Today the Trump FCC begins its dismantling of the Internet rules that protect American consumers on behalf of the few huge companies that control their access to the Internet. Net Neutrality rules ensure that consumers can control what they say and do online, but Chairman Pai prefers to give that…

Battle lines are being drawn in the war over net neutrality in the United States as the Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on May 18 on whether or not to roll back Obama-era policies. Critics claim current regulations wrongfully insert the government into the internet economy. But proponents…

New legislation signed by President Trump blocks the implementation of internet privacy rules that would have stopped service providers from collecting and selling information about your web browsing to advertisers without your permission. William Brangham gets two views from Gigi Sohn of the Open Society Foundations and Scott Cleland, chairman…

AT&T announced plans on Monday to buy wireless competitor T-Mobile for $39 billion. If approved, the sale would create the U.S.'s largest wireless carrier. (more…)

The AT&T/T-Mobile merger has been put on hold by the government. But labor leaders are breaking with the Administration on this one. Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen and telecomm watchdog Gigi Sohn join Ed Schultz to discuss. Watch at msnbc.com

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) counsel Gigi Sohn talked about Chair Tom Wheeler’s proposed rules to ensure net neutrality. His proposal called for regulating the Internet like a utility, which would strengthen the FCC’s regulation of the Internet, extend the rules to mobile phones and devices, and allow the FCC to…