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Verizon Net Neutrality Appeal Update
On January 20th, Verizon took the controversial move of appealing the FCC's Net Neutrality Order before notice was published in the Federal Register . Shortly after Verizon appealed, MetroPCS Communications filed a…
Verizon Appeals Net Neutrality Order
In a controversial move, yesterday Verizon filed an appeal of the FCC's Net Neutrality Order adopted December 21. Verizon sought review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit -- and asked the same panel that…
FCC Releases Text of Net Neutrality Order
Late yesterday, the FCC released the text of its Open Internet Report and Order (aka the Net Neutrality decision). We're on vacation already, so we don't have time for any analysis right now. Nevertheless, for those…
FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules, Endorses Accelerated Docket Complaints for Violations
Today, a divided FCC adopted enforceable "net neutrality" rules for the first time. By a 3-2 vote, with all three Democrats voting in favor and both Republicans voting against, the Commission adopted a Report and Order…
FCC's Genachowski Proposes Net Neutrality Rules, Creates Firestorm
Since April, the FCC has been struggling with how to react to the Court's reversal of the Comcast P2P blocking order . Today, Chairman Genachowski announced that he plans to move forward to adopt net neutrality rules…