Net Neutrality
ISPs Pressing FCC to Relax Section 214 Requirements
The FCC's 2015 net neutrality rules did not erect regulatory entry and exit barriers.
Net Neutrality
The FCC's 2015 net neutrality rules did not erect regulatory entry and exit barriers.
Broadband Mapping & Data
Rules can increase the burden on small providers.
Broadband Live
How will the internet ‘nutrition label’ requirements affect broadband providers?
Section 230
Panelists discussed the recent oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google.
Digital Inclusion
FCC laws should not include unintentional acts of discrimination, say industry voices.
Broadband Mapping & Data
The report did not find a significant discrepancy for plans advertising speeds of 125 Mbps or slower.
Broadband's Impact
The FCC also mandated that internet service provider labels be machine-readable.
Broadband Mapping & Data
WISPA’s letter notes that many of its member are small providers that serve sparsely populated areas.
Net Neutrality
Some say the bill would add heavy regulation that will harm investments and consumers.
Fiber
Experts at the Broadband Breakfast Live Online event debated what “future-proofing” broadband would look like.
Broadband Mapping & Data
Without good information from Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the federal government is essentially shooting in the dark when it comes to determining how to best target the allocation of resources for underserved and unserved communities. Even private sector investments are less efficient because
Social Media
July 30, 2020 — In a Wednesday hearing, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was questioned by Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., about a statement he made regarding mounting pressure from the Stop Hate for Profit Campaign, the most successful digital advertising boycott to date. Demings cited Zuckerberg saying that
Expert Opinion
Before you solve a problem, you’ve got to be able to understand it. The Federal Communications Commission recently voted to deepen its understanding of the digital divide by making several improvements to its broadband maps, as required by the Broadband DATA Act. The agency’s goal is to ensure that
broadband roundup
June 22, 2020 — House and Senate Republican leaders released principles to guide legislation aiming to close the digital divide in the age of COVID-19 on Thursday. The connectivity initiative was led by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and House Energy & Commerce Ranking Mem
Section 230
May 28, 2020 — President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that would eliminate protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act for big technology platform companies, or at least refocus how Section 230 is applied, according to a report from The New York Times Thur
Social Media
May 27, 2020 — Current social media algorithms and big tech tactics are making our information less reliable and our discourse less productive amid the coronavirus, said participants on a Ranking Digital Rights webinar Wednesday. Nathalie Maréchal, senior policy analyst at Ranking Digital Rights, sa