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Net neutrality
FCC Repeals 'Net Neutrality' Rules For Internet Providers
After a brief security evacuation, the agency voted to undo Obama-era regulations that prohibit cable and telecom companies from blocking access to websites and apps or influencing how fast they load.
As FCC Prepares Net-Neutrality Vote, Study Finds Millions of Fake Comments
The federal agency is about to decide if all Internet traffic should be treated equally. And yet among 22 million comments the FCC received, many were fake. Some are calling for a delay on the vote.
FCC's Pai: 'Heavy-Handed' Net Neutrality Rules Are Stifling The Internet
The FCC chairman says repealing net neutrality is a needed return to a "free-market-based" Internet. One opponent says Ajit Pai's plan "would end the Internet as we know it."
FCC Unveils Plan To Repeal Net Neutrality Rules
The FCC will vote Dec. 14 on a plan to undo rules that prevent Internet providers from blocking or slowing websites and apps. The plan would require broadband providers to disclose their practices.
Internet Companies Plan Online Campaign To Keep Net Neutrality Rules
Dozens of websites — including large ones like Netflix, Facebook and Amazon — join an online advocacy push Wednesday, urging regulators and lawmakers not to weaken regulations for Internet providers.
Trump Picks Republican Lawyer For FCC Commissioner Seat
President Trump will name former telecom attorney and current FCC lawyer Brendan Carr to serve as a commissioner. He is expected to back Chairman Ajit Pai's efforts to undo net neutrality rules.
FCC Votes To Begin Rollback Of Net Neutrality Regulations
The vote begins a months-long process to collect — once again — public comment on how the government should regulate Internet service providers. The FCC is repealing Obama-era rules.
FCC Chief Makes Case For Tackling Net Neutrality Violations 'After The Fact'
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is repealing Obama-era regulations for Internet providers. He tells NPR he prefers taking targeted action against actual harms, not preemptively regulating hypothetical ones.
FCC Chief Begins Rollback Of Net Neutrality Regulations
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a free market proponent, wants to repeal Obama-era regulations that treat Internet service providers like utilities. "Nothing about the Internet was broken in 2015," he said.