Today's ruling on net neutrality by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is being described as a historic and crucial milestone, but a separate decision by the regulatory body today is more meaningful because it addresses the overall problem of It's net neutrality eve, putting both Washington and Silicon Valley on collective edge. To some extent. … Read more
Net neutrality appears to be coming soon to a broadband pipe near you! Several months after President Obama first laid out his plan to keep the Internet playing field level and just weeks after FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler FCC votes to enforce net neutrality by regulating ISPs, unleashes municipal broadband. By Sam Oliver Thursday, February … Read more
Former Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary Clinton today came out in support of the FCC's proposal to reclassify broadband as a utility — the cornerstone of its plan to put stronger net neutrality rules into effect. THE HAGUE — When Bruno Leenders takes the 50-minute train ride to Amsterdam, he likes to stream … Read more
During Thursday's vote, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler called the telecom industry's bluff over investment, saying that companies will continue to expand despite the new net neutrality rules. Plus, if Comcast wants to merge with Time Warner Cable, a megadeal The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to act on a “net neutrality” proposal … Read more
At 9:30 Monday morning, President Barack Obama publicly announced his support for “Net Neutrality” policies, and 30 minutes later, major Internet service providers' stocks shot down. “Net neutrality” has been built into the It's one of the most important policy disputes that will determine the future of the Internet, and now President Obama has formally … Read more
“To fight back, let's cover the web with symbolic 'loading' icons, to remind everyone what an Internet without net neutrality would look like, and drive record numbers of emails and calls to lawmakers. Are you in?” The “Internet Reddit, Netflix, Foursquare, Mozilla, Vimeo, and WordPress are backing the 'Internet Slowdown' protest against proposed US regulations … Read more
If you add up the initial round of comments and ongoing responses, the FCC has now received over 1,477,301 public comments regarding Tom Wheeler's net neutrality proposal, according to Politico. That's enough to beat the previous (though very murky) Supporters of net neutrality, the principle that all data and all websites are equal, say they … Read more
As you may have seen from all the recent discussion around Net Neutrality, we find ourselves at a critical crossroads for the continued development of an open Internet. This Thursday, the FCC will be unveiling their “Open The agency's suggested regulations, they say, will either sacrifice a key tenet of the Internet—net neutrality, a storied … Read more
Five months ago, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals came down hard and essentially neutered 2010's Open Internet Order. Today, the FCC voted — in a split decision along party lines — to try again with a proposal for new Net The agency's suggested regulations, they say, will either sacrifice a key tenet of the … Read more
United States President Barack Obama's commitment to net neutrality is being questioned after the Federal Communications Commission officials appointed on his watch voted Thursday to advance a plan believed by many to Five months ago, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals came down hard and essentially neutered 2010's Open Internet Order. Today, the FCC voted … Read more