Tag: Net Neutrality
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Internet Service Providers Try to Stop Net Neutrality in Court
Earlier this year the FCC passed a new rule that would bring back Net Neutrality. This was followed by the FTC and FCC announcing a partnership to enforce Net Neutrality and regulate the Internet in April. For years, the argument has been about who has what control over the Internet to regulate it: the FTC…
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500 Small Internet Providers Object to The FCC’s Plan to Bring Back Net Neutrality Though ACA Connects
Earlier this year the FCC passed a new rule that would bring back Net Nutralityh. This was followed by the FTC and FCC announcing a joint partnership to enforce Net Neutrality and regulate the internet in April. For years, the argument has been about who has what control over the internet to regulate it, the…
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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…