Jon Brodkin
Senate votes to overturn Ajit Pai’s net neutrality repeal
The US Senate voted to reverse the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of net neutrality rules, with all Democrats and three Republicans voting in favor of net neutrality. The Senate approved a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that
FCC won’t delay vote, says net neutrality supporters are “desperate”
The Federal Communications Commission will move ahead with its vote to kill network neutrality rules Dec 14 despite an unresolved court case that could strip away even more consumer protections.
Examining the FCC claim that DDoS attacks hit net neutrality comment system
On May 8, when the Federal Communications Commission website failed and many people were prevented from submitting comments about network neutrality, the cause seemed obvious.
CenturyLink blocked its customers’ Internet access in order to show an ad
CenturyLink briefly disabled the Internet connections of customers in UT recently and allowed them back online only after they acknowledged an offer to purchase filtering software.
Rural Wireless Association: T-Mobile lied to the FCC about its 4G coverage
The Rural Wireless Association (RWA) claims T-Mobile lied to the Federal Communications Commission about the extent of its 4G LTE coverage. T-Mobile claimed—under penalty of perjury—to have coverage in areas where it hadn't yet installed 4G equipm
At AT&T’s urging, FCC panel proposes tax on businesses that use the Internet
The Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) has proposed a new tax on Netflix, Google, Facebook, and many other businesses that require Internet access to operate.
Comcast rejected by small town—residents vote for municipal fiber instead
Charlemont, a small MA town, has rejected an offer from Comcast and instead plans to build a municipal fiber broadband network.
AT&T/Verizon lobby misunderstands arrow of time, makes impossible claim
USTelecom, the telecommunication industry lobby group that represents AT&T and Verizon, has consistently claimed that network neutrality rules hurt broadband investment.
Chairman Pai buries 2-year-old speed test data in appendix of 762-page report
On Nov 4, the Federal Communications Commission released broadband speed test data for the first time in two years, after ignoring months of inquiries about why the annual speed test reports hadn't been released since Ajit Pai became chairman.
“What is the FCC hiding?” Chairman Pai still won’t release net neutrality server logs
The Federal Communications Commission has once again refused a New York Times request for records that the Times believes might shed light on Russian interference in the net neutrality repeal proceeding. The Times made a