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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 communications by radio, wire, satellite, and cable. less -
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Federal Net Neutrality Reinstatement Denied by Court of Appeals; State-Level Laws Remain in Place

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The Net Neutrality rules aimed to protect open, free, and fast Internet for all, while opponents questioned federal agency authority and worried the rules stymied investment and innovation....more

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D.C. Circuit Upholds “Light Touch” Federal Regulation of Broadband ISPs, but Opens the Door to Differing State-Level Laws

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On October 1, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) largely upheld the “light-touch” approach to net neutrality regulation adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

D.C. Circuit Hears Challenge To Federal Communications Commission’s 2018 Restoring Internet Freedom Order

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On Friday, February 1, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held a marathon oral argument in Mozilla Corp. v. FCC, No. 18-1051 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 22, 2018), in which various petitioners challenged the Federal...more

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22 Million Comments Tell FCC Battle Over Net Neutrality Is Not Over

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Last year, the contentious net neutrality debate appeared to be finally settled when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet Order.[1] But in May, the FCC launched...more

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FCC Launches Proceeding to Rollback Net Neutrality

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New developments: Since we published our update below, the FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to begin the process of rolling back the rules and regulatory framework for net neutrality...more

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