Technology Groups, Members of Congress Laud and Criticize Obama’s Net...
WASHINGTON, November 12, 2014 – President Obama sparked both praise and anger on Monday when he urged the Federal Communications Committee to classify broadband as a regulated utility under Title II of...
View ArticleRoslyn Layton: Orwellian Symbolism of Barack Obama, Seeking to Classify...
Editor’s Note: With the announcement of President Obama’s desire to classify broadband as public utility, BroadbandBreakfast.com welcomes commentaries and opinions on the subject from a multitude of...
View ArticleFCC Chairman Ajit Pai Tackles Twitter, Not ISPs, on Issues of ‘Neutrality’
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Is everyone having enough fun on this issue of network neutrality/open internet/”search neutrality”/Twitter-fenestration? It’s been a wacky week, and the craziness is...
View ArticleSenate Democrats’ Vote Against Net Neutrality Repeal a ‘Political Tool,’...
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2018 – Before the official date on which the Federal Communications Commission’s action changing net neutrality were to go into effect, conservative technology experts slammed a...
View ArticleTelecom Act Boosters at INCOMPAS Summit Urge Broadband Boost and Net...
February 8, 2021 – Washington insiders marked the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Telecommunications Act on Monday by discussing how broadband deployment must be a top priority for new...
View ArticleJoe Supan: Why Internet Under 5 Megabits Per Second Should be Free
“Everybody ought to have access to a computer; everybody ought to have access to the internet; everybody ought to know how to use it.”President Bill Clinton said this more than 20 years ago to an...
View ArticleGOP-Leaning Sixth Circuit to Hear Net Neutrality Case
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2024 – A federal appeals court in Cincinnati packed with Republican appointees will hear the case challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s new Net Neutrality rules.The...
View ArticleSixth Circuit to Keep Net Neutrality Case in Cincinnati, a Win for ISPs
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2024 – A federal court in Ohio said Friday it is keeping the net neutrality case, a procedural victory for internet service providers trying to block the rules from taking effect...
View ArticleISPs, FCC Clash Over Net Neutrality Post-Chevron
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2024 – In a filing Monday, Internet Service Providers urged a court to block the Federal Communications Commission's Net Neutrality rules, saying the agency's inconsistent approach...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2024 – A federal court in Ohio on Friday temporarily blocked new federal Internet competition rules from taking effect in 10 days, a legal setback for Federal Communications...
View ArticleSixth Circuit Appeals Court Stays the FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
WASHINGTON, Aug.1 , 2024 - A federal court in Ohio on Thursday blocked the Federal Communications Commission from moving forward with major regulations covering Internet Service Providers like...
View ArticleBEAD Success Hinges on New Fixes to an Old Problem
For almost a half-century, communications providers have butted heads with utilities over the right to attach wires to their poles. By the time I took over as Chief of the FCC’s Cable Services Bureau...
View ArticleThe 'Little Tech Agenda' Becomes a Manifesto for Trump 2.0
If there was a defining moment in the 2024 election, in hindsight, it was not the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. It was not J.D. Vance’s unverified claims about dogs and cats being eating by...
View Article3 Former FCC Chairmen Condemn Brendan Carr’s Threats Targeting Media Outlets
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2025 – Three former chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission have rebuked the FCC’s current chairman, Brendan Carr, over what they called politically motivated probes of...
View ArticleTrump and Musk Aren't the First to Make Deep Cuts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2025 (AP) – A new administration swept into Washington and announced plans to shake it up, using corporate know-how and new technology to streamline the federal bureaucracy.It...
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