net neutrality

FCC chair takes on tech firms, Hollywood in defending net neutrality repeal

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Nov 29, 2017

The head of the Federal Communications Commission is going on the offensive against tech companies in an effort to make his case for repealing net neutrality rules.

What happens once ‘net neutrality’ rules bite the dust? + Explaining the issue

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Nov 27, 2017

The FCC has formally released a draft of its plan to kill net-neutrality rules, which equalized access to the internet and prevented broadband providers from favoring their own apps and services.

Guest opinion: End to ‘net neutrality’ restores free market Internet

Posted by John Strand | Nov 22, 2017

Editor’s note: John Strand is head of international communications consulting firm Strand Consult. LONDON – The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) on Tuesday announced a proposal to make a clean break from harmful, heavy-handed regulation of the Internet and in its place a restoration of the competition-oriented framework under the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In contrast to 2015 when “The Obama FCC hid its heavy-handed Internet regulation plan from the public until two weeks AFTER the vote. Everyone will be able to read Chairman Pai’s plan to restore Internet freedom tomorrow, more than three weeks BEFORE the vote,” noted FCC...

Biz groups hail, consumer groups pan FCC move to end net neutrality

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Nov 21, 2017

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is following through on his pledge to repeal 2015 regulations designed to ensure that Internet service providers treat all online content and apps equally. The move was hailed immediately by industry. Two consumer groups, meanwhile, were critical in response.. The concept, known as net neutrality, imposed utility-style regulation on ISPs such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to prevent them from favoring their own digital services over their rivals. Pai believes the net neutrality rules adopted during the Obama administration discourages the ISPs from making investments in their network to provide even better and...