FCC moves to decrease the digital divide
The FCC took steps to narrow the digital divide in the United States this week. The vote proved contentious, but in the end the commission approved a subsidy to help low-income consumers afford broadband...
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FCC caps exorbitant rates on telephone calls placed from prison
Relief for prisoners and their families came from an unusual place Thursday: the Federal Communications Commission. The commission approved a measure to cut add-on fees and cap rates on prisoner phone calls. Tanya Snyder...
House Oversight Committee grills FCC commissioners regarding internet rule change
House Republicans got their chance to grill Federal Communications Commission Chair Tom Wheeler this week, after the agency voted in favor of regulating the internet as a utility. Internet freedom advocates celebrated the FCC’s...
FCC approves measure to categorize internet service as a public utility
Today the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, passed two important measures for equal internet access in a party line 3-2 vote. The first overrules state limits placed on Wilson, North Carolina, and Chattanooga, Tennessee...
FCC to vote on proposal to regulate the internet as a utility
The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, will soon vote on a proposal by Chairman Tom Wheeler to classify the internet as a utility. Many net neutrality advocates seen this as as a victory, but...
NYC rally for net neutrality on final day for FCC public comments
Download audio Today marks the final day the Federal Communications Commission is accepting public comments on proposed rule changes for the open Internet. Advocates of net neutrality say the proposal submitted by FCC Commissioner...
FCC receives more than a million public comments on net neutrality
The deadline for public comment on proposed new federal rules for the internet is fast approaching. The Federal Communications Commission has so far received more than one million comments regarding possible changes to the...
FCC proposes new internet rules; opens four months of public comment
The Federal Communications Commission held a closely-watched vote Thursday that could affect the future of equal access to the internet and allow internet service providers to charge more for faster content delivery. In partnership...
Net neutrality principal faces FCC vote
The Federal Communications Commission is just days away from voting on a proposal that could fundamentally change Internet access across the United States. Though the public has not yet seen the text of the...
