Tag: Net Neutrality
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Net Neutrality Is Back; What Does That Mean for Cord Cutting?
This week the FCC voted to bring back net neutrality. This move brings back rules that ended in 2017. The rules, first introduced in 2015, designated Internet service providers as Title II companies, which are akin to gas and electric companies, with heavier oversight. They made it through a legal challenge in court before the…
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The FCC Has Voted To Impose Net Neutrality Rules on Comcast, Spectrum, & Others
The Federal Communications Commission today voted to bring back the net neutrality rules that were removed in 2017. “After the prior administration abdicated authority over broadband services, the FCC has been handcuffed from acting to fully secure broadband networks, protect consumer data, and ensure the internet remains fast, open, and fair,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel…
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The FCC Will Vote on Imposing Net Neutrality Rules on Comcast, Spectrum, & Others Later This Week
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced today that it will begin the process of bringing back the net neutrality rules that were removed in 2017. There will be an official vote to impose net neutrality on April 25, 2024. “After the prior administration abdicated authority over broadband services, the FCC has been handcuffed from acting…
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A Large Cable TV Lobby Group Asks the FCC to Make Changes to Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission announced today that it will be voted to begin the process of bringing back the net neutrality rules that were removed in 2017. Now, there will be an official vote to impose net neutrality rules on April 25th, 2024. Now, the lobby group ACA Connects representing over 500 small and medium-sized…
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It’s Official: FCC Kicks Off the Revival of Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to begin the process of resurrecting the Obama-era net neutrality rules that were dismantled under the Trump administration, kicking off what is expected to be a long and complicated road. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel last month announced that she would start the effort to bring back the rules,…
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AT&T Says Net Neutrality is Not Needed
Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it would attempt to bring back the Obama-era net neutrality regulations. AT&T CEO John Stankey on Thursday came out swinging against the FCC. When asked about FCC’s plans to bring net neutrality back to internet service providers, he made it clear that net neutrality was not…
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Net Neutrality’s Twisted History: Here’s a Timeline of the Open Internet Battle
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel earlier this week kicked off a push to revive net neutrality, just the latest attempt to bring rules governing an open internet to the broadband industry. It’s the latest turn of a soap opera that’s lasted nearly 20 years as regulators and broadband providers have tussled over what those…
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FCC Wants To Revive Net Neutrality, Taking Back Authority Over ISPs Like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said rules that govern how internet service providers operate “are more important than ever,” as she made her case to bring back net neutrality rules. “I believe this repeal put the FCC on the wrong side of history, the wrong side of the law, and the wrong side of…
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Top Obama Lawyers Say FCC Shouldn’t Pursue Net Neutrality. Here’s Why
Net neutrality, the concept of treating all internet traffic equally, was a regulation first introduced under President Barack Obama’s Federal Communications Commission, with the agency later dismantling it under President Donald Trump. But it’s two of Obama’s top lawyers are now saying it would be a mistake for the FCC to attempt to bring it…
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Senate Confirms Anna Gomez as Final FCC Commissioner
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission, filling the fifth and final seat that’s been vacant for nearly three years. The addition of Gomez breaks the 2-2 tie of Democrat and Republican commissioners, with the FCC now with a Democrat majority. The agency has been hobbled throughout the Biden administration…