Zero rating breaks EU net neutrality laws
Because the EU still has those
Europe’s top court says that zero rating, where mobile operators exempt data associated with specific services, such as Spotify or Facebook, from counting toward users’ overall data caps breaks the EU net-neutrality law.
Mozilla urges a return to net neutrality
Firefox needs peace and quiet
Tech companies led by Mozilla are urging the Federal Communications Commission to swiftly reinstate net neutrality rules stripped away under the Trump administration.
FCC told to hold proper net neutrality consultations
Told to ask people if neutrality repeal has harmed public safety
While the FCC successfully defeated Mozilla's attempt to undo the commission's repeal of net neutrality, the courts have ordered the watchdog to hold public investigations into whether repealing the law to prevent a multi-speed internet has had any negative consequences.
US Democrats introduce a net neutrality bill
Save the Internet Act
Democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that Democrats will introduce a net neutrality bill to replace the open internet rules that were repealed in 2017.
Anti-blocking ISP may have breached net neutrality laws
By blocking a site it doesn't like
The Swedish ISP Bahnhof shuttered the site of academic publisher Elsevier after it ordered it to close several piracy related domains. Now Sweden's telecoms watchdog is holding an inquiry to determine whether the ISP breached net neutrality rules.
US Democrats to push for net neutrality
Watching the Pai
US democrats are expected to use their new control over the House of Representatives to force the FCC to start doing its job again.
Telcos sue California
We demand that you prop up our monopoly and pay what we tell you
Four lobby groups representing the broadband industry today sued California to stop the state's new net neutrality law which will prevent them creating a two tier internet and charging what they like.
Trump sues California over net neutrality
You must obey the telcos period
Russian-backed US president Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump has sued the State of California for setting up a net neutrality law to stop telco monopolies throttling customers.
Trump's FCC boss calls California's net neutrality illegal
A risk to the rest of the country
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai dubbed California's net neutrality bill "illegal" saying it "poses a risk to the rest of the country".
FCC claims it can pre-empt state Net Neutrality rules
Assures telcos they can still throttle
A court ruling that limits state regulation of cable company offerings was praised by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai.