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Oral arguments concluded today in the case against the Federal Communications Commission's order on Telephone Consumer Protection Act prohibitions on autodialed calls to account holders. The court could now issue a decision at any time.
As police and federal agents hunted for the man suspected of setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey, millions of people received an alert on their cellphones asking for help finding the bombing suspect. But a phrase in the short message, "See media for pic," has put a spotlight on the limitations of the nation's emergency alert system.
When the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve net neutrality rules last year, many people saw it as a done deal. Supporters cheered the decision as a victory for the free and open internet, where the deep pockets of big companies couldn't buy faster web speeds over struggling startups.
A 25-year-old law has failed to put an end to pesky automated sales calls and scams, but now Google, Apple, and others are teaming up with the Federal Communications Commission in an attempt to curb the scourge. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler speaks at the FCC Net Neutrality hearing in Washington, D.C. on February 26, 2015.
Several wireless, cable and broadband trade associations on Friday urged the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to reverse a ruling upholding the Obama administration's landmark rules barring internet service providers from obstructing or slowing consumer access to web content. A three-judge panel in June, in a 2-1 decision, backed the Federal Communications Commission's so-called net neutrality rules put in place last year to make internet service providers treat all internet traffic equally.
Last year the Federal Communications Commission [official website] passed new rules [JURIST report] that prevent service providers from offering speedier lands to those willing to pay extra. This caused controversy between businesses such as Google and Netflix with service providers like AT&T , Verizon and Comcast [company website].
Handing a big victory to everyday people, an appeals court Tuesday upheld the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules. The decision likely guarantees that the internet won't go the route of cable television, and that we will be the ones to decide what sites and services we use online -- not Comcast or AT&T.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally. The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a win for the Obama administration, consumer groups and content companies such as Netflix that want to prevent online content from being blocked or channeled into fast and slow lanes.
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the Federal Communications Commission's landmark net neutrality rules, a big boost to the Obama administration and a blow to Internet service providers in a ruling that could determine how consumers access content on the Internet. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled for the Obama administration on a 2-1 vote.
A new proposal by House Republicans would effectively put an end to net neutrality while slashing funding for the Federal Communications Commission . The legislation would reduce the agency's funding by more than 17 percent, likely leaving the agency crippled and incapable of enforcing its regulations.