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.
Washington State keeps enforcing net neutrality as it hails FCC court loss
Although the Federal Communications Commission abandoned its regulation of network neutrality, it wouldn't be accurate to say there are no net neutrality laws anywhere in the US.
AT&T and other carriers want to hide detailed 5G maps from FCC and public
AT&T and other mobile carriers are trying to hide detailed 5G maps from the public despite constantly touting the supposed pace and breadth of their 5G rollouts.
Comcast incorrectly charged 2,000 customers for exceeding data cap
Comcast's data-usage meter gave thousands of customers inaccurate readings for two months because of a software bug, causing the broadband provider to incorrectly charge about 2,000 users for exceeding their monthly data caps.
Why Ajit Pai’s “unhinged” net neutrality repeal was upheld by judges
The Federal Communications Commission has mostly defeated net neutrality supporters in court even though judges e
Comcast promised not to raise prices—guess what happened next
Comcast offered customers in Utah a "lifetime" price guarantee in order to compete against Google Fiber, then later violated the lifetime promise by raising those customers' prices, according to a lawsuit pending in a federal court.
US fiber broadband shortage: Only 30% of homes have fiber access
A new study commissioned by the Fiber Broadband Association finds that fiber broadband is now available to more than 30% of households across the US, and fiber networks should reach 50% of homes by 2025. But 50% coverage would, obviously, leave an