Tag Archives: FCC

WI Representative is Kind Towards Net Neutrality

Net neutrality advocates are working diligently to override the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality before it officially kicks in on April 23. In December 2017, the FCC voted to remove restrictions set in place in 2015 that prevented internet providers from interfering with users’ internet access. These restrictions prevented providers such as Comcast and AT&T from blocking or ... Read More »

Net Neutrality Leaves Rural Cities Behind

The repeal of net neutrality by the Federal Communications Commission in early December 2017 has a number of people questioning the future of their access to the internet. Since 1970, rules restricted corporate power over businesses and people using the internet. Since 2005, bans on blocking and throttling or slowing down content to users have existed. The repeal eliminates oversight ... Read More »

Congress Repeals FCC Internet Privacy Rules

Congress voted on March 28 to overturn unimplemented broadband privacy rules created five months ago by the Federal Communications Commission. The rules would have required internet service providers to ask consumers before they collect personal information to be sold and to disclose what data was collected and shared. A repeal means that internet service providers will be able to gather ... Read More »