Your internet use could change as ‘net neutrality’ ends
Your ability to watch and use your favorite apps and services could start to change — though not right away — following the official demise Monday of Obama-era internet protections.
Senate backs effort to restore ‘net neutrality’ rules
Senate Democrats, joined by three Republicans, pushed through a measure Wednesday intended to revive Obama-era internet rules that ensured equal treatment for all web traffic, though opposition in the House and the White House seems insurmountable.
Wave of lawsuits filed to block net-neutrality repeal
The expected wave of litigation against the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net-neutrality rules has begun.
Presley blasts Net Neutrality ruling during Exchange Club speech
The news that the Federal Communications Commission had voted 3-2 along party lines to repeal “net neutrality” broke just as Brandon Presley was preparing to speak to the Columbus Exchange Club Thursday at Lion Hills Center.
FCC votes along party lines to end ‘net neutrality’
The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds.
Slimantics: Mississippians know Presley has their back on net neutrality issue
In his 10 years as the Northern District’s Public Service Commissioner, Brandon Presley has emerged as one of a rare breed of Mississippi politicians who seems to have escaped the clutches of narrow partisanship.
FCC head Ajit Pai goes after Hollywood, tech companies
The head of the Federal Communications Commission defended his plan to undo the country’s net-neutrality rules by bringing the culture wars to telecommunications policy.
FCC chairman sets out to scrap open internet access rules
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission set out Tuesday to scrap rules around open internet access, a move that would allow giant cable and telecom companies to throttle broadband speeds and favor their own services if they wish.
GOP says Obama aides meddled in ‘net neutrality’
Congressional Republicans on Tuesday accused the Federal Communications Commission of bowing to White House pressure on its “net neutrality” decision, which has angered the nation’s cable and wireless giants.
Froma Harrop: Open Internet survives weird politics
Net neutrality won the day in Washington, and that wasn’t supposed to happen.
Obama steps into divisive debate on net neutrality
Let’s say President Barack Obama gets his way and high-speed Internet service providers are governed by the same U.S. regulations imposed on telephone companies 80 years ago.