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Tag Archives: Net Neutrality

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Vermont town considers building government network to protect net neutrality

Public officials in the town of Brattleboro are considering building a government-owned internet network, in part, to protect so-called net neutrality.

February 13, 2020 in TNR News.
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Opinion: Why Congress shouldn’t restore net neutrality

Just over one year ago, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to repeal the network neutrality rules it adopted in 2015. However, the FCC regulation could make a comeback if House Democrats have their way.

March 17, 2019 in Commentary.
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Why states can’t go their own way on net neutrality

Four states — Oregon, Washington, Vermont, and now California — have enacted state-level net neutrality laws. However, power to regulate in this area is expressly granted to the federal government by the Constitution.

October 18, 2018 in Commentary.
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Kavanaugh went against net neutrality rules as a DC judge

“That Act does not supply clear congressional authorization for the FCC to impose common carrier regulation on Internet service providers. Therefore, under the Supreme Court’s precedents applying the major rules doctrine, the net neutrality rule is unlawful.”

July 20, 2018 in U.S..
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Time to end net neutrality regulation once and for all

Some of the largest corporations in economic history — among them Google, Amazon, and Facebook — are longtime supporters of the restrictions. Conversely, smallish challengers, such as T-Mobile, find themselves subject to the full force of the rules. That makes no sense.

May 18, 2018 in Commentary.
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Democrats work to reinstate Obama-era net neutrality rules

“Contrary to what the hysterical left-wing rhetoric would have the American people believe, repealing ‘net neutrality’ has not led to the death of the internet as we know it, nor has it led to higher prices or slower internet traffic.”

May 15, 2018 in U.S..
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State net neutrality efforts may not only fail, but also bring on litigation

As Vermont looks to advance its own net neutrality rules in the wake of last year’s FCC ruling that rescinded the policy at the federal level, one expert is warning that such efforts will fail, and a trade group is already threatening to sue.

April 3, 2018 in TNR News.
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State lawmakers consider net neutrality bill for Vermont

In December, the Federal Communications Commission led by Chairman Ajit Pai voted to rescind the Obama-era Internet regulation known as net neutrality. Last week, state lawmakers in the Senate Committee on Finance listened to testimonies for and against legislation to re-establish the regulation for Vermont.

January 30, 2018 in TNR News.
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AT&T calls for legislation ending net neutrality debate

AT&T expressed the need for an “Internet Bill of Rights” overnight Tuesday in an apparent attempt to end the bureaucratic back-and-forth on “net neutrality.”

January 28, 2018 in U.S..
Burlington Telecom

Recent Schurz activities show company’s nuanced position on net neutrality

Doubts have emerged over whether the new purchaser of Burlington Telecom is as committed to net neutrality as the company had indicated during the bidding process.

January 24, 2018 in TNR News.
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FCC Commissioner O’Rielly: Some net neutrality supporters have been ‘brainwashed’

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Michael O’Rielly said Monday that some supporters of so-called “net neutrality” rules have essentially been “brainwashed.”

January 22, 2018 in U.S..
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Here’s what getting rid of net neutrality will do to Netflix

Many people are worried that companies like Netflix will raise prices now that the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to repeal internet regulations imposed by the agency in 2015. But is this fear of more expensive video-streaming services due to the reversion of policy legitimate?

December 15, 2017 in Commentary.

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