FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules to Preserve the Open Internet
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FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules to Preserve the Open Internet

Internet activists won a major victory on Thursday as the Federal Communications Commission approved its strongest net neutrality rules yet. The FCC commissioners voted to approve a plan that reclassifies both home broadband and mobile Internet as a utility. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler unveiled the proposal earlier this month in an op-ed featured on tech…

FCC Expected to Strike State Limits on Municipal Broadband

FCC Expected to Strike State Limits on Municipal Broadband

In what could be a major victory for public alternatives to internet service giants, the Federal Communications Commission introduced a draft proposal to kill municipal broadband limits in two states this week. Commissioners are expected to vote on the proposal on February 26, the same day they are likely to vote on net neutrality regulations….