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Big Telecom Lobby Says There's Too Much Broadband Competition, Pushes FCC to Harm Smaller ISPs
AT&T and Verizon are lobbying for rule changes that will strangle smaller competitors, making US broadband competition even worse.
'Political Backlash' Forces FCC to Abandon Plan to Make You Pay $225 to Complain About Your ISP
The FCC called it 'fake news,' then said it would push back voting on the new rules.
Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Is a Major Net Neutrality Opponent
Judge Brett Kavanaugh argued that the regulations violated the First Amendment rights of ISPs.
T-Mobile CEO Tells Congress That Reducing Competition Will Increase Competition
T-Mobile and Sprint are trying to merge, which would make three major cell phone providers instead of four.
AT&T's Court Win Shows America's Consumer Protection Standards Are Ridiculously Broken
America's antitrust rules have no good mechanism for dealing with what will happen when big telecom uses the end of net neutrality for uncompetitive practices.
Washington State Is Now the Only Place in America with Net Neutrality
The state law only went into effect once the federal rules were officially repealed on Monday.
Net Neutrality Is Officially Repealed
But the effort to restore the rules continue at both the state and federal level.
Here's How Every Senator Voted on Restoring Net Neutrality
On Wednesday, the US Senator passed a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to overturn the FCC's repeal of net neutrality.
Senators Just Passed a Resolution to Restore Net Neutrality
The Congressional Review Act resolution passed with 52-47 votes. Now it goes to the House.
AT&T’s Contract with Michael Cohen Shows Exactly What It Hoped to Get From Him
The Washington Post released the consulting contract between Trump’s lawyer and the telecom firm.
It’s Official: the FCC Has Released the Date the Net Neutrality Repeal Will Go Into Effect
The rules were repealed in December, but the formal process wasn’t yet complete.
Democratic Senators Are Officially Forcing a Net Neutrality Vote
On Wednesday, Senators officially filed their petition to force a vote on restoring net neutrality.