Oct 13, 2023 · Based on a draft version of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the FCC will propose to reestablish the Commission’s authority to issue net neutrality rules for broadband internet access service by classifying it as a “telecommunications service” under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.

Jul 16, 2014 · San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that the agency must abandon its current, dangerous plan to allow for Internet traffic discrimination. Instead, EFF is urging the FCC to reclassify the Internet as a "common carrier" and...

Jul 17, 2017 · The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged the FCC to keep in place net neutrality rules, which are essential to prevent cable companies like Comcast and Verizon from controlling, censoring, and discriminating against their subscribers’ favorite Internet content.

5 days ago · Asserting Executive Authority Over Independent Agencies: Assessing the Impact on the FCC. On February 18, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled "Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies" (the "Accountability EO") that articulates the new administration's expansive view of executive power under Article II of the Constitution.The Accountability EO outlines a plan to extend President ...

One year ago, a court decision in Verizon v. FCC cast the future of net neutrality into doubt. In the time since, an overwhelming public response made it clear that an open and neutral net is crucial.

2 days ago · FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday announced that the agency has launched what he calls "a massive, new deregulatory initiative." The broadcast media industry's key leaders have been asking ...

May 30, 2024 · The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) warned the FCC of potential risks to consumers regarding providers’ implementation of security countermeasures to prevent the exploitation of vulnerabilities in the Signaling System 7 (SS7) and Diameter protocols to track the locations of consumers…

Jul 12, 2017 · San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a broad coalition of user advocacy groups and major technology companies and organizations joined forces today to protest the FCC’s plan to toss out net neutrality rules …

Aug 8, 2018 · But EFF is stepping in to ask the FCC to deny AT&T's and Verizon’s petition to give them a further chokehold on Internet access choice. On August 6, we filed a comment [pdf] opposing US Telecom’s (AT&T's and Verizon's trade association) petition for forbearance—the request that the FCC use its authority to repeal a key provision of the ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Last week, the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the FCC, rejecting its authority to classify broadband as a Title II “telecommunications service.” In doing so, the court removed net neutrality protections for all Americans and took away the FCC’s ability to meaningfully regulate...