Is Comcast’s new Stream TV service as bad as it seems for net neutrality? No, it’s even worse
Comcast often seems to be in the news for all the wrong reasons and lately, that has been the case even more so than usual. …
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T-Mobile is fixing the wireless industry by hurting the open Internet
As a diehard Batman fan, T-Mobile CEO John Legere will appreciate this simile: Right now T-Mobile reminds me a little bit of the Joker in …
Jeb’s plan to woo Silicon Valley: Gut net neutrality, kill encryption, bulk up NSA
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush — or just “Jeb!” as he’s called in his campaign signs — probably won’t win the endorsement of the Electronic Frontier …
WTF of the Week: FCC Commissioner Says People Don’t Need the Internet
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government with the sole purpose of regulating cable, satellite, radio and television, as well …
The ‘Internet Health Test’ Works: TWC, Verizon and More Accused of Slowing Data Speeds
Remember back in late May when we told you about the Internet Health Test? The simple test analyzed users’ Internet connections from end to end, …
Net Neutrality Racks Up Another Win as Sprint Stops Throttling Subscribers
Who knew when a former top cable industry lobbyist took the helm at the Federal Communications Commission that it would lead to this much positive …
Internet Health Test aims to tell you if your ISP is violating net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission surprised us all earlier this year when it put forth new net neutrality guidelines that were hugely pro-consumer. Yes, there may be …
ISPs have two choices: Live with net neutrality rules or live with real competition
I’ve had conversations in the past with people from Europe who just don’t understand why America needs to have network neutrality restrictions. Their argument is …
Verizon is reportedly working on a sneaky plan to undermine net neutrality using data caps
The Federal Communications Commission’s new net neutrality rules ensure that Verizon won’t be able to intentionally slow down competitors’ video streaming services in the name …
How the FCC’s great new net neutrality rules could ruin Netflix for you
You just can’t please everyone… The Federal Communications Commission issued its final net neutrality rules earlier this week, and some people still can’t believe that …
Is Google about to stab net neutrality right in the back?
Google has been a pretty consistent advocate for net neutrality in the United States but it apparently doesn’t feel the need to be as strong a …
Sprint goes where no other carrier dares, says net neutrality is good for consumers
Rival ISPs’ legal teams will probably pull their hair out when they see what Sprint just did to their arguments against net neutrality. Speaking with …
The FCC’s new net neutrality proposal everyone is so excited about may have a huge loophole
We won. The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday took a huge step toward realizing web users’ dream of a truly free Internet; an Internet where …
The free Internet wins: FCC chair proposes reclassifying ISPs as utilities
It looks like Tom Wheeler isn’t the dingo that many of us feared. In a new article at Wired, Wheeler outlines his plan to enforce net …
Sprint just stuck a dagger into AT&T’s net neutrality argument
Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile have all strongly come out against reclassifying Internet services as utilities, with AT&T sounding particularly shrill alarms that reclassifying carriers would kill …
Even some Verizon shareholders are sick of its stupid net neutrality strategy
Given how just about any net neutrality proposals have the potential to inhibit Verizon’s bottom line, you’d think that all the company’s shareholders would be …
Verizon’s huge victory is about to turn into a humiliating defeat
Verizon was reportedly warned by both Comcast and AT&T not to push the envelope on net neutrality, but the company decided to sue the FCC …
The FCC’s big net neutrality vote is set for February
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on its hugely controversial on network neutrality in February, The Washington Post reports. In its original conception, the FCC’s …
Verizon says it’ll still charge Netflix interconnection fees no matter what the FCC decides
Verizon earlier this week told the FCC in a filing that it’ll still charge Netflix interconnection fees, Ars Technica reports, no matter what the Commission …
Cable companies try to scare you about net neutrality in the least convincing way possible
With a renewed push to reclassify ISPs as common carriers under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, the cable industry has ramped up its public relations …
Does Verizon realize it made a huge net neutrality mistake?
Both AT&T and Comcast — two companies that are not exactly fond of net neutrality regulations — reportedly tried to warn Verizon against suing the …
The FCC won’t decide net neutrality’s fate this year
The net neutrality debate is poised to extend well into 2015, as this crucial matter is neither on the FCC’s agenda on Friday, nor in …
The funniest thing you’ll see today: Porn stars explain net neutrality
One of the hottest debates of the year has been around net neutrality and many activists and Internet companies have been loudly fighting the FCC and its proposal to …
Video: Al Franken destroys Ted Cruz for getting net neutrality ‘completely wrong’
Senator Ted Cruz last week caused quite a stir — and a lot of forehead slapping — when he described net neutrality as “Obamacare for …
Net neutrality has some unlikely new champions, including Ford, UPS and Visa
As we’ve mentioned before, the debate over net neutrality isn’t just one of government-versus-business but one of business-versus-business. While we already knew that big-name Internet …
The most important essay on net neutrality that everyone should read
One of the worst things that can happen to net neutrality is that it becomes yet another partisan football where the entire issue boils down to …
You can actually read the FCC’s internal emails about John Oliver’s hilarious Net Neutrality appeal
Remember John Oliver’s enthusiastic appeal made on HBO’s Last Week Tonight a few months ago to Internet trolls to go to the FCC’s website and …
Yet another way net neutrality opposition is ruining the Internet
Isn’t it peculiar how everyone agrees that things like “Internet fast lanes” are bad except for the companies that stand to directly benefit from these …
FCC may give us Internet ‘fast lanes’ no matter what Obama says
President Obama this week caused quite a stir when he came out in favor of a bold plan to protect net neutrality that would involve …
Tech companies need to get off the sidelines and start loudly supporting net neutrality right now
After the president announced his plan to ensure net neutrality by reclassifying broadband providers as utilities, my inbox predictably got flooded with hysterical missives from …
