Trump Vance Administration
Ethics Laws May Complicate Elon Musk's Efforts to 'Delete' Regulation
Musk says he and President-elect Donald Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations.
Sixth Circuit
All-GOP Judicial Panel Picked to Hear FCC Net Neutrality Case
Oral arguments are scheduled for Oct. 31, 2024 in Cincinnati
Net Neutrality
Sixth Circuit Appeals Court Stays the FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
'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.
Sixth Circuit
ISPs, FCC Clash Over Net Neutrality Post-Chevron
FCC wants Sixth Circuit to reject ISPs' attempt to block net neutrality rules.
Sixth Circuit
Sixth Circuit to Keep Net Neutrality Case in Cincinnati, a Win for ISPs
Ahead of a stay ruling, Sixth Circuit asks for briefs on impact of the demise of the Chevron Doctrine.
Biden-Harris Administration
Considering the Geopolitics of the Internet Under the Biden Administration at State of the Net
January 27, 2021 – Keynoting Wednesday’s State of the Net Conference, former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell urged the new administration of Joe Biden to promote broadband, fiber, 5G wireless networks – as well as allowing consumers to move seamlessly across wired and wirel
E-Rate
Karl Rove Promotes Open Radio Access Network, FCC Talks 5G, Digital Divide and ‘One Touch Make Ready’
September 18, 2020 — Karl Rove, former senior advisor to President George W. Bush, on Tuesday argued that in order for the country to remain competitive in 5G, it is necessary to build disaggregated, open radio access networks and introduce a wholesale marketplace. Rove, speaking at the 2020 INCOMPA
X (Twitter)
Appeals Court Says Trump Can’t Block Twitter Critics
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2019 — A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has found that President Donald Trump’s use of Twitter’s “block” feature against his critics violates the First Amendment because he uses his private Twitter account for official government business. The unanimous
Antitrust
At Technology Policy Institute Panel on AT&T/Time Warner, a Criticism of Trump and Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2018 – The former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sharply criticized the president and his Justice Department’s antitrust division for promoting certain outcomes in recent antitrust actions. At a Technology Policy Institute panel on the AT&T/Time Warner merge
FCC
Senate Democrats’ Vote Against Net Neutrality Repeal a ‘Political Tool,’ Charges TechFreedom
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2018 – Before the official date on which the Federal Communications Commission’s action changing net neutrality were to go into effect, conservative technology experts slammed a recent Senate vote to restore those Obama-era network neutrality protections “The [Congressional Revi
FCC
FCC Erases Net Neutrality Rules, Now Permits Internet Providers to Block and Throttle Consumers
WASHINGTON, December 14, 2017 – The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted 3-2, along party lines, to approve a proposal by Republican Chairman Ajit Pai repealing the “open internet” net neutrality rules classifying broadband internet service providers as common carriers. That leaves Am
DC Circuit
Democrats Are Mad as Hell About FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s Proposed Changes to Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2017 — Tom Wheeler, the Federal Communications Commission chairman under President Obama, wasn’t coy in expressing his feelings about his replacement’s “abomination” of a plan to gut the open internet rules he put in place two-and-a-half years ago. “This is the culmination of
marsha blackburn
The FCC Proposal to Overturn Net Neutrality Leads Congress to Express Support for Internet Rules
WASHINGTON, November 23, 2017 – Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday praised plans by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to roll back the network neutrality rules put in place by his predecessor, but pledged to work towards some sort of legislation tha
FCC
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Launches His Biggest Battle: Eliminating Net Neutrality Regulations
WASHINGTON, November 21, 2017 – In a move that could further infuriate an already-energized coalition of technology industry power players, consumer advocates, and progressive interest groups, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday unveiled plans to undo the net neutrality ru
FCC
FCC Restricts Options Under the Low-Income Consumer Lifeline Program, to Democratic Outcry
WASHINGTON, November 16, 2017 — In a move harshly condemned by Democrats and consumer advocates, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted along party lines to significantly restrict the Universal Service Fund’s Lifeline program, which provides subsidies to enable lower-income consumer
Democratization
Panelists at Tech Event Hope that Trump Administration Will Rally to Cause of Global Internet Freedom
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2017 – Internet freedom has declined worldwide for six consecutive years, said Stuart Brotman, a nonresident fellow at the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution, citing Freedom House at a panel Wednesday. The panel about global internet freedom under the
