Mar 17 GOP accused White House of pressuring regulators over net neutrality By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are getting their chance this week to weigh in on the "net neutrality" debate that has pitted Internet activists against big cable companies and prompted a record number of public comments filed to U.S. regulators. Continue reading
Feb 26 5 things you should know about ‘net neutrality’ By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Netflix, Twitter and Internet activists have won. Big cable has lost. At least until the federal courts get involved, when everything could change. Five things you need to know about the Federal Communications Commission's vote Thursday to enforce "net neutrality"… Continue reading
Feb 26 FCC approves tougher rules for Internet providers By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press The Federal Communications Commission has agreed to impose strict new regulations on Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T. Continue reading
Feb 25 Talking heads skew ‘net neutrality’ debate By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Is President Barack Obama taking over the Internet? Not by a long stretch, but that’s not stopping political banter in the “net neutrality” debate. Continue reading
Feb 04 FCC Chairman says open Internet plan guarantees protection for consumers as web changes By Murrey Jacobson In an exclusive interview with Gwen Ifill on the PBS NewsHour, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said his new proposal would stop companies from blocking content or creating fast lanes on the Internet through paid priority. While "we don't know what… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 7:02 FCC proposes treating all Internet traffic equally By PBS News Hour The Federal Communications Commission unrolled a plan to preserve equal access to the Internet for all users, treating broadband in a way that’s similar to a public utility. Leading up to the announcement, more than 4 million commenters weighed in… Continue watching
Feb 04 FCC wants to regulate Internet as public utility By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Internet service providers, including those selling wireless connections, would be prohibited from slowing down or speeding up web traffic, under rules proposed Wednesday by a top U.S. regulator that would subject the broadband industry to unprecedented regulation. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch Why is Obama weighing in on net neutrality? By PBS News Hour More than 3 million commenters crashed the Federal Communications Commission website in July to weigh in on the issue of net neutrality. Now President Obama has added his strong support, directing the FCC to protect equal access to all web… Continue watching
Nov 10 President Obama urges FCC to ban paid internet ‘fast lanes’ By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press In a statement released by the White House Monday, the president called for an "explicit ban" on such deals. Obama also said that federal regulators should reclassify the Internet as a public utility under Title II of the 1934 Communications… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch David Pogue explains why consumers care so much about net neutrality By PBS News Hour Continue watching