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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC’s Net Neutrality Redux: Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its latest network neutrality order, Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet (the "Order"), which was published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2024,...more

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Net Neutrality Is Back, for Now

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With the recent circulation of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) draft version of its highly anticipated net neutrality order, Promoting a Fast, Open, and Fair Internet (the 2024 Order), Chairwoman Jessica...more

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Ninth Circuit Approves California's Net Neutrality Law, Shifts Focus to FCC

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In 2018, the FCC deregulated broadband internet access service, repealed its 2015 net neutrality rules, and specified that these actions were intended to preempt state net neutrality laws. On appeal, the D.C. Circuit upheld...more

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Ninth Circuit Upholds California Net Neutrality Law

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Last Friday, the Ninth Circuit upheld California’s 2018 net neutrality law in the face of arguments that the law was preempted by FCC action. The court held that the FCC can’t preempt states since it gave up its own...more

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D.C. Circuit Vacates FCC’s Federal Preemption of State Net Neutrality Regulations as It Upholds Repeal of FCC Rules

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit added a new chapter in the ongoing saga over how and whether to regulate providers of broadband internet access service when, on October 1, 2019, it largely...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

D.C. Circuit Grudgingly Upholds FCC’s Internet Freedom Order

In the latest twist in the net neutrality saga, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or “Commission”) 2017 decision to once again classify...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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

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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The FCC’s “Restoration of Internet Freedom Order” Largely Survives on Appeal; But Net Neutrality is Not Dead Yet

On October 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit released a long awaited decision in Mozilla Corporation v. FCC that largely upheld most aspects of the Federal Communications Commission’s 2018 “Restoring Internet...more

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D.C. Circuit Vacates FCC Order Preempting State Net Neutrality Regulation and Remands - Court's ruling opens the door to...

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In the latest development in the Federal Communications Commission's ("FCC") decade-long approach to net neutrality, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the FCC's 2018 order preempting state net neutrality...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

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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DOJ Sues California Hours After Governor Signs the Nation’s Toughest Net Neutrality Rules into Law

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As we previously reported, the California legislature approved one of the nation’s toughest net neutrality laws – California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018, also known as SB 822.  This past...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Back To The Future: FCC Returns To Light Touch Regulation Of The Internet

This week, the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC’s”) Restoring Internet Freedom Order took effect, rolling back the public-utility style regulation of Internet service providers (“ISPs”) pursuant to title II of the...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislative Update 03-30-2018 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

Senators Berate ANR Secretary over Missed Deadline - Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore said on Thursday she's learned to put requests in writing after she sought legislative permission to delay promulgation...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

FCC Should Use Scalpel, Not Ax to Preempt State Laws Limiting Muni-Broadband

On Feb. 26, the FCC plans to act to preempt state laws that retard development of municipally owned broadband networks. The breadth of the potential preemption is unclear. The decision will occur at the same meeting at which...more

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