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Ajit Pai’s FCC is still editing the net neutrality repeal order
The Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal net neutrality rules on December 14, but the FCC is still making edits to the repeal order and hasn't released the final version. The final order should be similar to the draft released by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai three weeks before the vote, but some changes will be made. "The goal is to release it as soon as possible," an FCC spokesperson told Ars today. The spokesperson said he can't discuss any changes made to the draft order until a final version is released.
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Patty Duke's Name Fraudulently Used to Oppose Net Neutrality, Says Son
Actor Mackenzie Astin, son of Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke, says his mother’s name appeared in three different comments, posted to the FCC’s website in 2017 that advocated the repeal of net neutrality regulations. The problem: she died in 2016. “Hey, @AjitPaiFCC, today my mom would have turned 71. But she didn’t. Because she died in March of 2016,” Astin tweeted Thursday afternoon. “Can you please take the time to explain to me how she made three separate comments in support of ending #NetNeutrality more than a year after she died?”
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There's No Evidence Comcast's New 'Network Investment' Is Because of Net Neutrality Repeal or Tax Cuts
We’ve well established by now that the telecom industry’s attack on net neutrality is just one small part of a much larger plan. A plan that’s going to gut nearly all state and federal oversight of some of the least-liked, least competitive companies in American history. And while ISPs like Comcast have already begun signaling that they’ll be engaging in all manner of anti-competitive shenanigans in the wake of this regulatory “reform,” with the other hand they’re busy claiming that things will somehow be much...
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Minnesota Will Also Sue The FCC for its Net Neutrality Repeal
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson tells Minnesota Public Radio that her state will be joining the growing roster of states who plan to sue the Trump FCC for their rushed, unpopular repeal of net neutrality. The FCC faces numerous lawsuits over the repeal in the new year, once the order formally hits the federal register in January. The lawsuits will focus on how the FCC lied repeatedly about the justifications for the repeal...
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In wake of net neutrality decision, should cities build internet networks?
The fallout from the FCC’s decision to repeal net neutrality—the principle that all internet traffic and data must be treated the same without favoritism—is still taking shape. But some see the policy shift as a potential boost to the movement for more municipal broadband networks. In an era where broadband connection and competition comes from just a handful of large companies, it’s tempting for many to envision high-speed internet access as a true public utility...
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Newark Fiber to offer net neutrality promise, report says
Newark Fiber, which is building a fiber network for the city via a public-private partnership, will promise to adhere to the FCC's now-shelved net neutrality guidelines. Axios reported that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka will make the announcement later today. Specifically, the publication reported that Newark Fiber will "continue to prohibit blocking, throttling and fast lanes on its network even after the FCC rules go away. The city's contracts with third parties that connect its network will also include net neutrality clauses."
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Leeroy Jenkins creator releases never seen before cut to raise awareness about net neutrality
Leeroy Jenkins has returned once more to ruin World of Warcraft raids, but this time for a good cause. The creators of the infamous meme released a never-before-seen dry run of the botched attack, this time with the hopes of raising awareness about net neutrality.
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With Net Neutrality Gone, Here's How To Build Your Very Own Internet
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission went ahead with its deeply unpopular plan to end net neutrality protections, giving internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast unprecedented control of our experience online. But what if you and your community could become your own internet service provider? Congress can still reject the FCC’s decision, though at least one proposed bill suggests there’s reason not to be overly optimistic they will save the day. Either way, maybe it’s time to rethink our relationship with the internet — and with big ISPs that facilitate our access to the web.
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Right On Cue, Marsha Blackburn Introduces A Fake Net Neutrality Bill To Make The FCC's Idiotic Decision Permanent
As we just got done saying, giant ISPs are well aware that last week's unpopular FCC vote to repeal net neutrality rests on very shaky legal ground. The agency will be facing all manner of lawsuits in the new year from competitors and consumer groups that quite correctly highlight the blatant fraud and bizarre missteps that occurred during the proceeding. Those lawsuits will also argue that the FCC is violating the Administrative Procedure Act by...
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Net neutrality campaigner: "Cancel the funeral and get ready to fight"
Cancel the funeral and get ready to fight: Net neutrality is far from dead. Our elected officials in Congress have the power to reverse what is swiftly becoming one of the U.S. government’s most unpopular decisions ever. And if they don’t, they’ll pay for it come election season.
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Germany Blocks its Largest Telecom Company From Violating Net Neutrality
One day after the lost net neutrality battle in the United States, officials in Germany arrived at an important decision. Last Friday, the Bundesnetzagentur, or Federal Network Agency, forbade the company Deutsche Telekom from throttling the streaming speeds of videos as part of its additional StreamOn service. The highest German regulatory officials responsible for issues relating to the internet ordered Telekom to restructure StreamOn accordingly—and to keep all data streaming fair and equal. Telekom criticized the decision as “very puzzling.”
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Net Neutrality Is Far From Dead as Senators Line up to Fight FCC Decision
26 senators have already signed on to a Resolution of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), a vehicle to overturn the FCC’s net neutrality repeal with a simple majority vote in both the Senate and House.
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Comcast and AT&T announce $1,000 bonuses to more than 300,000 employees citing FCC's decision on Net Neutrality
US Internet Service Providers are on cloud nine after the passage of Tax Reform and FCC’s repeal of Net Neutrality. Going forward the AT& T and Comcast has announced $1000 as a bonus for more than 300,000 front-line employees.
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Totals Are In: Comcast Spends $900K In Fort Collins Election
A month ago we were following the election in Fort Collins in which Comcast had invested heavily to oppose a measure to allow Fort Collins can pave the way for a future municipal network. Comcast lost their bid to buy the election and their recent campaign report reveals that the bankroll they spent was much more than anyone realized.
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Massive Fraud in Net Neutrality Process is a Crime Deserving of Justice Department Attention
If one was expecting to have a reasoned, adult debate over Net Neutrality in the lead-up to the Federal Communications Commissions vote last week to roll-back the Obama-era regulations, they were surely disappointed.
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The FCC's Next Stunt: Reclassifying Cell Phone Data Service as 'Broadband Internet'
The agency is expected to make this change in February, which will make America's broadband situation look better than it actually is.
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More dead commenters appear to come out against net neutrality
Two more dead commenters have been spotted commenting on the FCC’s foregone net neutrality vote, a small but not insignificant discovery considering that, while public outcry for net neutrality was high, FCC representatives dismissed most of supportive net neutrality commentary as spam.
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Bucking Trump’s FCC, New York introduces its own net neutrality bill
Since the FCC voted last week to abolish net neutrality regulations, California, Washington, and New York State have vowed to take up the cause. New York is one of the first out the gate. State Assemblymember Patricia Fahy—a Democrat whose district includes the capital, Albany—has drafted a short piece of legislation to introduce this week.
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Obama didn’t force FCC to impose net neutrality, investigation found
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has been saying for years that the FCC imposed net neutrality rules in 2015 largely because then-President Barack Obama ordered the commission to do so. Obama publicly called on the FCC to reclassify broadband providers as "Title II" common carriers and impose the rules in November 2014, three months before the FCC vote did just that. But an investigation last year by the FCC's independent Inspector General's (IG) office found...
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“There will be a [Senate] vote” to reinstate net neutrality, Schumer says
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he will force a vote on a bill that would reinstate the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules. Legislation to reverse the repeal "doesn’t need the support of the majority leader," Schumer said during a press conference Friday, according to The Hill. "We can bring it to the floor and force a vote. So, there will be a vote to repeal the rule that the FCC passed."
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