An update on news from October 2020.
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News Update - February 2020
An update on news from February 2020.
FCC Seeking Comment On Three Net Neutrality Remand Issues
The FCC is seeking comment on three net neutrality related issues: Public Safety, Pole Attachments, and the Lifeline Program. The action is being taken in response to a remand order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in its decision on the legal challenge to the FCC’s 2018 Restoring Internet Freedom Order.
November 2019 News Update
Here is an update on important news from November 2019.
California Passes Net Neutrality Law, U.S. Department of Justice Promptly Files Lawsuit
On September 30, 2018, California governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 822, the California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018. The provisions of California’s new law are roughly the same as the net neutrality rules repealed by the Federal Communications Commission early this year. Before the ink was even dry on Governor Brown’s signature, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against California to overturn the law, claiming it “unlawfully imposes burdens on the Federal Government’s deregulatory approach to the Internet.”
Restoring Internet Freedom Order Repeals Net Neutrality Rules, Imposes Revised Transparency Requirements
The Federal Communications Commission has released the text of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order that repeals net neutrality rules, and replaces them with a revised transparency requirement. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order will become effective after the revised rules are approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
Pai’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order Will Repeal 2015 Net Neutrality Rules, Impose Transparency Requirements
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has circulated a draft order that will roll-back the net neutrality rules adopted in the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet Order. In their place, the order imposes the transparency rule adopted by the FCC in the 2010 Open Internet Order, with certain modifications. The FCC is expected to adopt the order at its December 14th open meeting.