FCC

FCC To Vote To Restore Net Neutrality Rules, Reversing Trump

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will vote to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules and assume new regulatory oversight of broadband internet that was rescinded under former President Donald Trump, the agency’s chair said. According to Reuters, the FCC told advocates…

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Legal

Three Companies To Pay $615,000 Over Faked Net Neutrality Comments

Three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the contentious 2017 repeal of net neutrality rules nave agreed to pay $615,000 in penalties to New York and other states, New York’s attorney general said Wednesday, The Associated…

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Net Neutrality

FCC Net Neutrality Rollback Filled with Fake Comments

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a report based on an investigation into the 2017 net neutrality rollback. It revealed that 18 million fake comments were filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The full report included the following…

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Net Neutrality

Mozilla Asks FCC to Reinstate Net Neutrality

Mozilla, along with ADT, Dropbox, Eventbrite, Reddit, Vimeo, and Wikimedia, sent a letter to the FCC in which they asked the agency to reinstate net neutrality in the United States as a matter of urgency. The letter was sent to…

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Net Neutrality

U.S. Appeals Court Won’t Reconsider Net Neutrality

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia decided not to reconsider an October ruling that upheld the repeal of net neutrality rules. The court declined without comment. Personally, I think the court’s lack of explanation as…

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Net Neutrality

California’s Net Neutrality Bill is Now a Law

California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 882. This means that California has enacted the strongest net neutrality protections in the United States. The law will go into effect next year. It is a big win for consumers in California. As…

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