Speaking at the NAB trade show, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler asked for broadcasters’ support of the agency’s controversial Net Neutrality rules. Marguerite Reardon/CNET LAS VEGAS — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is seeking support from traditional TV broadcasters for his controversial Net neutrality regulations. Speaking at the NAB Show, the National Association of Broadcasters’ …
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Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, answering questions from Facebook users. Facebook Mark Zuckerberg continues to support Net neutrality. That was one of the key messages that came from a question and answer session the Facebook cofounder and CEO held on his company’s website Tuesday. Zuckerberg said the principle of Net neutrality, which requires that all Internet traffic be treated equally no …
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AT&T has joined cable industry and wireless industry lobbyists in suing the Federal Communications Commission’s over new Net neutrality rules. AT&T claims that in creating its new Net Neutrality rules, the FCC has violated the US Constitution and the federal Communications Act of 1934. AT&T AT&T’s lawsuit takes aim at rules the FCC adopted in February and officially published in …
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Broadband and wireless providers aren’t happy about the FCC’s new Net neutrality rules. CNET As expected, Internet companies have unleashed lawsuits to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s new Net neutrality rules. Groups representing broadband and wireless providers are suing to stop the FCC from enforcing new rules it adopted in February and officially published in the federal government’s journal of …
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ATLANTA — Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure praised the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to implement rules governing the open Internet — which includes wireless data — arguing that his company couldn’t survive without them. Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure says that the FCC’s new Net neutrality rules are necessary to keep AT&T and Verizon in check. Marguerite Reardon/CNET “Unless there is light-touch …
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A pair of lawsuits are challenging the FCC’s new Internet traffic rules. CNET Less than two weeks after the Federal Communications Commission unveiled new Net neutrality rules, US broadband providers have filed lawsuits to overturn the Internet traffic regulations. The USTelecom Association, a trade group that represents some of the nation’s largest Internet service providers, filed a complaint Monday in …
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Republicans may be set to revive legislation that would replace the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial rules governing the open Internet. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) needs Democrats to join his efforts to craft legislation to protect Net neutrality without using old utility-like regulation as the foundation. Screenshot by Marguerite Reardon/CNET At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday key Democrats signaled they …
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The head of the Federal Communications Commission insisted that his agency developed its open-Internet rules free from outside influence — including any from President Barack Obama. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler testifies at a House subcommittee hearing, where he was asked to defend his agency’s process for developing Net neutrality rules. Screenshot by Marguerite Reardon/CNET FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler appeared before …
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Editors’ note: On Dec. 14, 2017, the FCC, under a new chairman, voted to roll back the regulations described below. For more on the 2017 action and what it means, see this story: “What you need to know about the FCC’s net neutrality repeal.” Two weeks after voting to preserve the open Internet (also referred to as Net neutrality) the …
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler defends his Net neutrality policy at Mobile World Congress 2015. Stephen Shankland/CNET The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday finally spelled out how it will preserve the open Internet, publicly releasing a 400-page PDF that details its new, stricter regulations for broadband services. The agency’s commissioners voted 3-2 to approve the order last month but did not …
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