House Passes Democrats’ Net Neutrality Measure on Almost-Completely Partisan...
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2019 – The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to approve legislation restoring network neutrality rules which had been rescinded by the Federal Communications Commission...
View ArticlePortland, Home to Historic Open Access Battles, is Bringing Municipal Dark...
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Susan Crawford is once again bringing history to life with this blast-from-the-past story of how “net neutrality” owes some of its roots to a 20-year-old fight in Portland....
View ArticleVerizon’s Throttling of Santa Clara County Firefighters Discussed by Panel of...
May 31, 2019 – Verizon Wireless’ slowdown of the Santa Clara County Fire Department’s data plan had a “significant impact” on the department’s ability to respond to last year’s wildfires, according to...
View ArticleUS Telecom Touts Broadband Investment; Industry and FCC Chairman Pai Link...
WASHINGTON, June 10, 2019 — U.S. investment in broadband networks grew by approximately $3 billion in 2018, according to data released Monday by US Telecom. Federal Communications Commission Chairman...
View ArticleThree Democratic Senators Came Not to Bury the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules,...
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2019 – A trio of Democratic senators on Tuesday called for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow a vote on legislation to roll back the Federal Communications...
View ArticleFor 5G, Panelists Favor Limiting Local Control over Rights-of-Way and Not...
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2019 — The successful growth of 5G networks will be best achieved through limiting municipalities’ control over wireless infrastructure and not reinstating rules that would require...
View ArticleD.C. Circuit Court Upholds FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s Repeal of Net Neutrality,...
WASHINGTON, October 1, 2019 — The Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of Obama-era network neutrality rules will remain, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...
View ArticleD.C. Circuit’s Decision in Net Neutrality Case Likely to Open New Fronts of...
In-Depth Analysis of the D.C. Circuit Court’s Decision in Mozilla v. FCC Demonstrates It is Just the Beginning of a New Chapter Debate Shifts to Congress and the States The U.S. Court of Appeals for...
View ArticleAdvocates for Cities Say They Are More in Touch with the Privacy Views of...
WASHINGTON, January 30, 2020 – Even though broadband is often considered a part of interstate commerce, city leaders need to take gaps in the law into their own hands by legislating on broadband...
View ArticleFCC Seeks Comment on Net Neutrality Issues Remanded by Appeals Court: Public...
WASHINGTON, February 25, 2020 – In the wake of the D.C. Circuit court’s decision to uphold the substance but remand three elements of the Federal Communications Commission’s 2017 net neutrality...
View ArticleBroadband Roundup: Justice Clarence Thomas Expresses Regret on Brand X,...
In the seemingly never-ending debate over whether broadband classifies as a Title I information service, or a Title 2 telecommunications service, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas regrets his...
View ArticlePublic Interest Groups Blast FCC For Refusal to Extend Public Safety Deadline...
April 22, 2020 – Multiple voices weighed in on the Federal Communications Commission’s public notice seeking comment on its prior net neutrality decision, although public interest and some...
View ArticleSenators Criticize AT&T for Apparently Favoring HBO Max by Not Counting...
June 4, 2020 — Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., penned a letter to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, rebuking him for not counting HBO Max usage against...
View ArticleFederal Communications Commission Vote on Net Neutrality Reprises Deep...
October 27, 2020 — Tensions ran high during the Federal Communications Commission’s October meeting on Tuesday, as the agency’s five commissioners were forced to take a defining partisan vote in...
View ArticleINCOMPAS Predicts Prompt Action on Net Neutrality
November 16, 2020 – Officials associated with INCOMPAS, the Internet and Competitive Networks Association, on Thursday predicted that there would be action on net neutrality sooner than expected with...
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Commissioner Brendan Carr Says Broadband Needs Policy Agenda Free From...
February 16, 2021 – FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said he is committed to pushing for permanent principles for broadband and data regulation. Carr said at the Incompas Policy Summit on Feb. 9 that he...
View ArticleSerious Conversation Needed on Net Neutrality, Says New FCC Commissioner...
February 16, 2021 – Federal Communications Commissioner Nathan Simington said Tuesday that serious conversations need to be had about reforming net neutrality rules. Simington sits on a very...
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Public Knowledge Celebrates 20 Years of Helping Congress Get a Clue on...
February 27, 2021 – The non-profit advocacy group Public Knowledge celebrated its twentieth anniversary year in a Monday event revolving around the issues that the group has made its hallmark:...
View ArticleFor or Against, It’s Time To Consider Codifying Net Neutrality In Law,...
March 18, 2021 – The issue of net neutrality has captured more bandwidth than needed and the concept – either for or against – must be codified in the law so the issue doesn’t surface every election...
View ArticleExplainer: On the Cusp of Sea Change, Broadband Breakfast Examines the Net...
With a change in the guard at the Federal Communications Commission and the White House, the United States is on the cusp of a possible change in direction with respect to its network neutrality rules....
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