Expect Fewer Great Startups if the FCC Kills Net Neutrality
Instead of listening to the thousand of startups and investors who argue that ending net neutrality would damage online innovation, FCC chair Ajit Pai is pushin…
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Why the FCC should prevent ISPs from micromanaging our lives
This piece is co-written by Brett Frischmann and Evan Selinger*. Network neutrality prevents broadband Internet service providers from micromanaging our lives…
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Local News Makes Communities Smarter. But Without Net Neutrality, It Doesn't Have a Chance.
It’s no secret that local news outlets are struggling in the internet age. But it’s also beyond doubt that local news makes communities more connected, informed…
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Report: The repeal of net neutrality will hurt local news
"A report published Monday, ahead of the FCC's Thursday vote to repeal net neutrality, highlights the damage that repeal could have on local news. The…
Slowing Down the Presses: The Relationship Between Net Neutrality and Local News
The FCC is poised to rescind the Open Internet Order—the set of strong, enforceable net neutrality rules that prohibit internet service providers (ISPs) from in…
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The man who could doom net neutrality: Ajit Pai ignores outcry from all sides
"“This is a green light for the broadband industry to figure out how to suck as much money from the internet economy as possible,” said Ryan Singel, media…
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Inside the Opposition to a Net Neutrality Repeal
"“They were so creative and brought something totally different to activism,” said Marvin Ammori, the general counsel for Hyperloop One, a high-speed trans…
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Net Neutrality -- Privacy Silver Bullet, or Can of Worms?
When FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced last week that he would eliminate the "fair play" rules known as Net neutrality, he took a step that some economi…
FCC Wants to Kill Net Neutrality. Congress Will Pay the Price
FCC Chair Ajit Pai’s plan to repeal net neutrality provisions and reclassify broadband providers from “common carriers” to “information services” is an unpreced…
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Microsoft touts rural broadband plan at governors' meeting in Phoenix
""We're launching a series of pilot projects in states around the country over the course of five years," said Ryan Harkins, director of stat…
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How the end of net neutrality could affect online marketing
"The impact on digital marketing from the elimination of net neutrality will be “profound.” That’s according to Ryan Singel, a fellow at Stanford Law Scho…
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As fears cloud net neutrality debate, is common ground being overlooked?
"“There is substantial confusion in public debates about this issue,” says Brett Frischmann, professor of law, business, and economics at Villanova Univers…