The Commission has received one - and, apparently, only one - petition for reconsideration of its Open Internet order. Could that slow down the judicial review process?… Continue Reading
If you're standing behind Verizon in the line to buy a Powerball ticket, take a look over its shoulder and be sure to buy the same numbers that it does.… Continue Reading
If you paid attention to our post yesterday, you won't be surprised to learn that the net neutrality order has now been published in the Federal Register, specifying an effective date of November 20, 2011.… Continue Reading
News on the net neutrality front! The Commission has shipped two "information collection" aspects of its"open Internet" rules over to the Office of Management and Budget for its review.… Continue Reading
Whatever clarity the Advisory offers is likely to be temporary. The Advisory itself states that much of its advice will likely be superseded in the near future.… Continue Reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has tossed Verizon's net neutrality appeal as premature. Verizon will get another chance but, contrary to Verizon's hopes, there's no guarantee that the case will end up in the D.C. Circuit.… Continue Reading
Net Neutrality has taken a tangible step forward now that the FCC is getting ready to ship two "information collection" aspects of the rules over to OMB for its review. But don't hold your breath - it'll take at least a couple of months to get there.… Continue Reading
Less than two weeks after Verizon filed a motion asking that its appeal of the net neutrality decision be assigned to the same panel that trashed the Commission in the Comcast opinion last April, that panel has denied Verizon's motion.… Continue Reading
Verizon is trying to herd the next round of appeals in the Net Neutrality proceeding back before the same panel of judges who slammed the FCC in the Comcast decision. Appellate litigation aficionados take note.… Continue Reading
On January 20, FHH's Paul Feldman will speak on "Exploring the Middle Ground of Net Neutrality" at a reception presented by the Greater Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society. Check out this post for more information.… Continue Reading
The Commission is looking to launch a new Open Internet transparency front with an army of consumers equipped with software that will reveal to them precisely what their ISPs' traffic management practices are. Your job, should you choose to accept it, will be to design that software.… Continue Reading
We have combed through the FCC's 194-page Report and Order (and related materials) in the net neutrality proceeding and now provide a more in-depth look at the content and implications of the new net neutrality rules.… Continue Reading
With the ringing endorsement of only one Commission member, net neutrality has become the law of the land . . . at least for the time being.… Continue Reading
The Commission will vote on new net neutrality rules in late December despite shaky legal foundations and opposition in Congress. Here's an overview of the situation as the scheduled date of the FCC's vote approaches.… Continue Reading
Deadlines for comments and replies have been established in the FCC's inquiry concerning two "under-developed" issues inherent in the Net Neutrality/Open Network proceeding.… Continue Reading
Don Evans has some thoughts about last week's closed-door meeting at the FCC -- and what that meeting might say about the Commission's commitment to "transparency".… Continue Reading
