What to expect from tomorrow’s big net neutrality court hearing
[W]hat may be the most likely shot at restoring net neutrality regulations will come from a petition against the FCC filed by several supporters of the dismantled rules. The case, Mozilla Corporation...
View ArticleFCC struggles to convince judge that broadband isn’t “telecommunications”
Of the three judges, Circuit Judge Patricia Millett expressed the most skepticism of Johnson’s arguments, repeatedly challenging the FCC’s definition of broadband and its disregard for arguments made...
View ArticleHouse Democrats tell Ajit Pai: Stop screwing over the public
On Thursday this week, the Communications Subcommittee will hold a hearing about the impact of Pai’s net neutrality repeal on consumers, small businesses, and free speech. Witnesses who have been...
View ArticleFCC Says Gutting ISP Oversight Was Great For Broadband
With many of the nation’s phone companies refusing to upgrade or even repair their aging DSL lines, cable giants like Comcast are securing a greater monopoly over faster broadband across huge swaths...
View ArticleAjit Pai admits FCC got broadband growth figures wrong
That mistake led the agency to announce that the number of Americans lacking access to a fixed broadband connection was down to 19.4 million by the end of 2017 from 26.1 million the year before. Turns...
View ArticleCourt rules the FCC can’t block state net neutrality laws
The FCC has won a key bid to uphold its repeal of net neutrality, but at a significant cost. A federal appeals court handling a Mozilla complaint has ruled that most of the repeal can stand, but that...
View ArticleAT&T to Pay $60 Million Settlement Over Accusations of Data Throttling
According to an FTC press release, the $60 million that AT&T is set to pay as part of the settlement will be used to issue partial refunds to victims of its alleged data-throttling scheme who...
View ArticleFCC chooses public auction for C-band
FCC chairman Ajit Pai announced that the US regulator plans to hold a public auction of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band. – Robert Briel, Broadband TV News » http://dlvr.it/RJbMdM The post FCC chooses public...
View ArticleFCC tries to bury finding that Verizon and T-Mobile exaggerated 4G coverage
Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular exaggerated their 4G coverage in official filings to the Federal Communications Commission, an FCC investigation found. But FCC officials confirmed that Chairman Ajit...
View ArticleThe FCC Is Ignoring The People Who Need Them The Most
In the report, the researchers note that about half of that 13% was labeled as being served by at least one locally-sourced ISP, which the researchers took at face value—though again, that’s if you’re...
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