Sentences with phrase «over net neutrality»

yro.slashdot.org - Here's the latest developments in the ongoing fight over net neutrality rules: CNET reports that Democrats in the Senate «have been pushing to use the Congressional Review Act to roll back the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules.

The contest over net neutrality in Canada is heating up.

Then on Wednesday, a post appeared on the Post's Wonkblog comparing the Amazon / Hachette fight to the debate over net neutrality: «Wanting to give consumers access to its products through the biggest single pipeline available, Hachette may relent on the price at which it sells books to Amazon, squeezing its slim profit margins even further.»

Even Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) has volleyed with Texas Senator Ted Cruz on Twitter over net neutrality.

The debate over net neutrality — equal access to the internet — is back on the front burner.

The number of Americans whose identities were fraudulently used in comments over net neutrality filed with the Federal Communications Commission doubled to 2 million, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said.

Carriers have long supported greater leeway to manage their networks as part of the U.S. government's fierce debate over net neutrality.

The fight over net neutrality continued to heat up as major Silicon Valley trade group, The Internet Association, said it will sue the FCC.

In an early skirmish in the prolonged battle over net neutrality, Martin as FCC chairman joined with Democratic members to censure Comcast Corp. for improperly interfering with customers» web traffic.

Ellie Wheeler, Greycroft Partners, and CNBC's Julia Boorstin discuss Ajit Pai's elevation to chairman at the Federal Communications Commission and the current concerns over net neutrality.

CNBC's Julia Boorstin reports on a proposal from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai over net neutrality rules.

Internet service providers clashed with Democrats and celebrities like «Star Wars» actor Mark Hamill ahead of a vote this week as the battle over net neutrality stretched from Hollywood to Washington.

The Federal Communications Commission has done what no one, including apparently chairman Tom Wheeler, once thought possible when the debate over net neutrality erupted early last year.

However, it's also trying to get money out of the big ad networks, and the nature of this technology means Three is heading for a clash with regulators over net neutrality.

The service is available in several other countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, but India hasn't been receptive to it because of concerns over net neutrality and Facebook's control over the content that can be freely accessed.

The debate over Net neutrality continues to rage.

By the end of February, when Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler delivers his final set of rules on net neutrality, Wheeler would expand the agency's reach over the internet and broadband providers through a series of «bright line rules» that would take the debate over net neutrality to yet another level.

As if the debate over net neutrality rules couldn't get any more polluted, reports are surfacing that the Federal Communications Commission is being flooded with fake comments.

Not exact matches

Net neutrality, in case you need a refresher, is the term used to describe the unrestricted flow of content over the Internet, and it's been advocated by everyone from legal luminaries including Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig to entrepreneurs such as Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and startups such as Etsy and Meetup, and countless others.

Wheeler's «split the baby» approach to the contentious net neutrality debate, reported on over the weekend by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, would effectively reclassify Internet service providers as public utilities akin to the phone companies under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, but only in dealing with large content providers such as Netflix and Google's Youtube.

One caveat, however: Net neutrality, which simply means that ISPs are required to treat all content equally, regardless of what it is, and they can't give preference to some digital content providers over others, including yours.

«The repeal of net neutrality would turn internet service providers into gatekeepers — allowing them to put profits over consumers while controlling what we see, what we do, and what we say online,» New York AG Eric Schneiderman said.

This led a fierce argument over «net neutrality,» or the idea that ISPs should be legally required to treat all traffic equally instead of playing favorites for financial gain.

Rules in jeopardy include «net neutrality,» which bars internet service providers from favoring some websites and apps over others.

Net neutrality is the principal, established under a previous ruling by the FCC called the Open Internet Order, that essentially mandated all data passing over the Internet be treated equivalently.

They argue that zero - rating violates the «spirit» of net neutrality since it gives ISPs the power to decide which services can and can not receive a technical advantage over everyone else, thus putting them beyond the status of «dumb» pipe providers.

What's also notable is that the paper was sponsored by internet.org, the internet - access initiative headed by Facebook, which has faced a multitude of complaints over perceived violations of net neutrality.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican appointed by President Donald Trump, proposed in April to scrap the 2015 landmark net neutrality rules, moving to give broadband service providers sweeping power over what content consumers can access.

Pai, a Republican named by President Donald Trump to head up the FCC, unveiled plans last week to scrap the 2015 landmark net neutrality rules, moving to give broadband service providers sweeping power over what content consumers can access.

Federal courts have closely scrutinized FCC efforts to protect net neutrality over the past decade.

Recode's Kara Swisher discusses the news that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has issued a draft over to overhaul net neutrality rules.

Trump has elevated Ajit Pai to chairman of the FCC, giving control over the agency to a reliable conservative opposed to net neutrality.

With the repeal it's the first time in over a decade that the FCC hasn't expressed some commitment to net neutrality.

Meanwhile, the governors of several other states have issued executive orders mandating net neutrality, and a couple dozen state attorneys general are suing the FCC over its December decision.

The record was broken as tech companies including Twitter, Reddit, Google and others called on their users to contact the FCC and Congress and express their disapproval over new rules now being considered that they claim would impact «net neutrality».

Net neutrality is the concept that all traffic on the internet is treated equally and that no internet service provider can offer a higher speed service that could unfairly advantage one content provider over another.

In May, public concern boiled over resulting in a net neutrality rally, with several hundred people on Parliament Hill demanding government action.

More important to the executives at the show will be the question of net neutrality, including whether carriers can offer consumers streaming music or video that doesn't count against monthly data limits — which could give their in - house services or those of partners an edge over rivals.

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Internet companies are readying for a showdown with a Republican - controlled government over a policy near and dear to their hearts: net neutrality.

Sen. Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerHow the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel Hillicon Valley: Trump stuns lawmakers with push to help Chinese company Facebook suspends 200 apps over data practices Dems want answers on Cohen payments Senate net neutrality vote coming Wednesday Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer MORE (N.Y.), vice chairman of the Senate Democratic Conference, still wants to take up immigration reform next year.

«Chuck SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerHow the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel Hillicon Valley: Trump stuns lawmakers with push to help Chinese company Facebook suspends 200 apps over data practices Dems want answers on Cohen payments Senate net neutrality vote coming Wednesday Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer MORE has failed dreamers and let the entire Democratic Party down,» Zaheed said.

A quick recap of Trump's first year in office: an airstrike on a Syrian airbase, FBI Director James Comey's firing, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's appointment to investigate possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, the GOP healthcare fiasco, U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, North Korea's ongoing threats of nuclear annihilation, «Crazy Mika «tweets, the Mooch, Charlottesville, #MeToo, Democratic gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey, Roy Moore's Alabama Senate run, Paul Manafort's indictment, Mike Flynn's plea deal, an ongoing battle over the Consumer Financial Bureau, the annihilation of ISIS, a resurgence of al - Qaeda terrorist networks, the repeal of net neutrality, the move of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Republican tax reform, Steve Bannon's fall from grace, «shithole» countries and continuing Fire and Fury fallout.

Senate Democratic Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerHow the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel Hillicon Valley: Trump stuns lawmakers with push to help Chinese company Facebook suspends 200 apps over data practices Dems want answers on Cohen payments Senate net neutrality vote coming Wednesday Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer MORE (N.Y.), for example, did not take a position on Azar in a statement and said he wants to review the nomination.

Several Democratic senators, including Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerHow the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel Hillicon Valley: Trump stuns lawmakers with push to help Chinese company Facebook suspends 200 apps over data practices Dems want answers on Cohen payments Senate net neutrality vote coming Wednesday Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer MORE (N.Y.), have said they will give money received from Weinstein to charity.

With Sens. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsDem rep to launch discharge petition to force net neutrality vote in House Hillicon Valley: Senate votes to save net neutrality Senate panel breaks with House, says Russia favored Trump in 2016 Latest from Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Lawmakers push back on helping Chinese tech giant Overnight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — ObamaCare premium wars are back MORE (R - Maine) and Jack ReedJohn (Jack) Francis ReedOvernight Defense: Trump aide's comment mocking McCain sparks outrage Haspel gets another «no» vote Pompeo floats North Korea aid for denuclearization Politicians, media explode over White House aide's comments Senate Dems urge Trump to remain in Iran deal ahead of announcement MORE (D - R.I.), who are spearheading the legislation, opposed to Paul's amendment, Paul pledged that he would block leadership from trying to speed up procedural votes, as well as block any other amendment from getting queued up for floor time.

Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerHow the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel Hillicon Valley: Trump stuns lawmakers with push to help Chinese company Facebook suspends 200 apps over data practices Dems want answers on Cohen payments Senate net neutrality vote coming Wednesday Harry Reid undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer MORE (D - N.Y.) said Friday that he intends to force a vote on a bill that would preserve Obama - era net neutrality rules, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to repeal this week.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announces he will sue over the FCC's net neutrality decision.

But the FCC can reassert its authority over high - speed Internet services and try again by simply reclassifying the broadband providers, saysSusan Crawford, a professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City and an advocate of net neutrality.

The FCC wants to destroy net neutrality and give big cable companies control over what we see and do It's no longer just your clicks they want, it's your time and attention.