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As Vermont looks to advance its own net neutrality rules in the wake of last year’s FCC ruling that rescinded the policy at the federal level, one expert is warning that such efforts will fail, and a trade group is already threatening to sue.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