In direct response to the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) December vote to repeal net neutrality protections, more than 100 mayors nationwide have now signed a pledge vowing to defend the open internet at the local level.

More than four months after the Trump FCC formally voted to kill net neutrality, the rules remain on the books. And there’s every indication that the agency is intentionally delaying the final, killing blow—just to further help AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast. While numerous news outlets claimed net neutrality officially died this week, that’s not technically true. Before net neutrality rules can truly be scrubbed from the books, the repeal needs to not only be posted to the Federal Register...

There have been a lot of inaccurate reports that the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality will officially go into effect today, April 23rd. That’s not true. It’s a bit more complicated than that. It’s understandable many journalists are confused by this. It’s legitimately confusing. The FCC order said it would go into effect 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, which would have been April 23rd. But, it still has to be approved by the Office of Management & Budget

After suffering cyberharassment, one California woman has to pay to keep her stalker from contacting her. Discussing consumers' legal rights, M. O’Neal, who asked to keep her full name private for safety purposes, shared with the Northern California Record how she must pay $5 per month to block her cyberstalker, a small-business owner she met once when having a gift custom-made for her father, through her Verizon Wireless service.

For decades, consumer advocates and media watchdogs have warned about the dangers of media consolidation and the nation’s obsession with often-mindless merger mania. And for just as long, many consumers and tech analysts ignored those warnings, clearly bored by concerns that such consolidation harms quality local reporting, competition, and quality discourse. They’re paying attention now.

A group of Senators have called on the Federal Communication Commission to reconsider its proposal to scale down a program that helps poor Americans get affordable internet. Following 68 Congress Members from the House who sent a similar plea last month, 11 minority Senators, including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, have co-authored a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to reconsider the move, which would strip access to the program from 70 percent of current subscribers.

Earlier this year, a space startup from Silicon Valley launched four of its first prototype communications satellites on top of an Indian rocket. Except the FCC says that the company didn’t have authorization to send up those spacecraft from the US government, IEEE Spectrum reports. It would seemingly mark the first time a US private company launched un-licensed satellites into orbit — and these rogue spacecraft could pose a danger to other objects in space.

Republicans in Congress are continuing to push a net neutrality law that would preempt state net neutrality rules and let Internet service providers charge online services for prioritized access to Internet users. The Open Internet Preservation Act would prohibit ISPs from blocking or throttling lawful Internet content but clear the way for paid prioritization or "fast lanes."

Just days after Washington passed its momentous law protecting net neutrality, Oregon has followed suit. Indeed, it now appears that the entire west coast of the United States will soon have laws protecting net neutrality. The Oregon law (HB4155) sailed through both legislative chambers, and now awaits near-certain signature by state governor Kate Brown.

The National Rifle Association's decision to give one of the least liked people on the internet an award for "courage" last week wasn't just tone deaf, it may have violated agency rules. The NRA gifted Pai with an expensive musket at last week's CPAC's conference, insisting the agency head was "courageous" for ignoring the will of the public (and the people that built the actual internet) and killing net neutrality. But the gift may have been more than just tone deaf quest for attention, it may have put Ajit Pai on the wrong side of FCC ethics rules.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai smiled smugly while he blew up the basic net neutrality protections that keep the Internet free from censorship, throttling, and outrageous fees. He lied his face off, “joked” about being a Verizon puppet, refused to comply with transparency laws, and ignored overwhelming public outcry from across the political spectrum.

Ajit Pai, the controversial chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is under investigation by the FCC inspector general for his ties to a broadcaster, according to lawmakers. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., requested the investigation, saying Pai and aides improperly pushed for rule changes to benefit Sinclair Broadcasting in its attempt to acquire Tribune Media.

Tumblr, GitHub, Patreon, and DuckDuckGo are among the latest web platforms to announce their participation in an Internet-wide day of action on February 27 dubbed Operation: #OneMoreVote, an internet-wide push called for by the organizations behind BattleForTheNet.com and many of the largest online protests in history. Internet users, small businesses, online communities, public interest groups and popular websites will harness their reach to flood lawmakers with calls, emails and...

The father of three daughters who were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar rushed the disgraced doctor during his sentencing Friday in Eaton County. Randall Margraves nearly reached Nassar, but was blocked by Nassar’s attorney Matthew Newburg and then was restrained by at least three deputies. He was handcuffed by MSU Police Detective Andrea Munford, the lead investigator on Nassar's cases in Ingham and Eaton counties.

Thanks to a $165 million donation from two tech billionaires, over 24,000 acres of pristine California coastline will be permanently protected in the years to come. The multi-million dollar contribution from Jack and Laura Dangermond, which was given to The Nature Conservancy (TNC), is the single largest philanthropic donation in the organization’s history.

In an announcement today, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he has signed an executive order that would require internet service providers with state contracts to abide by net neutrality rules, even though the FCC recently voted to repeal those rules.

Six shuttle buses transporting Apple and Google employees were deliberately targeted by vandals who broke the windows with unknown objects while traveling on a highway south of San Francisco, authorities said Thursday. Four Apple charter buses and one Google bus were attacked Tuesday during the morning and evening commutes along a 16-mile stretch of Highway 280, which connects San Francisco to Silicon Valley, said California Highway Patrol Officer Art Montiel. He said no injuries were reported.

A Senate bill that would reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to repeal Net Neutrality received its 30th co-sponsor yesterday after Senator Claire McCaskill announced her supported for the bill via Twitter. Senator McCaskill then became the 30th co-sponsor, which means the bill will definitely receive a vote on the Senate floor. The bill is being pushed by junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, Ed Markey. This maneuver would use Congress’s authority under the CRA.

A Senate bill that would reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to repeal net neutrality received its 30th co-sponsor on Monday, ensuring it will receive a vote on the Senate floor.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai spent 2017 dismantling Obama-era rules on net neutrality. A handful of lawmakers in liberal-leaning U.S. states plan to spend 2018 building them back up. It’s a development that the FCC anticipated — the commission’s rules include language forbidding states from doing this, warning against an unwieldy patchwork of regulations. But lawmakers in New York and California aren’t aiming to be exceptions to the national rules; they’re looking to, in effect, create their own.