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The FCC is about to repeal net neutrality. Here’s why Congress should stop them.

Author(s):

Barbara van Schewick

Publication Date:

November 26, 2017

Publication Type:

Other Writing

On Wednesday November 22, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai published his draft order outlining his plan to undo the net neutrality protections that have been in place in the U.S. since the beginning of the Internet. His proposal would leave both the FCC and the states powerless to protect consumers and businesses against net neutrality violations by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon that connect us to the Internet. Read more about The FCC is about to repeal net neutrality. Here’s why Congress should stop them.

OmniCISA Pits DHS Against the FCC and FTC on User Privacy

Author(s):

Jennifer Granick

Publication Date:

December 15, 2015

Publication Type:

Other Writing

On Friday, Congress will vote on a mutated version of security threat sharing legislation that had previously passed through the House and Senate. These earlier versions would have permitted private companies to share with the federal government categories of data related to computer security threat signatures. Companies that did so would also receive legal immunity from liability under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and other privacy laws. Read more about OmniCISA Pits DHS Against the FCC and FTC on User Privacy

Here’s How Charter Will Commit to an Open Internet

Author(s):

Marvin Ammori

Publication Date:

June 25, 2015

Publication Type:

Other Writing

The nation's network neutrality drama isn’t over: the FCC’s landmark rules are in court again—after courts threw out two previous FCC net neutrality orders. Read more about Here’s How Charter Will Commit to an Open Internet

What the Debate About Internet Fast Lanes Is Missing

Author(s):

Marvin Ammori

Publication Date:

May 22, 2014

Publication Type:

Other Writing

Cross-posted from Slate. Read more about What the Debate About Internet Fast Lanes Is Missing

Why the FCC should prevent ISPs from micromanaging our lives

Author(s):

Brett Frischmann

Publication Date:

December 12, 2017

Publication Type:

Other Writing

by Brett Frischmann and Evan Selinger

Network neutrality prevents broadband Internet service providers from micromanaging our lives online. Constraining the networks this way enables and even empowers Internet users to be active and productive human beings rather than passive consumers. Unfortunately, the network neutrality debate is so polarized that neither side sees the full picture. Read more about Why the FCC should prevent ISPs from micromanaging our lives