FCC Commissioner Clyburn’s passionate dissent at last month’s meeting left no room for guesswork on her position on the Commission’s plan to eliminate net neutrality. But it wasn’t all she had to say. Today, released alongside the final text of the “Restoring Internet Freedom” order, is an extended statement that goes into further detail and strikes at the… Read More
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FCC issues final version of order eliminating net neutrality rules
The FCC has released the final text of the order it voted on last month that is set to undo the net neutrality rules established in 2015. This is the text that will enter the federal register and the official final wording of the new rules and ju…
View More FCC issues final version of order eliminating net neutrality rulesThe FCC is still tweaking its net neutrality repeal (but that’s normal)
You may think, from the pomp accompanying the FCC’s vote in December to repeal net neutrality, that the deed was accomplished. Not so. In fact, the order hasn’t even reached its final form: the Commission is still working on it. While it may be frustrating, this is business as usual for regulations like this, and concerned advocates should conserve their outrage for when… Read More
There’s no magic bullet for reversing the FCC’s net neutrality decision
Huge numbers of people are upset at the FCC’s decision to undo its own highly popular net neutrality rules. But the grand plans to undo this mischief being announced left and right should be taken with a grain of salt. Unfortunately, it all comes down to politics. Read More
There’s no magic bullet for reversing the FCC’s net neutrality decision
Huge numbers of people are upset at the FCC’s decision to undo its own highly popular net neutrality rules. But the grand plans to undo this mischief being announced left and right should be taken with a grain of salt. Unfortunately, it all comes down to politics. Read More
What telecoms and tech companies are saying about the FCC’s net neutrality decision
The FCC just voted to eliminate the net neutrality rules established by 2015’s Open Internet Order. The blowback has been predictably sudden from many prominent internet companies that are decrying the commission’s decision. Just as pronounced, however, has been the support from prominent telecoms which expressed enthusiasm for the FCC’s vote today’s. Here’s what… Read More
A timeline of the FCC’s quest to destroy net neutrality
The FCC voted today to roll back the strong net neutrality rules established under the Obama administration in 2015. It’s distressing but at this point no longer surprising — FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and his partisan pals have been working essentially since the election to accomplish this dubious goal. Here’s how it all went down over the last year. Read More
New York attorney general announces a multi-state lawsuit challenging the net neutrality vote
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a leading voice in the fight against the FCC’s net neutrality rules repeal, has stepped forward with one of the first legal challenges to the commission’s controversial vote. Read More
The FCC just repealed net neutrality. What happens next?
The FCC voted this morning 3:2 to nullify 2015’s Open Internet Order and its strong net neutrality rules, substituting a flimsy replacement with a deeply (and deliberately) incorrect technical justification. The battle is lost. What of the war? Here’s what happens next, and what you can do to help. Read More
The 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. Read More
39 senators tell FCC: ‘Abandon this radical and reckless plan’
In a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, 39 senators (all Democrats, though Republicans have also voiced concern) urge the agency to stop its plan to eliminate net neutrality rules. Where the objections have come in ones and twos before, this is the largest official complaint we’ve seen against the FCC’s proposal, which is due to be voted on tomorrow. Read More
39 senators tell FCC: ‘Abandon this radical and reckless plan’
In a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, 39 senators (all Democrats, though Republicans have also voiced concern) urge the agency to stop its plan to eliminate net neutrality rules. Where the objections have come in ones and twos before, this is the largest official complaint we’ve seen against the FCC’s proposal, which is due to be voted on tomorrow. Read More