Court Ruling Claims FCC ‘Exceeded Mandate’
Net Neutrality may have taken a heavy hit on Tuesday when a Federal appeals court overturned an FCC ruling that would have forced Comcast Corp., to give equal treatment to all traffic flowing through their network. The U.S. court of appeals for the D.C. circuit ruled unanimously in favor of Comcast Corp. saying, the “FCC [...]
Net Neutrality Gains Strong Support
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn has emerged as one of the leading supporters of net neutrality. During a keynote address at Harvard University, Clyburn gave a voice to her support of Net Neutrality by saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, our country’s broadband express… and yes, it is an express… is leaving the station. And for those who [...]
Top ISP’s Facing Litigation, Consumers Should Take Notice
AT&T is facing a class action lawsuit that began in 2005. The lawsuit which was filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court was recently certified as a class action lawsuit. AT&T has notified the circuit court and requested an appeal over the class certification decision. The main issue of the case are complaints from AT&T [...]
Net Neutrality Gaining Support, AT&T Resists
Support for Net Neutrality rules gained support on Monday when 24 executives of Internet content and Telecom service companies including Twitter, Facebook, Google and Amazon sent a letter to the FCC saying, “America’s leadership in technology space has been due, in large part, to the open Internet”. These companies are urging the FCC to move [...]
Broadband Study Says “Open Access” Better For Consumer
The FCC released findings from a study that observed broadband practices. The study, commissioned by the U.S. Federal Communication Commission, revealed that open access policies have helped other leading industrialized nations develop more competitive broadband markets. According to the FCC, gaining open access to carrier facilities makes for a much more robust competitive market. A [...]
Net Neutrality Debate Split Down Party Lines
In an attempt to stall any forward progress in the net neutrality debate, Republicans now want the FCC to identify specific practices they believe warrant “regulatory intervention”, saying the possibility of discrimination is not a sufficient point of debate. These practices have already been identified by numerous sources but the Republicans want a list. Two [...]
Net Neutrality Causing a Debate Over Wireless
The Net Neutrality clause in Sec. 12 of the Broadband Policy- “It is the policy of the United States- To maintain the freedom to use for lawful purpose’s broadband telecommunications networks, including the Internet, without unreasonable interference from or discrimination by network operators, as has been the policy and history of the Internet and the basis [...]
Net Neutrality Bill Introduced
Representatives Edward Markey (D – Massachusetts) and Anna Eshoo (D – California) have introduced the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, an amendment to the 1934 Communications Act. This bill has been met with mixed reactions. USTelecom, a trade group representing broadband providers, called the legislation “disappointing”. Walter McCormick Jr., President and CEO of USTelecom said in [...]
