Gigi Sohn

About

Gigi Sohn is a Distinguished Fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy and a Benton Senior Fellow & Public Advocate. She is the host of the "Tech on the Rocks Podcast." Gigi sits on the Board of Directors of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Gigi is one of the nation’s leading public advocates for open, affordable and democratic communications networks. For thirty years, Gigi has worked across the country to defend and preserve the fundamental competition and innovation policies that have made broadband Internet access more ubiquitous, competitive, affordable, open and protective of user privacy. Most recently,…

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Pro-Market: One Year After the Net Neutrality Repeal: the FCC has Abdicated Its Role Protecting Consumers and Competition.

Today (December 14th) is the one-year anniversary of the FCC’s decision to repeal the net neutrality rules that had been in place since 2015. During the past year, there hasn’t been even one reason underlying that decision that has come true. In fact, the opposite is the case. Prior to…

Posted on December 14, 2018February 25, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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The Daily Dot: Democrats predicted to go in on net neutrality when they take House

Democrats in the House of Representatives will have their eye on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and net neutrality when they retake the majority, former counselor to former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, predicted. Gigi Sohn, who is a prominent net neutrality advocate and distinguished fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy, made the…

Posted on December 13, 2018December 14, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Electronic Frontier Foundation: Gigi Sohn, Renowned Public Advocate and Net Neutrality Pioneer, Joins EFF’s Board

EFF is honored to announced that Gigi Sohn, a leading public advocate for the concept that broadband Internet should be open, affordable, and competitive, has joined our board of directors. A lawyer and innovator who has both counseled and stood up to the Federal Communications Commission—albeit not always at the same…

Posted on December 13, 2018December 14, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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NBC News: Net Neutrality could get a reprieve once Democrats take control of the House.

Somebody tell John Oliver — the battle over net neutrality is back on. Democrats are expected to use their upcoming control of the House to push for strong net neutrality rules — put in place by the Federal Communications Commission under President Barack Obama but pulled back by President Donald…

Posted on December 8, 2018December 10, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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NBC News: Media mega-mergers under threat with Democrats controlling the House.

With the Democrats taking control of the House when the new session starts Jan. 3, lawmakers and media players are re-adjusting their strategies and preparing for a slew of new hearings and investigations. Democrats have already started to circle their wagons around Nexstar’s proposed purchase of Tribune Media, with Rep.…

Posted on December 5, 2018December 6, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Forbes: Nexstar’s Deal for Tribune Media, And Plan to Be the Top TV Station Owner, Raises Concerns.

The question isn’t if Nexstar Broadcasting will need to unload television stations to get regulators to approve its $4.1 billion acquisition of Tribune Media but how many and which ones. Nexstar’s deal announced Monday would enable it to become the country’s largest owner of TV stations, leapfrogging Sinclair Broadcasting whose deal to…

Posted on December 4, 2018December 6, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Motherboard: Former Staffers Say FCC May Be Hiding Data Showing Broadband Industry Problems.

The FCC is refusing to release data from an FCC program that tracks whether ISPs actually deliver the broadband speeds they advertise. Once a promising way to name and shame ISPs that fail to deliver quality service, data from the program is now being withheld by an FCC routinely accused…

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Ars Technica: Ajit Pai Isn’t Saying Whether ISPs Deliver the Broadband Speeds You Pay For.

Nearly two years have passed since the Federal Communications Commission reported on whether broadband customers are getting the Internet speeds they pay for. In 2011, the Obama-era FCC began measuring broadband speeds in nearly 7,000 consumer homes as part of the then-new Measuring Broadband America program. Each year from 2011 to 2016, the FCC…

Posted on November 19, 2018November 20, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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The Hill: Dems to Ramp Up Oversight of Trump Tech Regulators

President Trump’s tech industry regulators are likely to face much more vigorous oversight under a Democratic House in the next Congress. Democrats won control of the chamber in the Tuesday midterms and will now have more power to go after Republican Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai, with whom…

Posted on November 8, 2018November 20, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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NBC News: The ‘Wild West’ no longer: House Dems eye Silicon Valley crackdown.

Democrats’ takeover of the House is likely to result in even more hearings into the power of big tech companies — just on different subjects than Republicans are interested in. Experts in technology policy said that they expect Democratic lawmakers, including incoming House committee chairs, to ramp up questions about data…

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