As expected, the Biden FCC has asked a federal appeals court to hold off on hearing a challenge to the Trump FCC’s response to a court remand of its Restoring Internet Freedom net neutrality dereg order, suggesting that challenge could ultimately be moot depending on how the new FCC deals with multiple petitions to reconsider that response.
In 2003, Tim Wu first coined the phrase "net neutrality" in his paper "Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination." He defined a neutral network as "internet that does not favor one application over another." Today, the Federal Communications Commission faces a choice: either regulate the entire internet ecosystem as a public utility or do not.
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Friday, February 19, 2021
The 31.8% Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution factor for 1
st Quarter 2021 and the ascendency of broadband to that of an essential service for our Nation’s citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic may prove to be the tipping point on USF contribution reform. The multi-year funding commitments under several USF-funded programs underscore the need for reform, as noted in recent article in
This blog entry assumes USF programs will retain a major role in supporting broadband availability and affordability for unserved and underserved communities and individuals, including possible expansion of the E-rate program to support broadband service for students of low-income families lacking broadband connectivity. Funding from other programs such as those administered by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and those enacted by Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations A
Acting FCC Chairman Jessica Rosenworcel could save net neutrality
News Highlights: Acting FCC Chairman Jessica Rosenworcel could save net neutrality
President Joe Biden has appointed Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, making her the agency’s temporary chief and a frontrunner as a full-time replacement. Here’s what you need to know about the new FCC header.
On Thursday, President Biden named Rosenworcel as his choice for an acting FCC chairman. Taking over the role of former Chairman Ajit Pai now means a Democratic-leaning Commissioner in charge, after four years of Republican leadership.
Rosenworcel’s appointment is only temporary for now, but she has a decent chance of becoming the permanent president for Biden’s entire tenure, given the democratic control of the Senate.