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Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality Rules but Grants FCC Sweeping New Power over Internet

January 14, 2014

Today, the D.C. Circuit struck down most of the FCC’s 2010 Open Internet Order, rejecting rules that required broadband providers to carry all traffic for...


Unclear how Open Internet Order would apply to AT&T’s “Sponsored Data” program if brought to home broadband

January 10, 2014

Monday, AT&T announced a possible “sponsored data” program that would allow content providers — like app developers or media companies — to foot the bill...


Berin Szoka discusses looming Net neutrality ruling in The Hill

January 3, 2014

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will soon rule on the FCC’s Open Internet Order, deciding whether the agency has the authority to impose this...


The Federal Trade Commission Has Become the Federal Technology Commission: TF in TechDirt

September 26, 2013

Today, the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Federal Trade Commission, TF’s Berin Szoka and Geoffrey Manne wrote in TechDirt about the agency’s dominant...


Why can’t we have a rational debate about Net Neutrality?

September 17, 2013

Things like this, from Free Press… Verizon wants to change that structure by setting up tolls in both directions — blocking certain websites or charging...


Net Neutrality Oral Argument Recap Panel Video

September 12, 2013

Our panel of legal experts recapped the oral arguments that took place earlier Monday morning at the D.C. Circuit, assessed how the court might decide...