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U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers is pushing legislation that he says will maintain a "free and open" internet, but a former member of the Federal Communications Commission said it would do anything but. An industry group representing content giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon also is criticizing the bill, calling it "net neutrality in name only."
At the December Open Meeting of the Federal Communications Commission , the Commissioners approved a Report and Order that adopts a new form of emergency alerting, Blue Alerts, which would serve to inform the public of actionable threats to state or local law enforcement. Once the new alert is implemented, radio and TV broadcasters and a variety of other video providers will broadcast emergency alerts much as they do for weather and other emergencies.
The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds. In a straight party-line vote of 3-2, the Republican-controlled FCC junked the longtime principle that said all web traffic must be treated equally.
The US Federal Communications Commission has voted to repeal sweeping 2015 net neutrality rules, in a move that gives internet service providers a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit, or charge more for faster speeds. The approval of FCC chairman Ajit Pai's proposal marked a victory for internet service providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon Communications and could recast the digital landscape.
The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds.
The Federal Communications Commission's vote to end Obama-era net neutrality protections could change the way consumers use the internet, and that may have a lasting effect on a real estate industry. Today's 3-2 vote under Republican Commissioner Chairman Ajit Pai -- which fell along party lines -- ends the 2015 Open Internet Order, which regulated the way internet service providers treated content.
Lindsay Chestnut of Baltimore protested near the Federal Communications Commission in Washington on Thursday ahead of the vote on net neutrality. The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds.
The Federal Communications Commission voted to roll back key net neutrality protections, but that doesn't mean net neutrality is going away completely. At least, not yet.
In a vote along party lines, the federal government has ended sweeping net-neutrality rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet. The Thursday vote at the Federal Communications Commission will likely usher in big changes in how Americans use the internet, a radical departure from more than a decade of federal oversight.
In this Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, file photo, demonstrators rally in support of net neutrality outside a Verizon store in New York. The Federal Communications Commission is voting Thursday, Dec. 14 to undo Obama-era "net neutrality" rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet.
Republicans have demonstrated their tried and tested approach to advancing an unpopular agenda during the Trump era. Step one, introduce a corporate-friendly policy or piece of legislation.
Efforts to dismantle net neutrality will likely effect enterprises and the way they do business, from how mobile apps are designed to where companies choose to store data commonly accessed on mobile devices. The Federal Communications Commission intends to vote this Thursday to repeal net neutrality rules the Obama administration implemented to ensure internet service providers treat all data the same.
The Gateway Pundit recently took part in a phone conference where Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo , U.S. Senator Ed Markey and former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler attempted to sway reporters on their anti-American and anti-innovation "Net Neutrality" policies. Releasing a public statement before the call, the Washington shills attempted to claim that Chairman Ajit Pai, the first ever Indian American to hold his position, plans to "gut" the "protections" that have allowed for innovation and "free and open internet as we know it."
Today, Public Knowledge, joined by The Greenlining Institute, The Utility Reform Network, and National Association of State Utility Advocates, filed a Petition for Review with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The petition asks the court to reverse and vacate the Federal Communications Commission's November Order rolling back the agency's consumer protections for Americans on legacy copper phone lines.
On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission released its draft Restoring Internet Freedom Order , detailing the agency's plans to restore the light-touch regulatory framework that enabled vast Internet innovation and economic growth for approximately two decades. While some FCC items primarily concern policy wonks, net neutrality is one of the most controversial matters before the commission, engendering fierce national debate and a record 22 million comments filed with the agency.
The Federal Communications Commission is on track to end neutrality on the world wide web in December. The public needs to rise up, contact their Congressional representatives and demand that net neutrality be maintained.
Last week, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai ignited a firestorm by announcing a plan to undo the 2015 regulation implementing "net neutrality." His plan would be critical to undoing the Obama-era power grab at the FCC.
India's telecoms regulator made long-awaited recommendations on Tuesday to ensure an open internet and prevent any discrimination in internet access in the country. After more than a year of debate, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said it opposed any "discriminatory treatment" of data, including blocking, slowing or offering preferential speeds or treatment to any content.
Proponents of net neutrality protest against Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai outside the American Enterprise Institute before his arrival May 5, 2017 in Washington. Proponents of net neutrality protest against Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai outside the American Enterprise Institute before his arrival May 5, 2017 in Washington.