Tag: repeal of net neutrality

FCC vote won’t end net neutrality fight

The following article by Harper Neidig was posted on the Hill website December 16, 2017:

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (Reuters/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo)

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote this week to repeal net neutrality won’t end the fight over the regulation.

Opponents are already lining up to sue the agency, which voted 3-2 to scrap the rules on Thursday, while Democrats are pushing legislation that would prevent the repeal from going into effect.

The FCC said that the net neutrality repeal has to be approved by the Office of Management and Budget before it can go into effect — a process that could take months. Continue reading “FCC vote won’t end net neutrality fight”

With FCC’s net neutrality ruling, the US could lose its lead in online consumer protection

The following article by Sascha Meinrath, Director of X-Lab; Palmer Chair in Telecommunications, Pennsylvania State University, and Nathalia Foditsch, Ph.D. Student in Law and Communications, American University, was posted on the Conversation website December 14, 2017:

Three of these smiling people undid U.S. consumer protections online. Federal Communications Commission

The internet may be an international system of interconnecting networks sharing a rough global consensus about the technical details of communicating through them – but each country manages its own internet environment independently. As the U.S. debate about the role of government in overseeing and regulating the internet continues, it’s worth looking at how other countries handle the issue.

Our research and advocacy on internet regulation in the U.S. and other countries offers us a unique historical and global perspective on the Federal Communications Commission’s December 2017 decision to deregulate the internet in the U.S. The principle of an open internet, often called “net neutrality,” is one of consumer protection. It is based on the idea that everyone – users and content providers alike – should be able to freely spread their own views, and consumers can choose what services to use and what content to consume. Network neutrality ensures that no one – not the government, nor corporations – is allowed to censor speech or interfere with content, services or applications. Continue reading “With FCC’s net neutrality ruling, the US could lose its lead in online consumer protection”

The FCC’s net neutrality rules are gone. Now this is what could happen to the Web.

The following article by Geoffrey A. Fowler was posted on the Washington Post website December 14, 2014:

The FCC removed net neutrality regulations, so now surfing the Internet will be more like waiting in lines at the airport. The Post’s Geoffrey Fowler explains. (Jhaan Elker, Geoffrey Fowler/The Washington Post)

This post has been updated. 

Let’s talk about the end of net neutrality in terms of a hellscape everyone knows: airport security lines.

The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to repeal its net neutrality rules, which since 2015 had prohibited Internet providers from blocking or slowing particular websites. Washington treats it as a partisan issue, but it’s not. A new survey by the University of Maryland shows 83 percent of Americans — including 75 percent of Republicans — support keeping the existing rules after being presented detailed arguments on both sides. Continue reading “The FCC’s net neutrality rules are gone. Now this is what could happen to the Web.”

The FCC just voted to repeal its net neutrality rules, in a sweeping act of deregulation

The following article by Brian Fung was posted on the Washington Post website December 14, 2017:

The FCC has unveiled a plan to repeal net neutrality, or the idea that Internet service providers can’t block or favor websites. See what this means for you. (Jhaan Elker, Brian Fung/The Washington Post)

Federal regulators voted Thursday to allow Internet providers to speed up service for websites they favor — and block or slow down others — in a decision repealing landmark Obama-era regulations overseeing broadband companies such as AT&T and Verizon.

The move by the Federal Communications Commission to deregulate the telecom and cable industries was a prominent example of the policy shifts taking place in Washington under President Trump and a major setback for consumer groups, tech companies and Democrats who had lobbied heavily against the decision. Continue reading “The FCC just voted to repeal its net neutrality rules, in a sweeping act of deregulation”

This poll gave Americans a detailed case for and against the FCC’s net neutrality plan. The reaction among Republicans was striking

The following article by Brian Fung was posted on the Washington Post website December 12, 2017:

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (Reuters/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo)

On the eve of a pivotal vote that would deregulate the broadband industry, a fresh survey from the University of Maryland shows that large majorities of Americans — including 3 out of 4 Republicans — oppose the government’s plan to repeal its net neutrality rules for Internet providers.

The results paint the picture of an electorate that is largely at odds with the GOP-led Federal Communications Commission, whose chairman, Ajit Pai, plans to vote Thursday to lift key rules for corporations such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon. The move would permit such companies to speed up some websites, and slow down or block others, as Internet providers seek new business models in a rapidly changing media and technology environment. Continue reading “This poll gave Americans a detailed case for and against the FCC’s net neutrality plan. The reaction among Republicans was striking”