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Mozilla, Benton Foundation, Others: FCC Net Neutrality Rollback Broke Law
Public Knowledge, Mozilla, the Benton Foundation, INCOMPAS and others challenging the Federal Communications Commission's Restoring Internet Freedom order say that was not just bad policy but illegal. That is coming in a brief with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which is hearing their challenge to the network neutrality regulation rollback--the deadline for initial briefs from non-government parties is Aug 20.
Public Knowledge, Benton Foundation File Comments on Fixed Wireline Competition with FCC
On Aug 17, Public Knowledge joined Common Cause, Center for Rural Strategies, and the Benton Foundation in filing comments with the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau in response to a Public Notice seeking comment on the state of fixed wireline competition. Public Knowledge contends that as the FCC prepares its first annual Communications Marketplace report in compliance with the RAY BAUM’s Act of 2018, the agency should measure fixed and mobile broadband as distinct -- and separate -- product markets.
Public Knowledge Files Amicus Brief in U.S. v AT&T/Time Warner Appeal (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 08/14/2018 - 13:12Public Knowledge Responds to Tribune Media Withdrawal from Sinclair Deal, Lawsuit (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 08:55We Need to Fix the News Media, Not Just Social Media
Because the stakes are so high, we need to look with extreme skepticism at proposals primarily designed to prop up the current consolidated and dysfunctional media landscape. If we want to address the very real problems created by a dysfunctional media, we need to separate which of these problems can properly be attributed to dominant platforms and which to structural problems in the traditional news industry.
Claire Carey: The Right to Life, Liberty, and Technology? How Civil Rights Are Violated in the Digital Age (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/06/2018 - 11:24No Shortage of Ways to Bring TV Prices Down
The financial challenges YouTube TV and other “virtual cable” providers face is a good illustration of some points we’ve been making at Public Knowledge for a while. "These streaming services have yet to figure out how to make money. In fact, the more people they sign up, the more money they lose. That’s because the services are paying more for programming than what they’re charging consumers.” Why is this? Basically, the incentives of large content providers and big cable make offering viewers more choice very difficult.
What Would Real Platform CPNI Look Like?
Customer proprietary network information (usually abbreviated as “CPNI”) refers to a very specific set of privacy regulations governing telecommunications providers (codified at 47 U.S.C. §222) and enforced by the Federal Communications Commission. But while CPNI provides some of the strongest consumer privacy protections in federal law, it also does much more than that.