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Net neutrality assault can be stopped by citizens, Senate Democrats say
US Senate Democrats today vowed that they won't let net neutrality rules be eliminated without a fight, and they urged citizens to make their voices heard by lawmakers and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai. "Remember that two years ago, nearly 4 million Americans offered comments on the Open Internet Order," Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said at a press conference this morning (video). "That’s by far, by a factor of at least two, more than any comments on any rule before the FCC in history."
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Trump’s F.C.C. Pick Quickly Targets Net Neutrality Rules
In his first days as President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai has aggressively moved to roll back consumer protection regulations created during the Obama presidency. Mr. Pai took a first swipe at net neutrality rules designed to ensure equal access to content on the internet. He stopped nine companies from providing discounted high-speed internet service to low-income individuals. He withdrew an effort to keep prison phone rates down, and he scrapped a proposal to break open the cable box market.
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The FCC is stopping 9 companies from providing federally subsidized Internet to the poor
And it could signal broader restrictions for the program known as Lifeline.
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FCC Rescinds Claim that AT&T and Verizon Violated Net Neutrality
Republican Ajit Pai halts Wheeler's net neutrality investigation of zero-rating.
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Donald Trump could change the trajectory of the market for streaming video
The “days are numbered” for the net neutrality rules enacted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission under Barack Obama, at least if you take President Trump’s newly appointed FCC chairman Ajit Pai’s word for it. So what happens after they are gone? Pai, an FCC commissioner since 2012, was a harsh critic of the agency’s “Open Internet Order,” which it passed in 2015 via a 3-2 party line vote. It bans Internet service providers from blocking or throttling legal content.
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Trump names new FCC chairman: Ajit Pai, who wants to take a 'weed whacker' to net neutrality
President Trump on Monday designated Ajit Pai, a Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission and an outspoken opponent of new net neutrality rules, to be the agency’s new chairman.
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Trump voters need fast broadband and net neutrality too, Tom Wheeler says
Wheeler talks to Ars about "Cablewood," competition, regulation on last day at FCC.
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The loss of net neutrality: Say goodbye to a free and open internet
The end of net neutrality looks imminent. If it goes away, you can expect these long-lasting problems to surface.
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Killswitch (2014)
The Internet is under attack. This award-winning documentary explores the threat Internet censorship imposes on free speech, innovation, and democracy.
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Remaining FCC Commissioners Promise to Gut Net Neutrality 'As Soon As Possible'
The FCC’s net neutrality rules are returning to the crosshairs of Republicans. Two of the remaining FCC commissioners, both members of the GOP, have promised internet service providers (ISPs) lobbying groups they will begin gutting net neutrality rules “as soon as possible.”
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Tom Wheeler Resigns From the FCC—So Long, Net Neutrality
THE MAN WHO saved net neutrality is stepping aside. Federal Communication Commission chairman Tom Wheeler will resign on January 20, the agency announced today. Wheeler’s decision to step down means Donald Trump will have two FCC seats to fill, one Republican and one Democratic. His resignation will also give Republicans a 2-to-1 majority on the commission even before those seats are filled after the departure of fellow Democratic commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel at the end of the year.
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Trump advisors plan to strangle net neutrality
Trump will fill the Federal Communications Commission with net neutrality opponents.
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This insane example from the FCC shows why AT&T and Verizon’s zero rating schemes are a racket
This week AT&T announced that it would give special treatment to DirecTV’s new streaming service by excluding it from AT&T customers’ wireless data caps. Ever since we started writing about net neutrality, we’ve argued that zero rating is a bad, anti-competitive idea that in the long run will hurt consumers, though it may appear like a huge consumer benefit in the short-term.
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The FCC Just Caved in to Republican Demands That It Halt Work on Major Issues
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s tenure at the agency is coming to an end. By Sam Gustin.
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Trump and net neutrality: How Republicans can make the rules go away
Republican FCC or Congress could get rid of Title II and net neutrality rules. By Jon Brodkin.
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City ISP makes broadband free because state law prohibits selling access
A municipal ISP that was on the verge of shutting off Internet service outside its city boundaries to comply with a state law has come up with a temporary fix: it will offer broadband for free.
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The FCC just passed sweeping new rules to protect your online privacy
The rules require providers to ask your permission before sharing your data.
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Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump on broadband: She has a plan, he doesn’t
Clinton vows to defend net neutrality—Trump calls it “attack on the Internet."
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ISP explains data caps to FCC: Using the Internet is like eating Oreos
"You have to pay extra for double-stuffed," cable company Mediacom tells FCC. Imagine you are out for a walk and experience a sudden, irresistible craving for Oreo® cookies. You only want to spend two dollars, which means that you will be able to buy a two-pack or maybe even a four-pack but for sure you cannot get the family size of over 40 cookies. For that many, you have to spend more. Of course, it would be nice if your two dollars bought you the right to eat an unlimited number of cookies, but you know that is not the way our economy works.
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FCC Republicans refused to give Congress net neutrality documents
The two Republican members of the Federal Communications Commission have refused to give Congress documents needed to complete an investigation into the FCC's net neutrality rulemaking process, according to a lawmaker. "Your refusal to cooperate with the Committee's request is unacceptable, it obstructs our investigation, and it prevents the Committee from having a complete or accurate understanding of the circumstances surrounding this rulemaking," US Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) wrote in a letter to FCC Commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O'Rielly yesterday.
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