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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer said Friday he would force a vote on the Federal Communications Commission’s move to repeal its net neutrality rules. Schumer plans to use the same process Republicans have used to repeal pro-environment and other regulations put in place under former President Obama. But Schumer and Democrats face an […]
Dmitry Smirnov/Strelka Institute/Flickr The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote December 14 on a new rule that would reverse net-neutrality regulations adopted in 2015. Net neutrality means internet service providers (ISPs) cannot block, slow, or provide preferential treatment to particular sites and services. The new rule — the Restoring Internet Freedom order — would allow […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Linda Braucht) A few Republican lawmakers are breaking with the party in order to oppose or express skepticism about tomorrow’s Federal Communications Commission vote to eliminate net neutrality rules. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) yesterday called on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to delay the commission’s vote and give Congress time to […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Nicholas Rigg) Hidden fees that show up on broadband bills after customers sign up for service have long been a source of frustration for Internet users. Because advertised prices often don’t reflect the full cost of service, the Federal Communications Commission in 2015 forced ISPs to be more transparent with […]
(credit: Aurich Lawson) The impending repeal of net neutrality rules is being used by Charter Communications to fight a lawsuit that alleges the company made false promises of fast Internet service. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in February filed the lawsuit against Charter and its Time Warner Cable (TWC) subsidiary. Meanwhile, Federal Communications Commission […]
Enlarge (credit: Mike Mozart) We wrote earlier this week about how Comcast has changed its promises to uphold net neutrality by pulling back from previous statements that it won’t charge websites or other online applications for fast lanes. Comcast spokesperson Sena Fitzmaurice has been claiming that we got the story wrong. But a further examination of […]
Enlarge / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai at The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research on May 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla) Net neutrality rules are popular with Americans who use the Internet. When the Federal Communications Commission deliberated on possible net neutrality rules in 2014 and 2015, millions […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Scott Pruitt, announced today he would sign a proposed rule that would withdraw the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). “Here’s the president’s message: The war on coal is over,” Pruitt said today during a speech given in Hazard, Kentucky. The CPP was initially proposed by the EPA in […]
Moments after the gavel struck to open the Senate’s only hearing on the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill, dozens of activists, many in wheelchairs, broke out into chants and caused the session to go into recess. “I would like to welcome everyone, and I do mean everyone,” said Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), as a protester suddenly […]
On Wednesday, in a discussion of the latest Republican health care bill, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley told the truth. “You know, I could maybe give you 10 reasons why this bill shouldn’t be considered,” he said on a conference call with reporters. “But Republicans campaigned on this so often that you have a responsibility to […]
