On May 23, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing the reversal of the agency’s 2015 Title II Order which subjected Internet service providers (ISPs) to regulation as telecommunications services pursuant to Title II of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. In a 2-1 vote along partisan lines, … Continue Reading
With the voice of experience, the FCC’s sister Commission provides support, criticism. As we alerted you a couple of months ago, the FCC is in the process of crafting rules intended to protect the private/propriety information (PI) of those of us accessing the Internet through Internet Service Providers (ISPs). If eventually adopted, the rules would … Continue Reading
We suspect that a lot of our readers have been anxiously awaiting the D.C. Circuit’s latest decision in the Net Neutrality proceeding. Here it is, just released. We here in the CommLawBlog bunker haven’t yet had a chance to review and digest the 115-page majority opinion (co-authored by Judges David Tatel and Sri Srinivasan), much … Continue Reading
The Internet’s stunning growth, from its beginnings through maturity in 2005, relied on common carrier rules. (Blogmeister’s note: Even more than usual, this post reflects the views of its author and not necessarily those of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, its other lawyers, or its clients.) The FCC’s latest effort at net neutrality rules is a … Continue Reading
If you’ve got three hours to kill (and who doesn’t?), and you don’t feel like spending $15 for a movie (and who does?), we have a suggestion. Curl up next to your computer (or laptop, or tablet or smartphone, or other mode of Internet access) and listen to the oral argument in the Net Neutrality … Continue Reading
Just because the FCC finally released its behemoth Report and Order (R&O) in the net neutrality proceeding last month, don't think that the fun and games are over.… Continue Reading
Get your calendars out. It's time to calculate the date by which petitions for judicial review of the FCC's Open Internet decision must be filed.… Continue Reading
The next time you find yourself at a roulette table in the Net Neutrality Casino, put all your chips on "D.C. Circuit". It's a good bet.… Continue Reading
If you were looking for something to do in your spare time for the next several weeks, good news! The FCC has just released its net neutrality order.… Continue Reading
Pushed by losses in the courts, FCC is now relying on Title II, Section 706, Title III as authority for increased regulatory control of the Internet.… Continue Reading
With the September 15 filing deadline looming, the Commission has announced an express lane for the simultaneous submission of multiple comments (i.e., "bulk uploads") to get them in the door even faster.… Continue Reading
As comments pile up in the Open Internet proceeding, straining the FCC's systems, a post on the Commission's blog got us thinking about transparency.… Continue Reading
Between the demands of his political constituency and legal requirements set by the D.C. Circuit, Chairman Wheeler is attempting to walk a narrow and difficult path on the net neutrality front.… Continue Reading
You have to feel sorry for the FCC, trying to write net neutrality rules despite a court order that pretty much rules out "neutrality."… Continue Reading
The FCC can either straighten up and take on a hostile Congress, or it can stand back and watch the Internet devolve into the profit-making tool of a few powerful companies. This blogger just doesn't see a third alternative.… Continue Reading
The D.C. Circuit has now heard oral argument in Verizon's appeal of the FCC's effort, dating back to late 2010, to impose "open Internet" rules on broadband providers. And now YOU can hear the argument, too!… Continue Reading
