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ISPs fear wave of state laws after New York’s $15 broadband mandate
We asked AT&T if it still believes that it would be impossible to comply with the zero-rating rule only in California. We also asked AT&T if it is compl…
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What may be next after a federal court struck down the FCC's net neutrality rules
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick about a federal court's decision to strike down the Biden administration'…
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A Deutsche Telekom Shakedown: Will Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp slow to a crawl in Germany as DT tries to get paid twice, and will German regulators have the courage to stop DT’s bullying?
We are about to see whether the largest and most powerful telecom in Europe, Deutsche Telekom (DT), can force websites and apps to pay so-called “network fe…
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T-Mobile Now Exempting Porn From Its Usage Caps
"Critics like the EFF and Stanford Professor Barbara van Schewick argue that the program violates net neutrality by putting some companies (and now some po…
Techdirt Podcast Episode 65: Net Neutrality, Zero Rating & The Games Internet Providers Play
The battle for net neutrality seemed like it was over — but the regulations left a loophole open. Unsurprisingly, ISPs quickly started exploiting it, offering &…
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Binge On, FreeBee Data push the envelope on net neutrality, but the FCC just 'monitors'
"Binge On has been a hit with customers, helping T-Mobile to continue to continue to grow its audience in an increasingly competitive space. But the servic…
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Comcast Hit With FCC Zero-Rating Complaint Over ‘Stream TV’
"Barbara van Schewick, Director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society and a leading expert on net neutrality, argues that Stream TV cont…
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Net Neutrality Is in More Danger Than Ever
"Unlike AT&T and Verizon, T-Mobile doesn’t charge companies to allow users access to zero-rated data. But that hasn’t exempted it from controversy. Sta…
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Can unlimited video really be that bad?
""It's just another form of favoring one application over another," said Barbara van Schewick, a Stanford law professor. In January, she publ…
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Protecting the Open Internet
Q: What does net neutrality mean? A: Net neutrality is a principle that has allowed the Internet to serve as a platform for free speech, innovation and economi…
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Trai first regulator in world to focus on differential pricing: Barbara van Schewick
"Barbara van Schewick is the director of the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society. Her research and papers on network neutrality shape…
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India Defends Net Neutrality against Facebook’s Free Basics
"What’s interesting in all this is that Barbara van Schewick, director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, whose paper was recently s…
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Verizon’s Zero-Rating for Go90 Likely to Spur FCC Response
"Stanford Law professor Barbara van Schewick, focusing on T-Mobile’s BingeOn and Music Freedom programs, concluded that, regardless of its intentions, “T-M…
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Facebook’s fall from grace: Arab Spring to Indian winter
"Certainty and Equity: Referencing the noted scholar Barbara Van Schewick, TRAI explains that a case-by-case approach based on principles [standards] or ru…
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India Just Banned Zero-Rating. Your Move, FCC.
"T-Mobile’s "Binge On" plan, which exempts certain video services like Netflix from data caps, has been the subject of especially harsh criticism…