Every year has its ups and downs. The ups are a thrill. The downs are often fascinating, for what they reveal about the limits of our ambitions, the challenges of trying to get things right and the escape hatches that might get us out of trouble (or the rabbit holes that take us ever deeper). …
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US President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission, to be the head of the agency. If she’s confirmed by the Senate, she’ll be the first woman to fill that role. Biden also nominated Gigi Sohn, a net neutrality advocate and a former FCC official, to the other open Democratic seat on …
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Of more than 22 million comments the Federal Communications Commission received while making rules around net neutrality, more than 18 million were fake, according to a report from New York state’s attorney general. What’s more, millions of those comments were funded by major US broadband companies. The report, out Thursday, outlines the “fraud that dogged that rulemaking process” in 2017, …
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The US Department of Justice under President Joe Biden has dropped a department lawsuit filed under former President Donald Trump that challenged California’s net neutrality rules. California’s law, considered more strict than federal rules adopted during the Obama administration, could set the baseline for future federal rules. The DOJ formally dismissed the lawsuit Monday. The suit was first filed in …
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The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm a controversial nomination to fill the Republican seat on the Federal Communications Commission, in spite of opposition from Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups who say the vote should wait until next year. The confirmation of Nathan Simington by the Republican-controlled Senate will likely set up the incoming Biden administration’s FCC for deadlock on many …
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An old battle over who governs the internet will likely reignite as Democrats take control of the Federal Communications Commission following the inauguration of Joe Biden. Reinstating Obama-era net neutrality rules thrown out under the Trump administration will likely be a top priority for the agency, experts say. Earlier this week, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, an appointee of President Donald …
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Republicans on the Federal Communications Commission reaffirmed the agency’s 2017 repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules in a 3-2 vote Tuesday. The vote came in response to a federal court’s order a year ago that directed the agency to review some provisions of the repeal. The two Democrats on the FCC dissented. The net neutrality rules, which were passed under …
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AT&T wireless customers without unlimited data plans won’t have to worry about going over their data usage when streaming HBO Max. The company isn’t counting usage from its own streaming service, but competing services like Netflix and Disney Plus can still eat up data plans. AT&T confirmed in an email to CNET on Wednesday that wireless subscribers streaming HBO Max …
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The Federal Communications Commission may be forced to disclose more information to reporters about the fraudulent comments filed in the agency’s 2017 net neutrality repeal after a federal judge in New York ordered the agency to turn over records about the comments to The New York Times. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai acknowledged in late 2018 that roughly 500,000 comments submitted during …
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is joining states like California in proposing a law to ensure his state’s internet users have access to a free and open internet. On Thursday, he called for a New York state net neutrality law as part of his 2020 legislative agenda. Cuomo’s plan comes two years after the Federal Communications Commission repealed Obama-era net …
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