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Former President Barack Obama signed the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015, surrounded by the families of two New York police officers who were killed in an ambush attack.

National

FCC Moves To Streamline Emergency 'Blue Alerts' For Threats To Law Enforcement

2:48pm June 22, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Created in 2015, Blue Alerts are similar to Amber Alerts, but aim to catch people who threaten or harm police officers. The DOJ asked the FCC to add a special code to the broadcast emergency system.

FCC Proposal Would Limit What Internet Providers Can Do With Users' Data

4:44pm March 10, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

On March 31, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on what could become first-ever privacy rules for Internet service providers, stemming from last year's net neutrality ruling.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the latest challenge to the FCC's attempts to regulate Internet access.

National

5 Things To Know: Net Neutrality Is Back In Court

11:55am December 04, 2015

by Alina Selyukh

Once again, a federal court will decide whether the FCC can keep its Open Internet rules. This time, the challenge centers on the FCC's overhaul of how it regulates Internet providers.

Politics & Government

On Net Neutrality, Republicans Pitch Oversight Rather Than Regulation

9:37am February 26, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Backers say the net neutrality rules will ensure equal access to the net for content providers. But Republicans in Congress are no fans of FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler's plan.

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Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO of AT&T, introduces President Obama before the latter's remarks Dec. 3 at the quarterly meeting of the Business Roundtable, a group Stephenson chairs. Stephenson has said that increasing regulation of the broadband ind

Would FCC Plan Harm Telecom Investment? Even Industry Opinion Is Mixed

2:21pm February 04, 2015

by Joel Rose

The Federal Communications Commission will decide this month whether the Internet should be regulated as a public utility. In speeches, CEOs alternately have predicted a chilling effect or no impact.

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Slow-loading messages will appear on some of your favorite sites Wednesday as part of a protest for net neutrality. But the sites won't actually be loading slower — the banners will be displayed just to make a point.

National

Your Favorite Sites Will 'Slow Down' Today, For A Cause

10:41am September 16, 2014

by Elise Hu

Websites including Foursquare, Netflix and WordPress are taking part in Internet Slowdown Day to make a case for unfettered access to the Internet. The slowdown will only be symbolic, not real.