- Lawmakers Question Mobile Carriers Over Video Slowdowns
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, November 15, 2018
"All online traffic should be treated equally, and internet service providers should not discriminate against particular content or applications for competitive advantage purposes or otherwise," Sens. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Richa ...
- AT&T Calls For National Privacy Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, November 13, 2018
"How do you do business in a world where you have 50 different regulations and rules around privacy?" AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson asked this week. ...
- Wireless Companies Slow Down Mobile Video
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, November 8, 2018
"Net neutrality violations are rampant," researchers say in a new report examining mobile carriers' traffic management practices. ...
- Sponsor Of Broadband Privacy Repeal Elected To Senate
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Tennessee Republican Marsha Blackburn, who spearheaded the House's repeal last year of the Obama-era broadband privacy regulations, has been elected to the U.S. Senate. ...
- Supreme Court Won't Consider Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 5, 2018
The Supreme Court rejected requests by the broadband industry and the Trump administration to vacate a lower court's 2017 decision that upheld the now-repealed Obama-era net neutrality rules. ...
- FCC Should Face Probe Over Phony Comments, Senate Democrats Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 31, 2018
"Despite concerns that the rule-making process was subverted by fraudulent comments and manipulated by special interests, including possible Russian interference, the FCC has seemingly ignored the issue," the lawmakers wr ...
- California Puts Net Neutrality Law On Hold
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 26, 2018
"This substantial concession ... demonstrates, contrary to the claims of the law's supporters, that there is no urgent problem that these regulations are needed to address," FCC Chairman Ajit P ...
- Chamber Of Commerce Wants To Block California Net Neutrality Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 24, 2018
"California has designated itself the nationwide regulator of the internet," the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says in a proposed friend-of-the-court brief. ...
- Texas, Nebraska And Arkansas Support FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 22, 2018
Attorneys general in three states say the FCC is entitled to change policies after presidential elections. ...
- Broadband Industry Sues Vermont Over Net Neutrality Law
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 18, 2018
"Vermont's attempts to revive ... a repealed regulatory regime are plainly preempted by federal law," five associations state in a new lawsuit. ...
- New York AG Casts Wide Net In Probe Of Fake Net Neutrality Comments
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 17, 2018
The FCC's commenting system "was corrupted by millions of fake comments -- including as many as 9.53 million that stole the identities of real people," Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwo ...
- FCC Defends Net Neutrality Repeal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 12, 2018
In papers filed late Thursday, the FCC argues it has the discretion to reverse its prior rulings, as long as it provides reasons for doing so. ...
- Democrat Unveils Internet Bill Of Rights
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 5, 2018
Companies would have to obtain Americans' opt-in consent before collecting or sharing their personal data, under a proposed Internet Bill of Rights unveiled this week by Rep. Ro Khanna. ...
- Broadband Providers Sue To Block California Net Neutrality Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 3, 2018
"This case presents a classic example of unconstitutional state regulation," four broadband industry groups say in a new lawsuit. ...
- California Enacts Net Neutrality Law, Faces Suit By DOJ
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 1, 2018
A new net neutrality law in California, signed Sunday night by Governor Jerry Brown, has set the stage for a showdown between states and the federal government over broadband pol ...
- 'New York Times' Sues FCC For Information About Net Neutrality Comments
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, September 21, 2018
"The request at issue in this litigation involves records that will shed light on the extent to which Russian nationals and agents of the Russian government have interfered with t ...
- FCC Chair Bashes California's 'Nanny-State' Net Neutrality Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, September 14, 2018
"Last month, the California state legislature passed a radical, anti-consumer Internet regulation bill that would impose restrictions even more burdensome than those adopted by the FCC in 2015," Ajit P ...
- Frontier Wants Employees To Oppose Net Neutrality In California
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, September 10, 2018
Frontier is asking workers to urge California Governor Jerry Brown to veto a law that would restore the Obama-era open internet rules. ...
- FCC Touts New Ruling That Could Hinder State Net Neutrality Laws
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, September 7, 2018
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is touting a new appellate ruling that could potentially give a boost to companies looking to invalidate state net neutrality rules. ...
- California Passes Sweeping Net Neutrality Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Advocacy group Fight for the Future called the bill's passage "a major victory for Internet activists who harnessed massive public outcry to pass the bill and a resounding defeat f ...
- Net Neutrality Repeal Enables Abuse By Carriers, Groups Tell Court
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, August 30, 2018
The recent repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules could harm large tech platforms, small businesses, entrepreneurs and consumers, a wide coalition of groups told a court this week. ...
- Verizon Promises To Stop Throttling First Responders
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 24, 2018
Faced with a public relations debacle, Verizon says it will no longer slow down broadband connections for firefighters on the West Coast and "first responders" in Hawaii, which is braci ...
- Verizon Throttles Fire Department Battling Mendocino Blaze
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, August 23, 2018
This summer, when fires raged throughout northern California, firefighters found their ability to combat the blaze hindered by Verizon. ...
- Court Urged To Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules, Lift Block On State Laws
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 21, 2018
"For the first time since the beginning of the commercial Internet, a start-up cannot be certain that it can launch a new Internet-based service without interference," net neutrality advocates arg ...
- House Democrats Slam FCC Chair Over Cyberattack Claims
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 14, 2018
"It is troubling that you allowed the public myth created by the FCC to persist and your misrepresentations to remain uncorrected for over a year," lawmakers say in a n ...
- California Lawmakers Renew Push For Net Neutrality
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 10, 2018
California's net neutrality bill "is now officially back on track," state Senator Scott Wiener says. ...
- FCC Comment System Crashed Due To 'Apparent Shortcomings,' Not Cyberattack
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 7, 2018
The FCC's system crashed due to an influx of commenters trying to weigh in on net neutrality, and not a distributed denial-of-service attack. ...
- FCC Seeks To Vacate Decision Upholding Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 6, 2018
"The legal questions concerning the proper regulatory treatment of broadband services will be resolved in the pending challenges to the 2018 Order," the FCC and DOJ argue in papers fil ...
- FCC Chair Tells Congress Net Neutrality Rules Harmed Investment
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 24, 2018
"We've now abandoned that failed policy," FCC Chair Ajit Pai will testify to a House panel. ...
- FCC Still Lacks Information About Fake Net Neutrality Comments
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 11, 2018
"Like you, comments were submitted in my name and my wife's name that reflect viewpoints we do not hold," FCC Chair Ajit Pai told lawmakers. ...
