Net neutrality officially dies on June 11th
Although the Federal Communications Commission voted to kill off net neutrality rules last fall, nothing has actually changed yet. Sections of the 2017 Net Neutrality Repeal Order …
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Pentagon bans Chinese smartphone sales on military bases
After advising consumers and carriers against buying and selling devices made by Huawei and ZTE, and after banning ZTE from dealing with US-based firms, the …
UK Parliament will force Mark Zuckerberg to endure more awkward questions
Earlier this month, we had the undoubted pleasure of watching Mark Zuckerberg squirm awkwardly on his booster seat in front of lawmakers for two days. …
Democrats have already called for a hearing on the T-Mobile merger
From the very first moment that T-Mobile and Sprint made their merger official, it’s been clear that the government will be the biggest obstacle to …
Ajit Pai is delaying the net neutrality repeal he claimed was so urgent
Last fall, Ajit Pai strong-armed net neutrality repeal through the Federal Communications Commission, not stopping to listen to the tens of millions of people who …
The GOP isn’t even pretending to like net neutrality any more
It’s not really news that politicians are bad at understanding net neutrality. Between calling it “Obamacare for the internet” or using a hilariously bad parable …
I’m starting to think not everyone at the FCC has consumers’ best interests at heart
Brace yourself, because this might come as a shock: A former telecoms executive who was tapped to run the FCC’s rural broadband panel has been …
One of net neutrality’s biggest defenders is leaving the FCC
Democratic Commissioner Mignon Clyburn is leaving the Federal Communications Commission after nine years. During her tenure, Clyburn served as interim chairman, fought endlessly for consumer rights, …
Obama’s first FCC chief thinks telecoms firms are to blame for the net neutrality issue
Last year, net neutrality became a national issue, thanks solely to the efforts of Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to roll back Obama-era rules that …
Obama’s FTC chairman has truly gone to the dark side
We enjoy reminding everyone that the current chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, is a former Verizon lobbyist. But Pai is far from …
Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony is the biggest test for Facebook’s lobbying power
At 2:15PM today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began making his long-awaited appearance on Capitol Hill to answer questions from lawmakers. Given the current scandals swirling …
Fox News broadcasts poll results showing they are the least trusted network
It must be hard to be a news anchor these days. No matter what network you work for, you’re constantly being told your reporting is …
Yep, a Comcast lobbyist is already scheming about paid fast lanes
Last year, the telecoms industry scored a huge win by pushing net neutrality repeal through the Federal Communications Commission. The rule change means that internet …
Of course AT&T and Verizon will ‘aggressively challenge’ any state net neutrality laws
In the wake of the FCC’s net neutrality repeal late last year, the hottest thing to do as a Democratic state legislator has been to …
Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress to address Cambridge Analytica scandal
Mark Zuckerberg has decided that he will speak before Senate Judiciary Committee, according to a new report from CNN. Congress has been requesting to speak …
Ajit Pai is still blaming everything on net neutrality
Ajit Pai, the former Verizon lawyer who now runs the FCC, successfully ram-rodded a repeal of net neutrality rules from the FCC last fall. In …
Mark Zuckerberg has finally spoken out about the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook is no stranger to scandal, but the last few days have been a particular kind of rocky for the gargantuan social network. Following revelations …
This is how big cable companies make sure they never face real competition
The vast majority of Americans have no choice when it comes to home internet. By and large, a handful of cable companies have the nation …
Rhode Island plans bill to hold residents’ porn for $20 ransom
Rhode Island lawmakers have come up with an ingenious new way to raise revenue on residents: a one-time $20 tax on anyone who wants to …
Don’t believe a word AT&T says about net neutrality
Yesterday, net neutrality advocates from across the internet teamed up for a day of action to promote a fair and open internet. AT&T, one of …
If you’re having problems in the bedroom, Democrats want you to blame the GOP and net neutrality
Very in-touch and down-with-the-kids lawmaker Chuck Schumer took to Twitter today to push the Senate CRA bill that could overturn the FCC’s net neutrality repeal …
Enjoy your last two months of unrestricted internet: The FCC just made net neutrality repeal official
The FCC has published its net neutrality rules repeal in the Federal Register, a process that spells the beginning of the end for a free …
Former Verizon lawyer now running the FCC under investigation for pro-industry bias
In a shocking twist that absolutely no-one could have seen coming, former industry lobbyist, part-time man-child, and full-time FCC chairman Ajit Pai is reportedly under …
Russian hackers successfully accessed voter registration rolls for 2016 elections, officials say
In an interview with NBC News, the head of cybersecurity at the Department for Homeland Security said that Russian hackers successfully penetrated the voter registration …
EFF slams AT&T, says company’s Internet Bill of Rights is ‘hypocritical arrogance’
Internet service providers might have won the battle within the FCC to strike down net neutrality rules, but it came at the cost of public …
Trump ‘supports the idea’ of a nationwide internet sales tax, Treasury Secretary says
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Tuesday that President Trump would be in favor of the idea of a national internet sales tax, throwing the White …
Draft Trump budget slashes clean energy research by 72 percent
I don’t think anyone listening to Trump’s proclamations about “beautiful clean coal” thought this administration was going to be in favor of renewable energy. According …
Genius cyclist takes ‘traffic slow lane’ to the FCC’s own office
The FCC’s recent decision to roll back net neutrality provisions and trust in the goodwill of big telecoms company has been divisive, to say the …
How to watch President Donald Trump’s State of the Union 2018 address tonight
On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump will deliver will first State of the Union address to the people of the United States. The event will …
San Jose mayor quits FCC committee on local internet, claiming Big Telecom runs the panel
Last year, the new-look Federal Communications Commission under Trump-appointed chairman Ajit Pai founded an advisory committee to examine the deployment of high-speed internet access. The …
