BEREC and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) providing a framework for their cooperation and stressing the topics of mutual interest for a reinforced cooperation: Next Generation Access and Broadband Development; Consumer Protection; Free Flow of Information, Network Neutrality and Open Internet; as well as Competition in Markets. BEREC… Continue reading BEREC and CRTC announce cooperation on net neutrality

Internet industry groups sue California over its new net neutrality law. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court for the Eastern District of California by CTIA (representing wireless and mobile communications industry), NCTA (the principal trade association for the US broadband and pay television industries), USTelecom (representing broadband and telecom industry), and the American Cable… Continue reading Internet industry groups sue California to block its new net neutrality law from taking effect

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 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