Jon Brodkin
FCC struggles to convince judge that broadband isn’t “telecommunications”
Federal Communications Commission General Counsel Thomas Johnson faced a skeptical panel of judges of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as he defended the agency's repeal of net neutrality rules and deregulation of the b
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.
Pai FCC Loses in Court -- Judges Overturn Gutting of Tribal Lifeline Program
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit overturned the Federal Communications Commission's attempt to take broadband subsidies away from tribal residents.
Net neutrality court case preview: Did FCC mess up by redefining broadband?
Oral arguments in the case against Ajit Pai's net neutrality repeal are scheduled for Feb 1, and net neutrality advocates are confident that they will be victorious. Courts generally give deference to FCC classifications, so Pai's opponents will h
Verizon blames school text provider in dispute over “spam” fee
After being criticized for charging a new fee that could kill a free texting service for teachers and students, Verizon is trying to deflect blame.
Verizon charges new “spam” fee for texts sent from teachers to students
A free texting service used by teachers, students, and parents may stop working on the Verizon Wireless network because of a dispute over texting fees that Verizon demanded from the company that operates the service.
Minnesota AG seeks refunds from Comcast, alleging company lied to hide full cost of service
A new lawsuit filed against Comcast details an extensive list of lies the cable company allegedly told customers in order to hide the full cost of service.
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.