Net neutrality, a set of policies designed to prevent internet-service providers from playing favorites among the websites they carry, is coming back.
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Supreme Court Turns Away Challenges to Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected telecom industry requests to erase a lower-court ruling that upheld Obama-era net neutrality rules, though since the rules were already defunct the ruling has no immediate real-world impact. The net-neutrality rules, issued by the Federal Communications Commission in 2015, required internet service providers to treat all traffic on their… Continue reading Supreme Court Turns Away Challenges to Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
Trump Administration Sues Over California Net-Neutrality Law
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday signed a bill reinstating Obama-era open-internet rules in the state, and the Justice Department responded almost immediately with a lawsuit seeking to overturn the law. In a statement, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that the federal government, not the states, should oversee the internet, and California had “enacted an… Continue reading Trump Administration Sues Over California Net-Neutrality Law
CA State Assembly Passes Bill that Would Reinstate Net Neutrality Regulations
California on Thursday moved to reinstate Obama-era open-internet rules, challenging Trump administration rollback efforts and setting the state on a path to have the strongest net-neutrality rules in the nation. The California bill would forbid internet service providers from blocking websites, intentionally slowing down a website or app or accepting payments to make online services… Continue reading CA State Assembly Passes Bill that Would Reinstate Net Neutrality Regulations
FCC Rolls Back Net-Neutrality Rules
The Federal Communications Commission Thursday voted to roll back far-reaching rules governing how internet-service providers treat traffic on their networks, a move expected to empower cable and wireless providers and transform consumers’ online experience. The 2015 “net neutrality” rules were one of the signature regulatory actions of the Obama administration, requiring broadband providers to… Continue reading FCC Rolls Back Net-Neutrality Rules