- Supreme Court Nominee Voted To Scrap Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 10, 2018
In a written opinion last year, Kavanaugh said he believed the FCC lacked authority for the regulations. ...
- California Lawmakers Revamp Proposed Net Neutrality Law
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 5, 2018
"This will be the most comprehensive and the strongest net neutrality protection in the United States," California Democrat Scott Wiener said Thursday. "We are restoring what we lost when Dona ...
- Net Neutrality Bill Suffers Setback In California
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 21, 2018
Broadband providers in California appear to have succeeded in their effort to defang what would have been the toughest net neutrality bill in the country. ...
- Broadband Providers Lobby To Weaken California Net Neutrality Proposal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Internet service providers are stepping up their fight against a California net neutrality proposal that would explicitly prohibit providers from exempting material from consumers' data caps. ...
- Judge Allows AT&T To Purchase Time Warner
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 12, 2018
In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge has refused to block AT&T's $85 billion proposed acquisition of Time Warner. ...
- Net Neutrality Repeal Takes Effect
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 11, 2018
Broadband providers in most states are now free to censor sites and slow down apps. ...
- AT&T Reverses Course, Won't Ask Supreme Court To Strip FTC Of Broadband Authority
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 31, 2018
The dispute started over AT&T's "unlimited" data plan, but escalated into a battle over something bigger -- the FTC's ability to police broadband. ...
- California Senate Passes Sweeping Net Neutrality Bill
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 30, 2018
The bill, which passed by a 23-12 vote in the Senate, now moves to the state Assembly, which has until August to act. ...
- Senators Want FCC To Probe Fake Net Neutrality Comments
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 22, 2018
"We need to prevent the deliberate misuse of Americans' personal information and ensure that the FCC is working to protect against current and future vulnerabilities in its system," Senators Je ...
- Senate Votes To Reinstate Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 17, 2018
Three Republicans voted in favor of restoring rules that prohibit Internet service providers from blocking or throttling traffic and from charging higher fees for prioritized delivery. ...
- Net Neutrality Rules To End On June 11
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 10, 2018
Broadband providers will be free to censor sites and slow down apps on June 11, when the net neutrality repeal takes effect. ...
- Senate Democrats Move Forward With Resolution To Restore Net Neutrality
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 9, 2018
The effort to reinstate the Obama-era net neutrality rules has garnered support from all 49 Senate Democrats as well as Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine. ...
- AT&T Wants Supreme Court To Strip FTC Of Authority Over Broadband
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 4, 2018
AT&T plans to ask the Supreme Court to reverse a high-profile decision that restored the Federal Trade Commission's authority to prosecute broadband providers, the telecom said this week in cou ...
- NY Court Poised To Rule On States' Authority Over Broadband Providers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 2, 2018
An appellate court in New York could soon decide whether state Attorney General Charter Eric Schneiderman can pursue a broad range of false advertising claims against Charter over broadband spe ...
- Broad Net Neutrality Bill Introduced In NY
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Lawmakers in New York and California are teaming up for a "bicoastal effort to restore the rights of an open and free internet through net neutrality legislation." ...
- Senate Confirms New FTC Commissioners
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 27, 2018
For the first time in nearly 3 years, the FTC will again have a full slate of commissioners. It has been functioning with only two commissioners since last February, wh ...
- California's Proposed Net Neutrality Bill Gains Steam
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 26, 2018
California's Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would restore the Obama-era net neutrality rules. ...
- Rhode Island Governor Signs Net Neutrality Order
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Broadband carriers in Rhode Island will have to adhere to net neutrality principles in order to obtain state contracts. ...
- Trade Group Incompas Sues FCC Over Net Neutrality Repeal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 24, 2018
The decision to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules "departed from every previous network neutrality order in addition to longstanding bipartisan FCC policy," Incompas writes in new court papers. ...
- Net Neutrality Bill Moves Forward In California
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 18, 2018
A California Senate committee rejected attempts to weaken a proposed bill that would restore open internet rules. ...
- Net Neutrality Champion Clyburn Leaves FCC
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 17, 2018
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, a Democrat appointed to the FCC in 2009, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down. ...
- California May Weaken Net Neutrality Proposal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 16, 2018
Lawmakers on California Senate's Energy, Utilities and Communications suggested weakening a net neutrality proposal by removing restrictions on data-cap exemptions. ...
- California Net Neutrality Proposal Endorsed By Former FCC Chief
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 13, 2018
Net neutrality proponents are urging California lawmakers to move forward with a bill that would restore open internet rules in the state. ...
- Oregon Governor To Sign Net Neutrality Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 6, 2018
Oregon Governor Kate Brown will sign a law requiring broadband providers to follow net neutrality principles in order to enter into contracts with governmental agencies. ...
- Video Game Industry Sues To Restore Net Neutrality Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 5, 2018
Without net neutrality, gaming companies "will have no effective legal recourse against broadband provider conduct that impairs consumers' online video game experiences," the Entertainment Software
Association says. ...
- ACLU Urges Cities To Restore Net Neutrality By Building Own Networks
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 29, 2018
"Nothing the FCC has done prevents a city, county, or town from directing its own, municipally run service to honor strong network neutrality and privacy policies," the ACLU says. ...
- Broadband Industry Vows To Challenge State Net Neutrality Laws
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 26, 2018
USTelecom will "aggressively challenge state or municipal attempts to fracture the federal regulatory structure." ...
- Big Tech Sues FCC Over Net Neutrality Repeal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 22, 2018
"Absent effective net neutrality rules, both online consumers and companies are left to the mercy of broadband provider gatekeepers," the Internet Association tells the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. ...
- California Unveils New Net Neutrality Proposal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Senate Bill 822 would prohibit providers from blocking or throttling traffic and from charging companies for faster delivery of their content. The measure also would prohibit some forms of "zero-rati ...
- Mayors In 12 Cities Vow To Support Net Neutrality
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 12, 2018
"Cities cannot allow private internet service providers to be the gatekeeper between our residents and the local government services on which they depend every day," states a pledge signed ...
