On Monday, June 11, the FCC’s rollback of net neutrality rules goes into effect, but don’t expect the Internet to change overnight. We still have promising avenues to restore net neutrality rules, meaning that Internet Service Providers need to be… Read More ›
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Even Though Net Neutrality Protections Are Ending, Congress Can Still Bring Them Back
June 11, 2018 is the day that the FCC’s so-called “Restoring Internet Freedom Order” goes into effect. This represents the FCC’s abdication of authority in upholding the hard-won net neutrality protections of the 2015 Open Internet Order. But this does… Read More ›
While the Net Neutrality Fight Continues, AT&T and Verizon are Opening a New Attack on ISP Competition
In 1996, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act in order to inject competition into the telephone market and set the stage for a nascent commercial Internet. Last month, US Telecom, the trade association of AT&T and Verizon, filed a petition with… Read More ›
Today: Tell the California Senate to Defend Net Neutrality and Pass S.B. 822
California’s S.B. 822 is a gold standard for states looking to protect net neutrality. And since the FCC abandoned its role in protecting a free and open Internet, states stepping up is more important than ever. Today, EFF, representatives from… Read More ›
The Path to Victory on Net Neutrality in the House of Representatives and How You Can Help
The United States Senate has voted to overturn the FCC and restore net neutrality protections, the fate of that measure currently rests in the House of Representatives. While many will think that the uphill battle there makes it a lost… Read More ›
The Senate Voted to Stand Up for Net Neutrality, Now Tell the House to Do the Same
The Senate has voted to restore the 2015 Open Internet Order and reject the FCC’s attempt to gut net neutrality. This is a great first step, but now the fight moves to the House of Representatives. The final Senate vote… Read More ›
Red Alert for Net Neutrality: Tell Congress to Save the Open Internet Order
In December, the FCC voted to end the 2015 Open Internet Order, which prevented Internet service providers (ISPs) like AT&T and Comcast from violating net neutrality principles. A simple majority vote in Congress can keep the FCC’s decision from going… Read More ›
The Big Lie ISPs Are Spreading in State Legislatures is That They Don’t Make Enough Money
In their effort to prevent states from protecting a free and open Internet, a small handful of massive and extraordinarily profitably Internet service providers (ISPs) are telling state legislatures that network neutrality would hinder their ability to raise revenues to… Read More ›
The California Senate Utilities Committee’s Net Neutrality Analysis Might as Well Have Been Written by AT&T
S.B. 822, Senator Scott Wiener’s net neutrality bill, is currently pending in the California legislature. It’s a bill that prioritizes consumers over large ISPs, creating strong net neutrality protections. Unsurprisingly, AT&T and the rest of the giant telecom companies don’t… Read More ›
Busting Two Myths About Paid Prioritization
Eight out of 10 Americans support net neutrality, which makes opposing it a bad look for both politicians and corporate PR. So everyone says something along the lines of being in favor of net neutrality or an Internet Bill of… Read More ›