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The United States Federal Communications Commission is an independent federal agency established by the Communications Act of 1934. The Commission is charged with regulating interstate and international... more +

How the New Infrastructure Act Aims to Bridge the Digital Divide

Perkins Coie on 11/12/2021

President Biden recently signed the long-awaited bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The law allocates over $1 trillion in new and repurposed funds to upgrade the country’s infrastructure. This funding...more

Will Congress Override State Net Neutrality Laws?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/25/2019

Way back in the dark ages in May 2011 (about 2,345 Internet years ago) I wrote a column about Net neutrality, which was in court at the time. For those of you who are not sure, "Net neutrality" is short for "Internet...more

Life in the Slow Lane? What the Net Neutrality Repeal May Mean for Telehealth Services

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/26/2018

Will the repeal of the net neutrality rules negatively impact the provision of TELEHEALTH SERVICES, which require robust and reliable internet connectivity? Net neutrality is the principle that Internet Service Providers...more

Internet Law in a Trump Presidency

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 1/6/2017

In a Democracy, transitions in leadership happen more frequently than in any other form of government. And with those transitions, some previous policies and orders are preserved and some are reversed. This approach to...more

FCC Thwarted in Efforts to Preempt State Broadband Laws

Perkins Coie on 8/15/2016

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has struck a major blow to the FCC’s efforts to remove barriers to broadband service and promote competition in broadband markets. In State of Tennessee v. FCC, the court...more

FCC Releases 2016 Broadband Progress Report

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/5/2016

According to the Federal Communications Commission, 90 percent of Americans have access to broadband Internet access service at the FCC’s benchmark speeds of 25 Mbps for downloads/3 Mbps for uploads. But the FCC also found...more

FCC Votes to Approve New Net Neutrality Rules

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/2/2015

On a party-line 3-2 vote, the FCC on February 26, 2015, approved new Open Internet (or Net Neutrality) rules, although it has not released the text of its actual ruling. Based on an FCC press release and a written statement...more

FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules, Reclassifies Broadband Access under Title II

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 3/2/2015

After nearly 4 million public comments, and months of vigorous public, industry, and Congressional debate, the FCC, by a 3-2 vote, approved revised net neutrality rules to “protect the Open Internet.” As expected by the...more

FCC Adopts Open Internet (Net Neutrality) Rules

Morgan Lewis on 2/27/2015

The order classifies broadband Internet access as a telecommunications service. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) today voted, by a 3-2 margin, to adopt rules designed to promote an open Internet...more

Net Neutrality/Open Internet Order

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/27/2015

At its open meeting today, Feb. 26, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 along party lines to adopt an order on net neutrality, or open Internet. The text of the order is not yet released but, based upon...more

5 Ways the FCC Could Respond to Invalidation of Its 'Net Neutrality' Rules

JD Supra Perspectives on 1/20/2014

After the Net Neutrality decision, the FCC has a number of options, all of which could have an important impact on providers and users alike....more

D.C. Circuit Largely Invalidates Net Neutrality Rules: Analysis and Prospects

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/17/2014

On Jan. 14, 2014, a D.C. Circuit panel struck down the portions of the FCC’s 2010 “Open Internet” (or “net neutrality”) rules that had banned blocking or discriminatory treatment of web sites or other online applications by...more

FCC Initiates Massive E-Rate Program Overhaul

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/30/2013

On July 23, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the 175-page text of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to transform the Schools and Libraries component of its Universal Service program—more commonly known...more

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