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Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Reinstates Net Neutrality Rules

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On May 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Declaratory Ruling, Order, Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration reclassifying broadband Internet access service (BIAS) as a common...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

With Net Neutrality Order, FCC Grants Broadband-Only ISPs New Pole Attachment Protections

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on April 25, 2024 to reinstate its net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband internet access service (BIAS) as a “telecommunications service” under Title II of the...more

Perkins Coie

Net Neutrality Is Back, for Now

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With the recent circulation of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) draft version of its highly anticipated net neutrality order, Promoting a Fast, Open, and Fair Internet (the 2024 Order), Chairwoman Jessica...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Title II Fast, too Furious: The Return of Net Neutrality

On Oct. 19, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 to advance Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s proposal to once again adopt “net neutrality” rules. As it had in 2015, the FCC also proposes to classify broadband...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Moves to Revive Net Neutrality Rules, Setting Up Another Lengthy Regulatory Battle

Key Points - In a 3-2 vote, the FCC moved to advance a proposal that would restore so-called "net neutrality" rules and allow the agency to regulate broadband internet access service as a utility. The vote marks the start...more

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FCC Prepares to Launch New Net Neutrality Rulemaking

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Earlier this week, the Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) shared long-expected plans to revisit net neutrality regulation, marking a new chapter in the long-running debate over whether and how to...more

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Net Neutrality's End and What it Means to You

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Nearly every teenager spends a fair amount of time glued to YouTube, and my two sons are no different.  As the debate over net neutrality unfolded, my sons relayed to me that nearly every YouTube personality they watch made...more

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Ninth Circuit Opens Door to State-Level Regulation of Internet Access

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On January 28, 2022, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision upholding a California law that applies “network neutrality” requirements to internet service providers in the state, affirming a decision...more

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Ninth Circuit Approves California's Net Neutrality Law, Shifts Focus to FCC

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In 2018, the FCC deregulated broadband internet access service, repealed its 2015 net neutrality rules, and specified that these actions were intended to preempt state net neutrality laws. On appeal, the D.C. Circuit upheld...more

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Ninth Circuit Upholds California Net Neutrality Law

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Last Friday, the Ninth Circuit upheld California’s 2018 net neutrality law in the face of arguments that the law was preempted by FCC action. The court held that the FCC can’t preempt states since it gave up its own...more

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Can US Government Help Improve Broadband?

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What do you think about when we speak of infrastructure? Roads, bridges or even a wall? A key component to this country’s critical infrastructure is broadband connectivity, which has become even more important during the...more

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D.C. Circuit Vacates FCC’s Federal Preemption of State Net Neutrality Regulations as It Upholds Repeal of FCC Rules

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit added a new chapter in the ongoing saga over how and whether to regulate providers of broadband internet access service when, on October 1, 2019, it largely...more

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D.C. Circuit Grudgingly Upholds FCC’s Internet Freedom Order

In the latest twist in the net neutrality saga, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or “Commission”) 2017 decision to once again classify...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

D.C. Circuit Upholds “Light Touch” Federal Regulation of Broadband ISPs, but Opens the Door to Differing State-Level Laws

On October 1, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) largely upheld the “light-touch” approach to net neutrality regulation adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The FCC’s “Restoration of Internet Freedom Order” Largely Survives on Appeal; But Net Neutrality is Not Dead Yet

On October 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit released a long awaited decision in Mozilla Corporation v. FCC that largely upheld most aspects of the Federal Communications Commission’s 2018 “Restoring Internet...more

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Alert: Court of Appeals Reluctantly Affirms Most of FCC Restoring Internet Freedom Decision

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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has released an order on the FCC's 2018 Restoring Internet Freedom decision. The court affirmed most of the FCC decision but said the FCC could not prevent states...more

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D.C. Circuit Vacates FCC Order Preempting State Net Neutrality Regulation and Remands - Court's ruling opens the door to...

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In the latest development in the Federal Communications Commission's ("FCC") decade-long approach to net neutrality, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the FCC's 2018 order preempting state net neutrality...more

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Net Neutrality Proposals for Tech Platforms Raise First Amendment Concerns

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The Issue: Tech platforms face a hostile environment in Washington, with bipartisan consensus building behind proposals for additional regulation. The Situation: Regulating how tech companies transmit online content is the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

D.C. Circuit Hears Challenge To Federal Communications Commission’s 2018 Restoring Internet Freedom Order

On Friday, February 1, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held a marathon oral argument in Mozilla Corp. v. FCC, No. 18-1051 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 22, 2018), in which various petitioners challenged the Federal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

As The “Net Neutrality” World Turns . . . .

Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court denied requests by the Trump Administration and telecommunications industry players to vacate a prior decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the Federal...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California Legislature Passes Net Neutrality Bill

In response to the Federal Communication Commission’s decision to repeal the Open Internet Order, California lawmakers have taken matters into their own hands by passing a measure that would provide net neutrality in the...more

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23 Attorneys General Challenge FCC Ruling on Net Neutrality

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On June 11, the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order, 33 FCC Rcd. 311 (2018) (the “Order”) took effect. The Order overturned the net neutrality rules that prevented internet service...more

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A preview of the FTC's role in monitoring broadband markets following the FCC's adoption of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order

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Amid the ongoing discussion surrounding “net neutrality,” the FTC’s role in overseeing broadband Internet access service (BIAS) has received increasing scrutiny following the recent passage of the FCC’s Restoring Internet...more

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Implications of Net Neutrality Repeal

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With the Federal Communication Commission’s decision to repeal net neutrality regulations, companies are attempting to forecast how the new landscape will affect their business operations. This has put general counsels (GCs)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Back To The Future: FCC Returns To Light Touch Regulation Of The Internet

This week, the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC’s”) Restoring Internet Freedom Order took effect, rolling back the public-utility style regulation of Internet service providers (“ISPs”) pursuant to title II of the...more

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