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Daily Dot: FCC is one step closer to overturning net neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to begin to roll back hard-won federal regulations intended to protect the free flow of information on the internet. In a 2-to-1 vote along party lines, the FCC voted to open debate on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which would roll back the commission’s…

Posted on May 21, 2017May 22, 2017 by Gigi Sohn

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Bloomberg BNA: FCC Set to Move on Net Neutrality Changes Amid Outcry

The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to begin unwinding its current net neutrality rules May 18, despite a campaign by tech companies and public policy groups trying to preserve them. The brewing policy battle pits internet service providers such as Comcast Corp. and AT&T Inc., which have chafed under the…

Posted on May 21, 2017May 22, 2017 by Gigi Sohn

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Vice News: Ajit Pai’s dream of killing net neutrality may soon turn into a nightmare

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is set to meet with FCC commissioners Thursday to discuss the deregulation of the internet. Pai’s plan for doing so, which involves undoing Obama-era net neutrality regulations, would allow internet providers to give preferred status to some services and charge more for others. A…

Posted on May 17, 2017May 21, 2017 by Gigi Sohn

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The Hill: Pro-net neutrality group skeptical of FCC cyber attack claim

A pro-net neutrality group says the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is hiding something in regard to the cyberattacks that brought the agency's website down this week. “The public wants to know what the FCC is hiding,” said Evan Greer, campaign director of Fight for the Future. “They’ve been lying to…

Posted on May 11, 2017May 21, 2017 by Gigi Sohn

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Reuters: FCC chairman wants to cut regulations, speed new innovation approvals

The head of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, said on Friday that the agency is continuing a sweeping regulatory review, keen to adapt rules to the digital age and get rid of rules that he said are barriers to business. The review builds on the FCC's efforts in the…

Posted on May 5, 2017May 21, 2017 by Gigi Sohn

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San Jose Mercury News: Wolverton: FCC chairman misleads in effort to destroy net neutrality

It’s no surprise that Ajit Pai, the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, wants to gut net neutrality. What is shocking is that the proposal he released last week could not only weaken the net neutrality rules, but get rid of them entirely. Pai’s proposal envisions even tearing up…

Posted on May 1, 2017May 21, 2017 by Gigi Sohn

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HuffPost: Trump’s FCC Chair Wants To Gut Net Neutrality. He’s In For A Bruising Fight.

WASHINGTON ― When Ajit Pai, President Donald Trump’s pick to chair the Federal Communications Commission, announced his plan to roll back his own agency’s net neutrality rules on Wednesday, he sounded nervous. “I am confident we will finish the job,” he said, in a somewhat stilted speech at the Newseum…

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Gigi Sohn

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Bloomberg: FCC Chief Sparks Clash With Call to Repeal Net Neutrality

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission proposed rolling back the Obama-era net-neutrality rule, prompting the regulation’s defenders to vow a “tsunami” of resistance. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said he would ask the agency next month to begin considering removing the strong legal authority that underpins the rules, and…

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Gigi Sohn

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CNN Money: FCC chair unveils plan to roll back net neutrality

Ajit Pai, the Trump-appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, laid out plans Wednesday to limit the agency's oversight of Internet service providers, potentially weakening enforcement of net neutrality. (more…)

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Gigi Sohn

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Vice News: The Republican plan to kill net neutrality could change the internet forever

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced his long-awaited proposal to undo net neutrality Wednesday, officially restarting one of the most vicious and high-profile political fights of the Obama era. (more…)