In a ruling Tuesday, a federal appeals court upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial repeal of Obama-era net neutrality protections. But the substance of that ruling leaves the door open for states and local governments to write their own regulations. In California, which adopted such regulations last year only to freeze them in a deal […]
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai On Tuesday, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals upheld most of the FCC’s 2017 unpopular repeal net neutrality. However, the court ruled the agency’s attempt to preempt individual states from creating new rules to regulate ISPs and telcos was illegal. The backstory. Net neutrality was passed during the second term of
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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court upheld on Tuesday the government’s dismantling of rules that regulate companies that connect consumers to the internet, but said that the Federal Communications Commission had overstepped by broadly blocking state and local governments from writing their own rules. The mixed ruling, by the United States Court of Appeals for
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The days of net neutrality are numbered. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has finally set April 23 as the date when the Obama-era regulations will cease to take effect according to a copy of the order published on Thursday with the Federal Register. But of course, various net neutrality supporters are not going to take
Trying to explain to people why the repeal of net neutrality is an important issue is like trying to force-feed brussels sprouts to a toddler. So Burger King has opted to wrap the matter into a Whopper. On Wednesday, Burger King debuted a new ad that aims to educate people about net neutrality by translating
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A lot of people has asked me what my take on the repeal of Net Neutrality is. I answer that question on this episode of the Dot Com Lunch. Plus Sally shows off the gadget of the week – a really cook iPad case that looks like a book! Anyone is welcome to join for
The issue of net neutrality has permeated the news, talk shows, and discussion boards for a while now. Different sectors have already voiced their concerns about how repealing net neutrality will affect consumers and businesses. Meanwhile, many people are still confused about the magnitude of the issue. What is Net Neutrality? Net Neutrality, or the
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The latest attempt to repeal Obamacare has failed. Skinny Repeal Bill Fails Three Republican Senators defected and voted alongside Democrats to defeat a bill that quickly became known as a Skinny Repeal. The vote was cast after 1 a.m. Eastern time in the nation’s capital. For small businesses, according to analysis of the bill, the
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