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Ajit Pai Calls California Net Neutrality Law 'Radical' and 'Illegal'
The FCC chairman criticized the recently passed bill at an event in Maine, where a similar law is under consideration.
Big Telecom Is Using Robocalls to Fight a Net Neutrality Bill in California
A group with financial ties to AT&T is sending automated messages claiming the law would raise cell phone bills.
California's Resurrected Net Neutrality Bill Just Passed a Major Hurdle
The state senate Communications and Conveyance Committee voted 8-2 in favor of net neutrality bill SB-822.
The FCC Says Net Neutrality Lawsuits Are Moot Because It Already Repealed Net Neutrality
The agency is using an arcane strategy to try to shut down some of the efforts to restore net neutrality.
California’s Net Neutrality Bill Is Back from the Dead, with the Help of Its Biggest Detractor
State assembly member Miguel Santiago helped gut the bill last time, but this time he’s a cosponsor.
Charter Cable Doesn't Want You to See This Political Campaign Ad
Cable companies censoring political messaging sets a dangerous precedent.
Study Shows How Bad Most of the Country Is Getting Ripped Off By Their ISPs
Most Americans pay roughly the same price for their internet connection, even if their service is painfully slow.
Verizon Didn’t Bother to Write a Privacy Policy for its ‘Privacy Protecting’ VPN
Verizon's 'Safe Wi-Fi' says it "protects your privacy and blocks ad-tracking," but its current privacy policy is a placeholder that says the exact opposite.
Telecom Lobbyists Have Stalled 70 State-Level Bills That Would Protect Consumer Privacy
In 2018 alone, the telecom lobby has killed or stalled a whole host of legislation that would prevent ISPs from selling your data.
Study: Throwing Taxpayer Money at Giant ISPs Hasn't Fixed America’s Broadband Problem
Corruption and inaccurate maps have allowed ISPs to paint a rosier picture of the broadband picture than actually exists.
Big Telecom Says Anti-Competitive Internet Fast Lanes Will Be Wonderful
The broadband industry desperately wants you to believe that a fractured, non-neutral internet is going to be a truly wonderful thing.
Why New York Kicked the Country's Second-Biggest Cable Company Out of the State
New York State regulators say they are fed up by Charter Spectrum Cable's empty promises, poor service, and misleading claims.