Steve Kovach
The FCC plans to repeal net neutrality this week — and it could ruin the internet
On December 14, the Federal Communications Commission will vote to repeal the network neutrality rules it put in place in 2015. With Republicans commissioners who oppose the rules outnumbering Democrats who favor them three to two, the outcome of the vote isn't in any doubt.
There’s a big math problem with the FCC chairman’s main argument for repealing net neutrality
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai says the FCC needs to ditch its network neutrality rules because they’re hindering investment. But there’s no evidence to prove Pai’s argument. In fact, the data that Pai points to doesn’t show anything close to a marked decrease in broadband investment. Instead, it shows that while broadband investment has risen and fallen a little bit over the years, it has been mostly flat since 2013.