal government to kill network neutrality rules. Network neutrality is the principle that ISPs, which own the “last mile” interconnection between the internet and your home or business, can’t use their position to block content they don’t like, charge providers …

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 …

‘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 …

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 — …

Some States May Take FCC To Court Over Net Neutrality Move
7 years, 3 months ago

Some States May Take FCC To Court Over Net Neutrality Move

NPR  

Some States May Take FCC To Court Over Net Neutrality Move STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Some states may take the FCC to court. The state attorneys general who have talked of suing include Andy Beshear of Kentucky, who's a Democrat, joins us now from Louisville. And Ajit Pai has specifically said he thinks that it will be easier for Internet service …

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 - 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 …

Donald Trump plans total repeal of net neutrality law that keeps the internet free
7 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump plans total repeal of net neutrality law that keeps the internet free

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. Pai said state and local governments "need to be preempted" from imposing their own net neutrality rules …

Net neutrality: Why Trump's top internet official wants to repeal the internet law, in his own words
7 years, 3 months ago

Net neutrality: Why Trump's top internet official wants to repeal the internet law, in his own words

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. FCC chief Ajit Pai confirmed that the telecommunications regulator will throw out rules that prevented Internet providers …

What is net neutrality and why does it matter?
7 years, 3 months ago

What is net neutrality and why does it matter?

The Hindu  

“Net neutrality” regulations, designed to prevent internet service providers like Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and Charter from favouring some sites and apps over others, are on the chopping block. The net neutrality rules gave the FCC power to go after companies for business practices that weren’t explicitly banned as well. Pai’s FCC spiked the effort to go after AT&T, even before …

White House supports FCC’s move on net neutrality
7 years, 3 months ago

White House supports FCC’s move on net neutrality

The Hindu  

The Trump administration backs the Federal Communication Commission’s move to repeal Obama-era net neutrality regulations, the White House said on Friday, while adding that it also supports a free and fair internet. Asserting that a free and open internet has been a driving force of American ingenuity, Congressman John Crowley said the FCC’s decision to end net neutrality will not …

Net neutrality: US regulators ditch Obama-era rules in move that could recast internet
7 years, 3 months ago

Net neutrality: US regulators ditch Obama-era rules in move that could recast internet

ABC  

The US Federal Communications Commission has voted to repeal sweeping 2015 net neutrality rules, in a move that gives internet service providers a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit, or charge more for faster speeds. Key points: FCC members vote 3-2 along party lines in favour of changes White House says it backs …

FCC votes along party lines to end ‘net neutrality’
7 years, 3 months ago

FCC votes along party lines to end ‘net neutrality’

Associated Press  

The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds. This is the beginning of a longer legal battle.” White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Trump administration “supports …

Net neutrality rules swept aside by US FCC
7 years, 3 months ago

Net neutrality rules swept aside by US FCC

Live Mint  

Washington: The US Federal Communications Commission swept aside rules barring broadband providers from favouring the internet traffic of websites willing to pay for speedier service, sending the future of net neutrality on to a likely court challenge. The FCC’s action will “return the internet to a consumer-driven marketplace free of innovation-stifling regulations”, senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, …

FCC Repeals Title II Net Neutrality Protections Amid Uproar
7 years, 3 months ago

FCC Repeals Title II Net Neutrality Protections Amid Uproar

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In a victory for internet service providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, the Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to repeal net neutrality rules. “There’s no law that says I can’t paint my house hot pink, but I assure you I have no intention of doing it.” He called arguments to the contrary — that ISPs are only …

The FCC has officially voted to kill net neutrality. Now what?
7 years, 3 months ago

The FCC has officially voted to kill net neutrality. Now what?

Slate  

On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to enshrine new policies that could radically change the way you use the internet. I dissent from this fiercely spun, legally lightweight, consumer-harming, corporate-enabling Destroying Internet Freedom Order,” said Commissioner Mignon Clyburn in her opening remarks at Thursday’s FCC meeting before the agency voted to ultimately abandon the net neutrality rules. “The internet …

FCC Repeals 'Net Neutrality' Rules For Internet Providers
7 years, 3 months ago

FCC Repeals 'Net Neutrality' Rules For Internet Providers

NPR  

FCC Repeals 'Net Neutrality' Rules For Internet Providers Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Updated at 3:27 p.m. ET After a brief security evacuation, U.S. telecom regulators have voted to repeal so-called net neutrality rules, which restrict the power of Internet service providers to influence loading speeds for specific websites or apps. The debate FCC …

Net neutrality advocates gear up for legal battle after failing to convince US FCC to keep rules
7 years, 3 months ago

Net neutrality advocates gear up for legal battle after failing to convince US FCC to keep rules

Firstpost  

Legal strategies could include arguing the reversal is arbitrary because it comes just two years after the Obama-era rules were put in place. Net neutrality advocates said they are gearing up for a legal fight after abandoning attempts to convince the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to keep 2015 rules aimed at maintaining an open internet. Industry and public interest groups …

Trump’s FCC wants to kill a free and open internet
7 years, 3 months ago

Trump’s FCC wants to kill a free and open internet

Salon  

To understand why the internet’s in big trouble again, first know this about how Washington works these days: Donald Trump seems to irradiate and poison everyone who is sucked into his gravitational pull. This view crosses party lines, as 73 percent of Republicans, 80 percent of Democrats and 76 percent of Independents want to keep the FCC’s Open Internet rules.” …

Net neutrality: Internet pioneers call on US to stop 'flawed and factually inaccurate' plan
7 years, 3 months ago

Net neutrality: Internet pioneers call on US to stop 'flawed and factually inaccurate' plan

ABC  

Inventors of the internet and Apple's co-founder have been part of a high-profile group of internet pioneers demanding a vote on net neutrality be stopped in the United States. Key points: Net neutrality is the principle all data on internet is equal Trump's pick for Communications chief promised to wind back 2015 laws enshrining principle 21 internet architects urge Thursday's …

FCC Says It Will Vote On Net Neutrality Despite Millions Of Fake Public Comments
7 years, 3 months ago

FCC Says It Will Vote On Net Neutrality Despite Millions Of Fake Public Comments

NPR  

FCC Says It Will Vote On Net Neutrality Despite Millions Of Fake Public Comments Millions of public comments in advance of the FCC's vote on net neutrality turn out to have been faked. BRIAN NAYLOR, BYLINE: The Pew Research Center decided to take a close look at all those comments submitted on net neutrality. NAYLOR: Pew found that the most …

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