News & Analysis as of

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Discrimination The United States Federal Communications Commission

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Is Your Internet Bill About to Skyrocket While Your Service Gets Worse?

The Sixth Circuit’s January 2, 2025, decision in Ohio Telecom Association et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al. may reshape the future of the Internet, delivering a significant blow to the concept of net...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

FCC Asserts Jurisdiction Over Property Owners to Enforce Ban on Digital Discrimination

As part of the massive 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Congress directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue rules facilitating consumers’ “equal access” to broadband internet access...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

ALERT: FCC Seeks to Eliminate Digital Discrimination

On November 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Order”) adopting final rules to facilitate equal access to broadband and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC to Vote on Digital Discrimination Rules

On November 15, 2023—the statutory deadline—the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on rules to prevent so-called “digital discrimination,” i.e., discrimination in access to broadband services. The proposed...more

Perkins Coie

FCC Takes Steps To Combat Digital Discrimination

Perkins Coie on

Equal access to high-quality, affordable broadband internet service has never been more critical, particularly as Americans increasingly rely on broadband for everything from work and education to healthcare and...more

Bilzin Sumberg

The Crackdown on Digital Redlining

Bilzin Sumberg on

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a non-profit focused on fostering healthy communities, defines digital redlining as “major network providers systematically excluding low-income neighborhoods from broadband service –...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide