The Senate is about to vote on a resolution introduced under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2017 Restoring Internet Freedom order and resurrect the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet order. The 2015 order applied no blocking of legal content, no throttling, no paid prioritization, enhanced transparency, and no unreasonable-interference…
Op-ed: Restoring a Uniform Approach to Internet Freedom
At its December 14 open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to vote the Restoring Internet Freedom (RIF) order. This order will bring uniformity to the protection of American consumers throughout the Internet, aligning the rules for broadband Internet access providers (access providers) with those for edge providers as well as ensuring consistency…