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Commission Impossible: How and why the FCC created net neutrality
The conflict over net neutrality we see playing out today is just the latest part of a complex dance of dispute that has been going on for quite a long…
The FCC’s case against net neutrality rests on a deliberate misrepresentation of how the internet works
The FCC has just published the notice of proposed rulemaking that would roll back the 2015 Open Internet Order establishing net neutrality. Their first and primary justification for doing this…
These are the arguments against net neutrality and why they’re wrong
The next few months will be full of bitter dissent regarding the FCC’s net neutrality rules, how they should be enforced, and indeed whether they should exist at all. Several…
Weekly Roundup: WannaCry ransomware attack, Google I/O, RecordGram wins Startup Battlefield
This week the TechCrunch team threw another successful Disrupt conference, this time in New York City. 20 companies took the stage at TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield, where they presented their products and…
The FCC officially proposes to end net neutrality rules (but it’s not over yet)
Today the FCC voted to officially propose an order that would eliminate net neutrality rules as we know them. To be clear, the rules are not being adopted today —…
FCC commissioner: ‘Net neutrality is doomed if we’re silent’
Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn urged the public to continue voicing their support for a free and open internet. “Net neutrality is doomed if we’re silent,”…
Don’t worry about this court case the FCC is so excited about
Just a quick PSA. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai just issued a statement in support of a federal court agreeing to re-hear a certain case that does, in fact, have a…
The FCC’s comment system targeted by DDoS attacks during filing period for net neutrality
The FCC suffered multiple distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks Sunday night and Monday morning, the agency said in a statement today. The attacks appear to be aimed at shutting down the…
John Oliver reminds us that Net Neutrality is still under siege
John Oliver has again fired off his quick wit at the new FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and the Trump administration for trying to roll back Obama-era Net Neutrality rules. This…
Hardly anyone was pleased by the rollback of the broadband privacy rule last month, opening up the possibility of ISPs collecting and selling your browsing data — including, as it…
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn talks privacy, compromise and connecting communities
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn has a lot of issues on her regulatory plate, some given marquee billing (the repeal of the commission’s Broadband Privacy Rule) and others lurking in the…
Judge argues net neutrality violates the free speech rights of … internet providers
In perhaps the most absurd attack on net neutrality yet attempted, a federal judge argues that the rules established in 2015 by the FCC violate the first amendment rights of……
How to comment on the FCC’s proposal to revoke net neutrality
The FCC has made its initial proposal as to how it intends to do away with net neutrality — and despite what leadership there has said, that’s definitely how the…
The FCC’s anti-net neutrality proposal is a giant question mark
Yesterday the FCC’s chairman, Ajit Pai, put existing net neutrality rules on notice, saying that the agency would continue to protect consumers — but with a lighter touch. Just how…
More than 800 startups ask FCC chair to not kill net neutrality
Today, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai released the broad strokes of his plan to abandon consumer protections to the benefit of large corporate players in the telecommunications industry. While major telecom…
Sen. Schatz on FCC: ‘They have no idea how outraged people are about to be’
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai stirred up the hive today with his official declaration of war on the net neutrality rules established in 2015. Reactions have been mixed — depending on…
The FCC’s Myths vs. Facts sheet defending its plan to reverse net neutrality, annotated
Immediately after FCC Chairman Pai announced his intention to remove the net neutrality rules set in place in 2015, the agency issued a little preemptive strike against detractors. “Internet Regulation:…
FCC details plan to roll back net neutrality rules
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, newly appointed by President Trump, announced his intention to rescind the net neutrality rules created by the agency’s 2015 Open Internet Order. He called the 2015…
FCC chairman will address the future of net neutrality on Wednesday
So it begins: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai appears to be showing his cards regarding his promised rollback of net neutrality rules. He is slated to speak on “the future of…
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn is coming to Disrupt NY
The last few years have seen the FCC move to the foreground of the tech world with some far-reaching decisions that were aimed at protecting the open internet — but…
Trump signs resolution nullifying privacy requirements for internet providers
It’s official: the president has signed a resolution reversing rules passed last year that would have, among other things, provided strong protections against internet providers collecting and selling your browsing…
FCC Chairman Pai pushes for access over competition in rural broadband
You may be familiar with FCC Chairman Pai as the Trump-appointed monster working to dismantle your internet freedom and security, but that’s not really how it is. Pai is certainly…
Everything you need to know about Congress’ decision to expose your data to internet providers
A joint resolution has just been passed by both houses of Congress and all but signed by the president, reversing the Broadband Privacy Rule, a piece of regulation from the…
The White House is eager to sign broadband privacy deregulation into law
Today, the White House issued its full-throated support for a joint resolution that would repeal regulations limiting what internet service providers can do with customers’ private data. The rules, introduced under the…
The FCC is talking about everything but the imminent repeal of its internet privacy rules
It was a productive meeting at the FCC: Chairman Pai talked about putting pressure on phone scammers, preventing phone smuggling in prisons and improving mobile service. But one thing he…
Senate votes to allow ISPs to collect personal data without permission
The broadband privacy rules created by the FCC last year and vigorously debated last night are in danger after the Senate voted to repeal them this morning. Among other things,…
Senate debates permanent rollback of FCC’s broadband privacy rules (Update: Passed)
Republican Senators led by Arizona’s Jeff Flake proposed a resolution earlier this month that would roll back privacy rules adopted by the FCC last year that prevented ISPs from collecting…
As new FCC Commissioner Aji Pai telegraphed last week, the commission voted today to stay a set of privacy rules for broadband providers, adopted last year, which would have come…
FCC Chairman pledges to roll back net neutrality regulations during European address
As Ajit Pai took the stage for a speech at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this morning, CNBC anchor Karen Tso noted that the newly appointed FCC Chairman’s top priority…
FCC prepares to pull broadband privacy rules adopted last year
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced his intention today to block a privacy rule adopted by the Commission late last year. Citing its disharmony with existing FTC rules, Pai intends to…