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Title II Supporters in Retreat: Broadband Not a Utility?

March 25, 2015

Proponents of heavy-handed Internet regulation (under Title II of the 1934 Communications Act) have long compared broadband service to public utilities, such as water, electricity,...


Lawyer Up! Net Neutrality In Court for the Third Time

March 24, 2015

Today, Alamo Broadband, Inc. and USTelecom each sued (in two separate federal appeals courts) to block the FCC from enforcing its February order, which reclassified...


Net Neutrality Goes to Court: A Guide to the Internet’s Legal Fate. Geoffrey Manne in Bloomberg Business

March 16, 2015

The time is now for opponents and supporters of net neutrality to have their day in court. Last week the FCC made their list of...


FCC Process and Transparency Still Matter

March 16, 2015

Now that the FCC has released its new reclassification order, it is worth remembering past complaints about the FCC’s transparency and process problems. Their relevance...


‘Copyright Loophole’ Rankles Internet Activists. Geoffrey Manne in The Daily Caller.

March 16, 2015

In a surprise turn of events, net neutrality supporters are expressing concerns regarding the equal treatment of all Internet content as being claimed by the...


The FCC’s Other Absurd Power Grab

March 13, 2015

Muni Broadband Preemption is Illegal, Counter-Productive   Overshadowed by the unveiling of net neutrality rules yesterday, the FCC also released its Order on municipal broadband...