Why Net Neutrality Was Mistaken From the Beginning (AOL Edition)
It turns out that Tom Wheeler, the FCC head who imposed the rules, doesn't know what he's talking about.
It turns out that Tom Wheeler, the FCC head who imposed the rules, doesn't know what he's talking about.
Do net neutrality advocates fear consumer choice?
Promises that "we're going to see an explosion in the kinds of connectivity and the depth of that connectivity" like never before.
In a Fifth Column interview, FCC chair announces the beginning of the end of Title II regulatory classification of Internet companies, frets about the culture of free speech, and calls social-media regulation "a dangerous road to cross."
The Obama-era "Open Internet Order" discourages a free internet.
Confusion over net neutrality rules has internet providers too scared to offer freebies, even though it's legal.
The FCC is designed to protect incumbents, enrich politicians, and screw consumers, says economist Thomas Hazlett.
The internet did just fine before bureaucrats started micromanaging it.
This isn't about whether the internet will be free and open. It's about how much power the FCC should have.
A transparent attempt to establish government control over the rare place where freedom is still highly regarded.
Goodbye and good riddance to the Obama administration's "Open Internet Order."
"We were not living in a digital dystopia in the years leading up to 2015."
Pai favors free speech but not treating the Internet as a public utlity. That's exactly right.
Policy guide is essentially a call for lobbying to influence regulations and spending.
The White House pushed the agency to reclassify internet service under Title II, and the agency complied.
Zero-rated plans, which exempt users from data caps, are in cross-hairs of FCC. Blech.
Brink Lindsey, Sasha Moss, Wayne Brough, Eli Dourado, and Nick Gillespie talk patents and copyrights in the digital age.
The legendary tech writer on net neutrality, the FCC, and why Bitcoin is the missing eighth layer of the Internet.
"If we are going to continue to preserve our right to free speech in the electronic age, then we need to use tools like encryption."
Watch the first-ever event devoted to "Internet Independence Day," when the government got out of the business of running the Internet backbone.
With the FCC muscling in, it's more important than ever to remember that cyberspace got great when the government got out.
The biggest threat to the Net isn't cable companies. It's government.
Why are Edward Snowden's supporters so eager to give government more control over the Internet?
Maverick FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai on why net neutrality and government attempts to regulate the Internet are all wrong.
Net Neutrality can work against developing nations
Tom Wheeler didn't need secret orders to do the administration's bidding on net neutrality.
New net neutrality rules give the agency veto power over ISP innovations.
The agency's new Internet rules will only make the Web worse.
Net neutrality regulation is sure to create some problems of its own
There's not much the GOP can do to prevent the FCC's proposed Title II reclassification of the Net.
The FCC wants to regulate the Internet as a utility, but won't release its full plan.
Tom Wheeler's Title II net neutrality push is the result of an "unusual, secretive" push from the administration.
Chairman Tom Wheeler's Title II plan is a bow to political pressure.
"Denying gatekeepers their grip on our future."