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The Net Neutrality Verdict Is In: We Won!

June 15, 2016 Craig Aaron, www.freepress.net Resist! Courts, FCC, Net Neutrality

By Craig Aaron for Freepress - In a tremendous victory for Internet freedom the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that the FCC was within its statutory power to put in place net neutrality rules. The rules ensure equal access to the Internet as well as equal service and upholds the principle that broadband providers must treat all Internet traffic the same regardless of source. The key to the decision was that the FCC reclassified the Internet under Title II of the Federal Telecommunications Act as a common carrier.

FCC Approves Merger To Create Price-Gouging Cable Giant

May 7, 2016 Timothy Karr, www.freepress.net Uncategorized FCC, Merger, Telecommunications

By Timothy Karr for Free Press - WASHINGTON — According to several news reports, the Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve Charter Communications’ $90 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. The merger combines the nation’s second-, third- and sixth-largest cable-TV and Internet providers. After the merger closes, two Internet service providers, Charter and Comcast, will control nearly two-thirds of the nation’s high-speed Internet subscribers.

The State Of Broadband Is Hurting Vulnerable Communities

March 14, 2016 Joseph Torres and Steven Renderos, www.freepress.net Resist! Corporations, FCC, Internet, Merger

By Joseph Torres and Steven Renderos for Free Press - The broadband marketplace isn’t just broken; it’s harming millions of our society’s most vulnerable members, who are unable to afford at-home broadband service. This comes at a time when having Internet access is essential to filling out a job application, completing homework or applying for government services. A recent Pew Research Center report found that U.S. broadband-adoption rates among adults dropped from 70 percent in 2013 to 67 percent in 2015. The numbers are even more dismal among communities of color: Adoption plummeted from 62 percent to 54 percent for Black households and from 56 percent to 50 percent for Latino homes.

Net Neutrality Survives Congressional Budget Battle

December 18, 2015 John Eggerton, www.multichannel.com Resist! FCC, Net Neutrality

By John Eggerton for Multichannel - According to someone following the budget bill as well as a check of the FCC-related section of the 2,000-plus page opus, the riders that would have blocked or limited the FCC's implementation of network neutrality rules did not make it onto the compromise bill hammered out late Tuesday (Dec. 15). That is no big surprise since the Obama Administration said that ideological riders could lead to a veto of the bill and the President was a vocal supporter, some would say a motivating force as well, of the FCC's decision to reclassify ISPs under Title II common carrier regulations. Cable operators were not expecting them to survive the negotiations.

Net Neutrality Supporters Optimistic After Court Arguments

December 5, 2015 Jon Brodkin, www.arstechnica.com Educate! FCC, Net Neutrality

By Jon Brodkin for ARS Technica - Internet providers suing the Federal Communications Commission to overturn net neutrality rules got their day in court today as oral arguments were heard by a three-judge panel at the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. A decision might not come for months, but net neutrality supporters said the judges’ questions indicate that a ruling may defer to the FCC’s determination on the crucial question of whether Internet providers can be reclassified as common carriers. Opponents of the net neutrality rules believe the judges are skeptical about some of the FCC’s arguments, however.

Net Neutrality Goes Back On Trial

December 1, 2015 Jacob Gershman, www.blogs.wsj.com Educate! FCC, Net Neutrality

By Jacob Gershman for The Wall Street Journal - Net neutrality is going back on trial this week when one of the most powerful courts in America considers whether the Federal Communications Commission can go forward with its plan to impose utility-like regulations on broadband providers. The FCC earlier this year came out with a new set of Internet regulations, the agency’s latest attempt to advance “open Internet” rules that essentially require equal treatment of Internet traffic. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Dec. 4 is hearing the telecom industry’s challenge to the rules.

The FCC Aims To Lower Cost Of Prison Phone Calls In Historic Vote

October 21, 2015 Brian Dolinar, www.truth-out.org Resist! FCC, Prison

By Brian Dolinar for Truth Out - For Annette Taylor of Illinois, weekly phone calls are a lifeline, connecting her to the two sons she has in prison. "Getting those phone calls keeps us going," she said, "not just them inside, but us too." Although she has been convicted of no crime, she feels she is also being punished by the high cost of these calls. Thousands of mothers like Taylor are soon to see their phone bills reduced. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to make a decision this month that will overhaul the industry that for decades has been making millions from phone calls made by incarcerated people throughout the United States.

Battle Over FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules May Redefine Free Speech

October 8, 2015 Alisha Green, www.truth-out.org Educate! FCC, Net Neutrality

By Alisha Green for Truthout, The Federal Communications Commission's defense of its rules regulating broadband services in court has a free speech element that could have wide implications for how the Internet should function and consumers' access to online content. The FCC not only faces a challenge to its authority to make the net neutrality rules. But both sides in the case are also citing First Amendment rights to free speech, potentially setting up a legal showdown on the issue. David Post, a retired Temple University law professor and a former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said the disagreement hinges on whether the net neutrality rules deprive Internet-service providers of First Amendment rights to "editorial discretion." But Post noted the impact would depend on whether the court chooses to address the issue directly.

The Women Who Won Net Neutrality

September 24, 2015 Marvin Ammori, www.slate.com Resist! FCC, Internet, Law, Net Neutrality

By Marvin Ammori in Slate - Because the victory at the FCC is so important for economic policy and was so shocking a political victory, many news organizations have profiled those responsible. Over the past months, in addition to me, many men have received credit—including Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama, HBO host John Oliver, and Tumblr CEO David Karp. While these men (and others, especially in the nonprofit community) played critical roles, none deserves more credit than the frequently overlooked women who helped lead the fight. Even if we guys managed to hog the credit afterward, a disproportionate number of women in the public interest, tech, and government communities had the guts and brains to lead the public to victory. They canceled annual vacations, worked around the clock, didn’t see friends and family as often as anyone would want—and ran a brilliant campaign. They should be recognized.

Tech Firms Flood Court In Support Of Net Neutrality

September 22, 2015 Mario Trujillo, www.thehill.com Educate! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Technology

By Mario Trujillo in The Hill - Major tech companies and other supporters of the Federal Communications Commission’s new Internet rules are expected to flood the U.S. Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit on Monday with arguments in favor of the regulations. Monday is the deadline for supporters of the FCC’s net neutrality regulations to file their friend of the court briefs, defending the agency against a lawsuit from Internet service providers who are challenging the commission’s authority to create the new rules. Dozens of groups in the Internet and telecommunications industries have staked out their positions on the FCC’s decision to reclassify Internet service as a “telecommunications service,” rather than its previous classification as a less regulated “information service.” The new designation gave the FCC more authority to regulate conduct from Internet service providers — like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T — that control the lines that allow customers to browse the Internet and stream video.

Republicans Are Trying To Defund Net Neutrality. Will It Work?

July 25, 2015 Brian Fung, www.washingtonpost.com Educate! Congress, FCC, Law, Net Neutrality

By Brian Fung in The Washington Post - It's no secret that many Republicans hate the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules, which went into effect this June and regulate Internet providers like legacy telephone companies. Some now want to use Congress' power of the purse to roll those regulations back. If it works, Congress could forbid the FCC from using its budget to enforce net neutrality and give Internet providers a come-from-behind victory. This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill that contains an amendment singling out the FCC and net neutrality. Notably, the rider would prohibit the FCC from using its most powerful regulatory tool to police Internet providers — Title II of the Communications Act.

Congress Just Got One Step Closer To Blocking Net Neutrality

June 27, 2015 Eric Geller, www.dailydot.com Educate! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

By Eric Geller in Daily Dot - The House committee that writes the federal budget approved a provision on Wednesday that would freeze the FCC's net neutrality rules. The provision of the spending bill written by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government suspends the rules until a federal court rules on the legal challenge currently facing them. It also requires the FCC to publish the details of any rule it proposes at least 21 days before voting on it—a step that agency advocates oppose because it contravenes the typical rulemaking process—and significantly cuts the commission's funding. The full House Appropriations Committee voted 30-20 to approve the bill, which becomes part of the overall spending bill that will eventually go to the House floor. The anti-net-neutrality provision is not present in the Senate appropriations bill.

Court Refuses To Block The FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules

June 12, 2015 Colin Lecher, www.theverge.com Resist! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Obama

By Colin Lecher in The Verge - In April, soon after the FCC passed strong net neutrality rules, the broadband industry sued to stop them. But, at least for now, the rules are safe: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied a request for a stay that would have temporarily halted the rules. Industry groups had hoped — quixotically — that a judge would prevent the rules from being implemented until the lawsuits were finished, but the rules will now officially come into effect tomorrow. Still, even as the lawsuits unfold, Republicans in Congress have been pushing legislation to stop the FCC. Most recently, the GOP has attempted to add a provision to a funding bill that would stop the commission from enforcing the rules.

Court Denies Latest Cable Lobby Effort To Overturn Net Neutrality

June 12, 2015 Free Press, www.freepress.net Resist! FCC, Media, Net Neutrality

By Free Press - On Thursday, the D.C. Circuit denied a motion for stay of the Federal Communications Commission’s historic decision to reclassify broadband Internet access as a telecommunications service. The cable, telephone and wireless lobbies sought to halt implementation of the decision while the court considered these industries’ challenge to the FCC's Net Neutrality rules. Free Press intervened in that case to defend the FCC, and joined other advocacy groups as well as Internet companies and investors to oppose the requested delay. Today’s ruling by the D.C. Circuit is another defeat for industry efforts to undermine the Net Neutrality rules, which are set to go into effect on June 12.

Civil Rights Advocates Oppose House Bill To Block Net Neutrality

June 12, 2015 Pitch Engine, www.pitchengine.com Resist! FCC, Law, Media, Net Neutrality

By Pitch Engine - Today, just one day before recently passed Federal Communications Commission Net Neutrality rules were set to go into effect, the House Appropriations subcommittee passed legislation that would defund the FCC budget by $25 million while eliminating vital provisions and consumer protections. The full committee is expected to vote on the proposal next week. More than 175 community based organizations of the Media Action Grassroots Network strongly oppose the legislative proposal, and are concerned that the last-minute legislative push by the House subcommittee guts the rules that prevent online discrimination and undermines the civil rights of communities of color in a digital age.

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