With the FCC set to vote on Chairman Ajit Pai's plan to kill Net Neutrality in just over a week, a diverse coalition is denouncing the FCC's proposals and scheduling nationwide protests.
The Federal Communications Commission’s plan to scrap Net Neutrality rules governing how internet providers handle web traffic has unleashed a wave of intense opposition.
We should all be able to agree – no matter what your politics are – that among the worst things done by former President Obama was the appointment of a Verizon lawyer to the FCC.
On Dec. 14, the Federal Communications Commission will vote to replace current rules enforcing Net Neutrality. But know that while the battle for Net Neutrality at the FCC may have been lost, the war isn’t even close to being over.
Why should you care about Net Neutrality as a writer? The term net neutrality sounds blasé and technical, but that is more of a problem with branding than the principles that the term espouses. Because as a writer you should really want it. Yes, you should get excited about being neutral.
Net Neutrality is on life support at the FCC, and in two weeks, it’s expected that the Republican-controlled commission will vote to remove the consumer protections.
With just over two weeks left until the FCC is set to vote on chairman Ajit Pai's plan to decimate Net Neutrality, a new study published on Tuesday by Media Matters for America found that corporate-cable and broadcast-news coverage of Pai's proposed Net Neutrality repeal has been sorely lacking — and, in some cases, nonexistent.