-
+17 +1
FCC Mulls Rules to Protect Abuse Survivors from Stalking Through Cars
To protect domestic violence survivors from abusers, the FCC wants to include internet-connected vehicles under the Safe Communication Act.
-
+24 +1
FCC website hit by attacks after 'net neutrality' proposal
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Monday that its website was hit by deliberate denial of service attacks after the telecommunications regulator was criticized by comedian John Oliver for its plan to reverse "net neutrality" rules. The attacks came soon after Oliver on Sunday urged viewers to file electronic comments with the FCC opposing the plan unveiled by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to reverse rules implemented under President Barack Obama that boosted government regulatory powers over internet service providers.
-
+30 +1
Democrats are readying an all-out war to stop the FCC from killing net neutrality rules
Rep. Frank Pallone is like many Democrats in the U.S. Congress: He’s itching for a fight over net neutrality. To the New Jersey congressman, the Obama administration “did its job” when it acted in 2015 to stop internet providers from meddling with the way that consumers use the web. The telecom industry didn’t like the rules, of course, but Pallone saw them as the only way to prevent AT&T, Charter, Comcast* and Verizon from blocking or slowing down online content.
-
+29 +1
The FCC votes to overturn net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission has officially begun undoing net neutrality rules the agency passed two years ago. The FCC voted 2-1, along political party lines Thursday, to begin a rule-making process to replace the Open Internet order, or net neutrality rules, adopted in 2015 by the agency, then headed by Chairman Tom Wheeler, a Democrat. Those original rules included provisions preventing Internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking or throttling legal content users sought to access, as well as preventing ISPs from accepting payment to prioritize some data.
-
+18 +1
Senators ask FCC why reporter was “manhandled” after net neutrality vote
Two Democratic senators have asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to explain why "FCC security personnel reportedly manhandled, threatened, and ejected" a journalist who was trying to ask questions after last week's net neutrality vote. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) sent a letter to Pai Friday, one day after CQ Roll Call reporter John Donnelly accused FCC guards of forcing him out of the building when he was trying to talk to Pai and Commissioner Michael O'Rielly.
-
+14 +1
2.6 million comments in, the FCC has changed almost nothing about its net neutrality proposal
This is the same process that happened with the commission’s proposal to kill the 2015 net neutrality rules. An initial draft was published last month, and yesterday we got to see the revised draft that ended up being voted on. In between, there were plenty of comments made for the FCC to look at: 2.6 million as of today. (Though tens of thousands appear to be fake.)
-
+26 +1
Consumers Demand FCC Investigate Bogus Net Neutrality Comments
News: Consumer groups are calling on the FCC to stop ignoring and properly investigate the hundreds of thousands of fake comments being fraudulently submitted to the FCC's net neutrality proceeding.
-
+19 +1
As America's FCC tries to dismantle NN, French authorities back net neutrality in France
In sharp and deliberate contrast to America’s bullheaded rush into destroying net neutrality protections, net neutrality in France is alive and well. French internet service providers (ISPs) and telecoms have 9 months to comply with ARCEP’s new pro-net neutrality position – which includes explicit directions not to block or throttle p2p or VPN traffic.
-
+23 +1
The FCC wants to destroy net neutrality and give giant cable companies control over the Internet
On July 12th: we’ll stop them. Join the Internet-Wide Day of Action to save net neutrality! The FCC wants to destroy net neutrality and give big cable companies control over what we see and do online. If they get their way, they’ll allow widespread throttling, blocking, censorship, and extra fees. On July 12th, the Internet will come together to stop them.
-
+1 +1
Amazon, Reddit join internet 'day of action' for net neutrality
A coalition of activists and internet companies is mobilizing net neutrality supporters for an online demonstration next month against the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) plan to repeal the landmark rules. The groups announced on Tuesday that they will be holding an “internet-wide day of action” on July 12 and will help supporters flood the FCC and Congress with pro-net neutrality messages.
-
+28 +1
We Could Have Had Cellphones Four Decades Earlier
Thanks for nothing, Federal Communications Commission.
-
+17 +1
Man Accused Of Making Millions Of Robocalls Faces Biggest-Ever FCC Fine
FCC proposed a $120 million fine for a Miami resident said to be single-handedly responsible for 97 million robocalls over a three-month period. Telemarketers are prohibited from making prerecorded phone calls to people without prior consent. It's also illegal to deliberately falsify caller ID with the intent to harm or defraud consumers.
-
+24 +1
Big Cable broke its promise and you're paying for it
Last June, Big Cable made an appealing offer for viewers and regulators. Companies would provide consumers with free apps to watch TV rather than making them pay monthly fees for cable boxes. But the cable companies didn’t do this out of the kindness of their hearts — they wanted to stop the Federal Communication Commission from passing regulations making them ship apps.
-
+28 +1
Congressman Asks FBI to Look into Fake Net Neutrality Comments
A Democratic Congressman from New Jersey has asked the Department of Justice and the FBI to look into whether fake comments submitted as part of the FCC’s net neutrality proceeding violated federal law. In a letter sent to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe this week, Rep. Frank Pallone urged the pair to investigate reports that stolen identities were used to submit comments to the Commission.
-
+12 +1
AT&T Says It May Soon Charge You Extra For Privacy
A top AT&T executive says the company may soon return to charging consumers an additional fee to protect their privacy. Last year, you might recall AT&T quietly started charging between $531 and $800 more each year if customers wanted to opt out of AT&T's Internet Preferences program, which uses deep-packet inspection to track and monetize user behavior around the Internet. AT&T was heavily criticized for the move, and ultimately stopped charging the extra fees...
-
+25 +1
Amazon to throttle services for internet protest
Some of the world's largest internet companies are preparing to throttle their own websites in a day of protest against the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The 170 organisations involved - including Amazon, Reddit and Netflix - are preparing to choke their own services on Wednesday 12 July as a warning against FCC proposals for deregulating how internet service providers (ISPs) treat customers.
-
+40 +1
Net Neutrality explained and why it matters.
This is a short video explaining in simple terms what Net Neutrality is and the consequences of abolishing it with the dishonestly named Restoring Internet Freedom Act. You are encouraged to share this non-profit video with anyone and if you wish to use it in your videos or streams, it is licensed under Creative Commons for free use, with attribution and without any alteration.
-
+21 +1
If FCC gets its way, we’ll lose a lot more than net neutrality
Beyond no-blocking rules, Title II plays big role in overall consumer protection.
-
+26 +1
3 ISPs Have Spent $572 Million to Kill Net Neutrality Since 2008
A study by Maplight indicates that for every one comment submitted to the FCC on net neutrality (and there have been roughly 5 million so far), the telecom industry has spent $100 in lobbying to crush the open internet. The group found that Comcast, AT&T, Verizon and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) have spent $572 million on attempts to influence the FCC and other government agencies since 2008.
-
+22 +1
AT&T’s ‘support’ for net neutrality means tricking customers to fight against it
If you weren’t paying close attention yesterday, it may have looked like AT&T got onboard the net neutrality “day of action” protest. The company’s website displayed a banner saying that “AT&T supports an open internet,” and it sent a message to DirecTV customers mentioning the same thing. “Tell Congress to adopt permanent protections,” both messages added, before directing people to an “Open Internet” page on AT&T’s site.
Submit a link
Start a discussion