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(credit: Free Press) The Federal Communications Commission today announced its plan to deregulate the broadband industry and eliminate net neutrality rules, setting up a December 14 vote to finalize the repeal. As expected, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is proposing to reverse the commission’s classification of home and mobile ISPs as common carriers, eliminating the legal […]
A poor level of customer service shown by your broadband or landline provider is like a late train. You know you could probably argue your way into some nominal refund, but it just seems more trouble than it’s worth. The issue with that is there’s no incentive to ensure the train runs on time, so […]
Enlarge / Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan) Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) wants the US to impose net neutrality rules on Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, and other Web companies. Net neutrality rules today apply only to Internet service providers, such as cable companies and mobile carriers. ISPs are not allowed to […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | jangeltun) The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether it should collect more accurate data about broadband deployment in the US, but cable and telecom lobby groups are urging the FCC to maintain the status quo. Currently, the FCC’s “Form 477” data collection program requires Internet service providers to identify the […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Henrik5000) Broadband industry lobby groups have appealed to the US Supreme Court in an attempt to kill the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules. The groups want the Supreme Court to rule that the FCC exceeded its authority when it reclassified Internet providers in order to impose stricter regulations. Under President […]
Enlarge (credit: Dimitri Otis | Getty Images) California state lawmakers ended their legislative session yesterday without enacting privacy protections for broadband customers after the proposed rule drew opposition from Internet service providers and advertisers. “By failing to pass A.B. 375, the legislature demonstrated that they put the profits of Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast over the privacy rights […]
Australian authorities will make it much harder to keep up with the latest on Game of Thrones. They’re expected to crack down hard on dozens of pirate websites that serve unauthorized movies and TV shows within the next couple of weeks. That’s because federal courts down under have handed down rulings for two separate cases, […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SweetBabeeJay) Broadband providers made it clear this week: they wholeheartedly support net neutrality… but they want to overturn those pesky net neutrality rules and replace them with something that isn’t so strict. In fact, the way to truly protect net neutrality is to keep the Internet free of regulations, Internet […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | BackyardProduction) A tiny Internet service provider has sued Comcast, alleging that the cable giant and its hired contractors cut the smaller company’s wires in order to take over its customer base. Telecom Cable LLC had “229 satisfied customers” in Weston Lakes and Corrigan, Texas when Comcast and its contractors sabotaged its network, the […]
Even though its founders are long gone, The Pirate Bay remains one of the biggest piracy websites on the planet. Over the last decade, the torrent hub has been shutdown, reborn and consistently targeted in numerous lawsuits, of which one is only now coming to a close. In a landmark ruling, the European Court of […]
