This is the origin of the anti-net neutrality spam onslaught
The FCC plans to kill the Obama-era net neutrality rules, but until it does so, it’s willing to listen to your voice on the matter. …
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Anti-net-neutrality bots are spamming the FCC with bogus comments
According to reports published by The Verge and ZDNet, identical anti-net-neutrality comments are being spammed to the Federal Communications Commission, using the names and addresses of real individuals. …
FCC website hit hard for its plan to kill net neutrality
Trump’s FCC wants to kill net neutrality, and we knew that ever since the new chairman, Ajit Pai, took office. But with an initial vote …
Watch: John Oliver explains how you can help save net neutrality (again)
Nearly three years ago, John Oliver dedicated an episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight to the topic of net neutrality. The open internet was under attack …
This is the FCC’s plan to kill net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission has unveiled its plan to undo net neutrality rules passed by the Obama-era FCC in 2015. The plan involves undoing a …
After killing privacy, net neutrality is the FCC’s next target
The Trump-era Federal Communications Commission lost no time in rolling back Obama-era privacy rules that prevented internet providers from collecting and selling customer data without consent. …
BREAKING: Politicians still have no idea what net neutrality is or how it works
Net neutrality is a complicated and nuanced topic, full of vitriol and misunderstanding from nearly everyone who touches it. The Houses of Congress have brought …
Trump’s FCC makes the first moves against net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission was expected to become a different animal under President Trump. Under the previous chairman, Tom Wheeler, the FCC opened investigations into …
Trump’s FCC has a strong net neutrality opponent for a leader
Ajit Pai, a strong net neutrality opponent, is the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Just as expected.
Get ready for your internet to get a whole lot worse
Earlier today, President-elect Donald Trump appointed two advisers to his transition team to oversee telecommunications policy. You could be forgiven for missing the news in …
Verizon, one of net neutrality’s biggest foes, says it’s ready to test sponsored data
Of all the companies that have opposed net neutrality over the years, Verizon is likely the most outspoken and shameless among them. As consumers fought …
T-Mobile CEO apologizes to EFF, still says Binge On is pro net neutrality
The controversy over T-Mobile’s free-to-binge Binge On data program is not over, and CEO John Legere felt on Monday that he had more explaining to …
T-Mobile CEO blasts Binge On critics in a 1080p video you can’t stream if you use Binge On
T-Mobile’s Binge On program that lets you watch unlimited video from certain content providers sounds like the best thing that could ever happen to your …
T-Mobile denies throttling YouTube videos, says it’s ‘optimized’ them
T-Mobile’s Binge On program is yet another move from the “Un-carrier” that’s supposed to help it steal more customers from the competition. With Binge On …
AT&T swears it was about to offer you a bunch of amazing deals, but then net neutrality happened
Friends, AT&T has some tragic news for you. You see, it had planned to unveil several awesome promotions, deals and initiatives that you would have …
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. …
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 …
