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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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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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India Trades Free Basics for Internet Freedom
India's Telecom Regulatory Authority on Monday ruled in favor of Net neutrality, effectively banning Facebook's Free Basics Internet access app. "…
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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…
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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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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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T-Mobile Warns FCC to 'Tread Lightly' on Binge On Inquiry
"T-Mobile is warning the FCC to "tread lightly" when it comes to the regulator's inquiry into the company's Binge On program. While group…
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Here’s The Full Text Of Trai’s Prohibition Of Discriminatory Tariffs For Data Services Regulations
"27. Intuitively, the case-by-case approach may seem reasonable. However, this approach creates substantial social costs as noted by Barbara Van Schewick i…
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Full text: The Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016
"27. Intuitively, the case-by-case approach may seem reasonable. However, this approach creates substantial social costs as noted by Barbara Van Schewick i…
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Vertical integration is the worst form of zero rating
"Regulators around the world, be it the FCC or TRAI, are grappling with the issue of Differential Pricing (Zero Rating is a special case of it) and whether…