When the Federal Communications Commission repealed Obama-era net neutrality rules in December 2017, a crucial element of their action was a seemingly technical regulatory decision related to the classification of broadband internet service providers. Overturning a previous classification from the FCC when it was controlled by a Democratic … [Read more...]
Witnesses Named For Net Neutrality Hearing
The House Communications Subcommittee has named the witnesses for its March 12 hearing, “Legislating to Safeguard the Free and Open Internet.” The hearing will be on a bill that the Democrats introduced last week, the Save the Internet Act, which would nullify the FCC's deregulatory Restoring Internet Freedom Order and restore the Open Internet … [Read more...]
Appeals Court Ruling on Net Neutrality Will Not Be Reviewed by the Supreme Court
The Obama Administration’s net neutrality laws were solidified in 2015, but after Donald Trump appointed Ajit Pai Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2017, those rules were rolled back. Net neutrality laws require all Internet service providers (ISPs), like Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, and Time Warner, to treat all … [Read more...]
Sessions Challenges California’s Net Neutrality
It is no secret that the State of California has taken on the Federal Government by passing several of its own laws to protect its residents against the deregulation implemented by the Trump administration. Arguably, California’s new net neutrality law may be its biggest attempt yet at isolating itself from the Federal Government. Net neutrality … [Read more...]
California Signs Law To Reinstate Net Neutrality
California Governor Jerry Brown late on Sunday signed legislation to restore open internet protections known as net neutrality in the state after the Trump administration repealed the rules late last year. According to Reuters, the bill sets up a clash with the Federal Communications Commission, which said in repealing the Obama-era rules that … [Read more...]
Senate to Vote on Maintaining Net Neutrality
In December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted down an Obama-era regulation that requires internet service providers – such as Comcast, Verizon and AT&T – to treat all internet data in the same way. Specifically, the repealed rule defines ISPs as Title II entities, subjecting them to the same regulations as telephone companies … [Read more...]
States Sue Administration Over Net Neutrality Repeal
https://youtu.be/HqXKEgTYZBQ?rel=0 In 2015, the Obama administration categorized internet service providers as Title II entities under FCC regulations – a radical move that prevented ISPs (like Verizon) from controlling the speed of data delivery. As a Title II entity, ISPs were treated as utility providers, like any phone company. As such, … [Read more...]
Plaintiff Wins First Public Accommodations Website Trial
On June 13th, United States District Court Judge Robert Scola ruled in favor of the plaintiff in what was likely the first trial to consider whether Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to websites. The plaintiff contended that the defendant, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., failed to provide screen reader technology to make the … [Read more...]
