The Hill reports on lobbying on the net neutrality rules pending before the Federal Communications Commission. Tech companies that develop online applications, such as Skype, Google and Amazon.com, back net neutrality rules. They worry that in the absence of government regulation, Internet providers will block websites, services and applications that compete with their own offerings. […]
Category: FCC
Preserving the open internet and broadband industry practices rulemaking
By now you’ve probably seen the Federal Communications Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Preserving the Open Internet; Broadband Industry Practices.” I’m especially interested in what the FCC is saying about the internet as a tool for political actors. In several paragraphs, the document invokes the internet’s unique place in politics to raise questions about the […]
Sen. John McCain’s Internet Freedom Act
Senator John McCain is set to introduce his Internet Freedom Act in response to a Federal Communications Commission rulemaking addressing net neutrality issues, according to this report. Senator McCain’s press release is here. U.S. Senator John McCain today introduced legislation that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from enacting rules that would regulate the Internet. […]