Digital Inclusion
Maybe 'They Forgot About It': Year After Digital Discrimination Case, Appeals Court Silent
Legal expert warns forthcoming Eighth Circuit ruling may matter less than FCC politics.
broadcast
FCC Prepares to Revisit Broadcast Ownership Rules
Chief of Staff Scott Delacourt cites recent court ruling that sets this review apart
Congress
House Panel Keeps FCC Budget Flat in 2026
Full committee denies FCC’s $26M budget raise request.
Broadband's Impact
Court Limits Use of DMCA Subpoenas to Unmask Internet Subscribers
Ninth Circuit panel ruled conduit ISPs ‘cannot remove or disable’ infringing content.
FCC
Carr Eliminates Already Defunct Net Neutrality Regulations
‘Why not? I figured people couldn’t die a second time,’ FCC Chairman said.
FCC
Trump EO Could Gut FCC Digital Discrimination Rules
The agency embraced ‘disparate impact’ in its 2023 regulations.
BEAD
NTIA Nominee Roth Has Big Issues with BEAD
Incoming NTIA chief Arielle Roth would abolish fiber preference, low-cost mandates.
Digital Inclusion
Equity on the Line: Telecom’s DEI Dilemma
FCC ends DEI priorities after Trump’s executive order, leaving telecom’s equity mandates in limbo.
12 Days of Broadband
Loper Bright, A Court Ruling That Changes How D.C. Operates
Loper Bright sets the stage for a Republican-led overhaul of broadband and telecom policy in 2025.
Section 230
FCC’s Authority on Digital Discrimination Intact: Legal Experts
Legal experts also debated FCC's authority on net neutrality and Section 230 enforcement.
Eighth Circuit
Litigation Heats Up Over FCC’s Inmate Call Rate Caps
Fourteen states and the largest prison telecom provider have escalated their legal fight against the FCC.
Benton
FCC Lawyer Defends Digital Discrimination Rules Before Eighth Circuit
ISP Lawyer Says ‘Disparate Impact’ Standard Never Authorized by Congress
Eighth Circuit
FCC Set to Begin Enforcement of Digital Discrimination Rules
The agency’s grace period for enforcement is expected to end this month
Eighth Circuit
Blair Levin’s Big Call: FCC Loses Digital Discrimination Case
'If I had to bet today, I'd bet the FCC order is overturned,' Levin said.
Randy May
Supreme Court Curbs Power of Regulatory Agencies Like FCC
The decision could have a big impact on two pending cases involving the Federal Communications Commission, including net neutrality.
Eighth Circuit
DOJ and FCC Defend Digital Discrimination Rules to Eighth Circuit
Industry groups sued to block the rules in February. Oral arguments are set for late September.
