Month: September 2018

The US Justice Department sues California to block its new net neutrality law from taking effect

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Mere hours after California’s proposal became law, the Justice Department in a court filing sought a preliminary injunction to block its new net neutrality from taking effect. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement that “states do not regulate interstate commerce — the federal government does. Once again the California legislature has enacted an… Continue reading The US Justice Department sues California to block its new net neutrality law from taking effect

California governor signs net neutrality law

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California is the second state to adopt its own net neutrality rules, following Washington. The California Governor Jerry Brown signed the toughest net neutrality bill into law. The law prohibits blocking, speeding up and slowing down websites or whole classes of applications such as videos. The bill goes one step forward prohibiting Internet Service Providers… Continue reading California governor signs net neutrality law

The New York Times sues FCC for the refusal to release records on the net neutrality repeal proceeding

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In June 2017, the New York Times made a Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) request for Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In this request, the newspaper asked for the server logs related to the system for accepting public comments on the net neutrality repeal proceeding. Since then, the FCC refused to release the records repeatedly. Therefore the… Continue reading The New York Times sues FCC for the refusal to release records on the net neutrality repeal proceeding

FCC chairman says California’s attempt to enforce net neutrality rules is “illegal”

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In a speech at the Maine Heritage Policy Center, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai says California’s attempt to enforce net neutrality rules is “illegal” and “poses a risk to the rest of the country.” He claims that “only the federal government can set regulatory policy in this area.” According to him, “the Internet should be… Continue reading FCC chairman says California’s attempt to enforce net neutrality rules is “illegal”

US District Court orders FCC to release records on the net neutrality repeal proceeding

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The journalist Jason Prechtel made a Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) request on June 2017 for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In this request, Prechtel asked for data related to bulk comments on the proceeding to repeal net neutrality, which may contain comments falsely attributed to people without their knowledge. Annoyed by the FCC’s refusal to respond… Continue reading US District Court orders FCC to release records on the net neutrality repeal proceeding