So what happens now that the Federal Communications Commission voted to release a net neutrality proposal and seek public comments? The FCC vote releases a so-called notice of proposed rulemaking, or NPRM, where the agency proposes new rules Speculation about what is in the net neutrality proposal drafted by Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal … Read more
The Federal Communication Commission voted Thursday morning to move forward with proposed rules for net neutrality that may affect the concept of an open internet as it exists today. Led by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, “I will take a backseat to no one in my commitment to network neutrality,” Obama told a crowd at Google … Read more
The biggest critics of the proposed rules are tech companies and Net neutrality advocates, who worry that allowing this will give free reign to network providers to arbitrarily add surcharges for accessing third-party Internet outfits. Venture (Reuters) – U.S. telecommunications regulators on Thursday formally proposed new "net neutrality" rules that may let Internet service providers … Read more
During a contentious open meeting, Chairman Tom Wheeler and the other commissioners stressed that the agency's approval of the net neutrality rules was just a starting point. Final rules will not be voted on and put into place until after a 120-day During a contentious open meeting, Chairman Tom Wheeler and the other commissioners stressed … Read more
It's game time, people. After months—some might say years—of contentious deliberation, the FCC is moving forward with a set of open internet rules that basically destroys net neutrality as we know it. But it doesn't have to be United States President Barack Obama's commitment to net neutrality is being questioned after the Federal Communications Commission … Read more
The Wall Street Journal reports that the head of the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler, is revising the commission's proposal to regulate broadband internet in response to enormous public outcry. The WSJ Speculation about what is in the net neutrality proposal drafted by Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, will mostly come to … Read more
A federal appeals court today nullified key provisions of the FCC's net neutrality rules, opening the door to a curated approach to internet delivery that allows broadband providers to block content or applications as they see fit. The 3-0 decision by A federal appeals court has struck down the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules, … Read more