Technology company leaders are reportedly meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and members of his transition team tomorrow in New York. Mr. Trump’s relationship with technology companies has been frosty, and his statements during the campaign and recent cabinet picks raise… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Net Neutrality’
What U.S. Policy Makers Need to Know About Free Basics
The Washington Post recently reported on Facebook’s plans to introduce its international Free Basics app to American users. We have written about the problems with Free Basics before, and we are disappointed that Facebook might be trying to repackage this… Read More ›
Copyright Shouldn’t Hold Technology Back
Let’s Send a Message to the FCC: Consumers, Not Hollywood, Should Drive the Pay TV Market The FCC is about to make a decision about whether third-party companies can market their own alternatives to the set-top boxes provided by cable… Read More ›
The FCC Can’t Save Community Broadband — But We Can
Last year, while most of us were focused on the FCC’s Open Internet Order to protect net neutrality, the FCC quietly did one more thing: it voted to override certain state regulations that inhibit the development and expansion of community… Read More ›
Researchers Confirm EFF’s Binge On Findings—And Learn How to Get Binge On to Zero-Rate Everything
EFF’s headline-making research earlier this year showed that T-Mobile’s Binge On program wasn’t exactly working as advertised. Now, researchers at Northeastern University and the University of Southern California have published a paper confirming EFF’s findings in detail—even revealing a major… Read More ›
A Free and Open Internet Under Assault in Congress
Net Neutrality’s Opponents in Congress Are Determined to Defund, Stall, and Hamstring the FCC Internet users recently enjoyed a historic victory in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit where the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC)… Read More ›
Net Neutrality Rules Upheld: Go Team Internet!
In a crucial win for Internet users, today a federal appeals court upheld [PDF] clear net neutrality rules that will let us all use and enjoy the Internet without unfair interference from Internet service providers. The rules will keep providers… Read More ›
Copyright Doesn’t Mean Unlimited Control
Industry Arguments Shouldn’t Deter the FCC from Unlocking Cable Boxes True competition could finally come to the market for TV set-top boxes thanks to a new set of proposed rules from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Under the FCC’s “Unlock… Read More ›
Forced Arbitration Is a Bad Deal
Justice for Telecommunications Consumers Act Would Thwart Unfair Arbitration Clauses What are you really agreeing to when you select “I agree” on a click-through contract? Whether you know it or not, you’re often agreeing to waive a host of fundamental… Read More ›
House Passes Bill to Sabotage Net Neutrality
H.R. 2666 Would Undermine FCC’s Charge to Protect the Open Internet In a disappointing turn of events, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 241 to 173 to pass H.R. 2666, the No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act, a… Read More ›