Fiber captured 63 percent of planned locations nationally, with satellite taking 23 percent under revised program rules.

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Scott Wiener brings AI and broadband policy credentials into high-stakes San Francisco race.

Groups say political climate too hostile for a high court appeal.

A decades-old legal battle could be over.

‘Why not? I figured people couldn’t die a second time,’ FCC Chairman said.

Governor Mills has yet to issue a statement about the decision

Sixth Circuit ruling conflicts with prior decisions by the Ninth and D.C. Circuits, groups said.

3 Maine Republicans broke ranks to help Democrats pass open internet bill.

Introduced in response to January ruling striking down federal net neutrality

Public interest groups face an uphill battle in challenging the Sixth Circuit’s ruling, especially without FCC support.

Effort believed to be a preliminary step toward passage of the REINS Act.

With the FCC certain not to appeal the agency’s loss, advocates for net neutrality have only the non-profit interveners to rely upon.

‘Don’t be fooled,’ Markey said: Trump’s 'free speech' crusade is actually a campaign for more censorship.

The industry group laid out its 2025 broadband policy priorities under President Donald Trump.

N.Y. to enforce law mandating $15 and $20 Internet plans for low-income residents.

Daniel Lyons sees Sixth Circuit ruling as a win for tech and administrative law.

What if the FAA lost oversight of Delta and American Airlines? she asks.

Congress is now the appropriate forum for the debate regarding adoption of a proper policy framework.

‘We think the odds of Congress acting as requested are zero.’

A three-judge panel held that broadband is an information service under the Telecommunications Act.

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The state is set to begin enforcing the law in 30 days.

Legal experts also debated FCC's authority on net neutrality and Section 230 enforcement.

FCC rules that went into effect before Aug. 1 are likely insulated from the act.

City Council secures expanded fiber capacity, affordability measures, and robust privacy protections in 20-year deal.

Net neutrality rules could be held until the new administration clarifies its position

Trump called Carr 'a warrior for free speech.'

Deregulation, M&A approvals, and tax policy changes set to reshape the industry under Trump.

The arguments centered on whether broadband fits the definition of a telecom service, rather than the major questions doctrine.

Roslyn Layton calls for including digital services in USF funding to relieve burden on telecom consumers.

Legal challenges put USF and FCC powers at risk.

Oral arguments are scheduled for Oct. 31, 2024 in Cincinnati

The battle hinges on FCC authority to turn ISPs into common carriers.

Without a Congressional statute given the FCC explicit power, the FCC is clearly overstepping its bounds.

INCOMPAS said its members get worse pole deals without FCC support.

The agency made similar arguments in its brief last week.

Industry groups asked SCOTUS to strike down the Affordable Broadband Act – but only after net neutrality is sorted out.

Public Knowledge says Second Circuit 'got it right.'

The agency said ISPs Function like DoorDash or GrubHub.

Sixth Circuit put the Net Neutrality rules on hold in an unanimous stay order on Aug. 1.

GOP lawmakers sought answers from the FCC in the wake of the Supreme Court's Loper Bright ruling.

The Chamber of Commerce, a former Republican commissioner, and free-market think tanks also submitted briefs opposing the rules.

The court overseeing the case said earlier this month that ISPs are likely to succeed under the Supreme Court's major questions doctrine.

Broadband providers say Title I of the Communications Act preempts state rate regulation.

Sixth Circuit judges have so far been receptive to the argument.

Consumer groups are trying to resolve the issue with the agency directly.

Public interest groups want a pause in their legal challenge to a key USF funding decision by the FCC

The state's attorney general agreed not to enforce the law while the Supreme Court reviews their request.

'Because the broadband providers have shown that they are likely to succeed on the merits and that the equities support them, we grant the stay,' the court said.

Net Neutrality rules were set before key deadline, religious broadcasting group says

The longtime Net Neutrality foe filed a joint resolution to nullify the FCC’s new regulations.

'The FCC’s decision to treat the $150 billion broadband industry as a public utility is a question of vast economic and political significance," the ISPs said.

'It is solely the Supreme Court’s prerogative to reconsider or overrule its own precedents,' FCC says.

'The FCC is order is hereby temporarily stayed until August 5, 2024,' the court said.

The idea behind 'Made in America' is to combine reindustrialization, national security, reviving left-behind places, cheering up blue-collar workers and reducing carbon emissions.

GOP lawmakers and commissioners aired grievances with several agency actions.

FCC wants Sixth Circuit to reject ISPs' attempt to block net neutrality rules.

Judge says Congress did not authorize the FTC to ban non-compete agreements.

Potentially fiery hearing slated for July 9.

Ahead of a stay ruling, Sixth Circuit asks for briefs on impact of the demise of the Chevron Doctrine.

The decision could have a big impact on two pending cases involving the Federal Communications Commission, including net neutrality.

‘It’s a conversation I think we should be having,’ FCC Chairwoman says

The groups worry a future Republican FCC would be less interested in defending the rules.

The rules take a narrow approach to preempting state laws.

The FCC wants the case moved to the D.C. Circuit, which has previously ruled in the agency's favor on net neutrality.

The Congressional Review Act could threaten new broadband rules teed up by FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel

The groups want the FCC to reconsider its April decision to exempt broadband ISPs from helping sustain the USF.

Rules scheduled to go into effect next month will cause irreparable injury to their financial operations, ISPs said.

ISPs want the case to remain in Cincinnati to deny the FCC home court advantage in the D.C. Circuit.

'The motion for stay pending review should be denied,' the FCC says.

'Washington, D.C. has no monopoly on the Internet or administrative law,' the ISPs said.

It's possible the ISPs will ask the FCC to preempt the New York law

The Clerk said responses to the FCC’s motion to move the case 'shall be filed on or before Monday, June 17, 2024.'

Regulatory costs will hinder small businesses from competing in the market, WISPA says.

'This Court should stay the FCC’s latest flip-flop pending judicial review. Petitioners are overwhelmingly likely to succeed on the merits.'

The FCC also filed a motion to move the case from the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati to the D.C. Circuit in Washington.

Regulations would require providers to submit annual reports on risk mitigation.

Broadband industry groups challenged the rules in court last week.

The Sixth Circuit was selected by lottery because national and state trade groups had filed identical appeals in four other circuits.

That's the date trade groups have to decide whether to further challenge a New York law affected by the rules.

The ISPs also filed a petition Friday asking the FCC to stay the Net Neutrality rules by June 7

Latta offered his resolution one day after the FCC's Net Neutrality rules were published in the Federal Register.

Congress should also take steps to provide continued funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program.

The proposal would require broadband providers to report to the FCC on their efforts to implement industry standards.

A decision to forbear from applying Title II’s rate regulation provisions would preempt New York’s law, argues one scholar.

The agencies will nullify their existing memo of understanding when net neutrality rules go into effect.

But is the New York law valid under the FCC's new net neutrality rules?

Officials said the final order clarifies that anti-throttling rules prohibit speeding up traffic.

FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel spent the last three weeks fielding various entreaties.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh is on record as saying net neutrality is unlawful.

The company added 354,000 fixed wireless subscribers in the most recent quarter, leaving the company with 3.4 million such customers overall

Top controversies include 5G network slicing, paid prioritizing and exempting broadband providers from Universal Service Fund contributions.

The agency is set to vote on the measure next week.

At issue now is whether the FCC has left the door open for states to require them to contribute to state USF programs.

'Broadband without boundaries' trade group seeks net neutrality exemption for ISPs with 250,000 subs or fewer.

Akamai asked the FCC to amend the draft order to clarify that the ban on paid prioritization does not restrict ISP agreements with CDNs.