The FCC first adopted net neutrality principles in the form of voluntary guidelines in 2005 during the George W. Bush administration. In 2008, the Bush FCC tried to enforce these guidelines against a ...

In a 3-2 vote on Thursday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a landmark decision to reinstate net neutrality rules and regain regulatory authority over broadband internet services, ...

Update April 24, 1:31 p.m. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler released a statement Thursday clarifying how the new rules will work after a number of reports allegedly mis-stated how much the new rules harken ...

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has largely upheld the Federal Communications Commission's controversial repeal of its net neutrality rules for internet providers, finding the agency didn't ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are expected to vote on May 15 on a new set of so-called "net neutrality" rules aimed at making certain that broadband providers do not slow down or block ...

One of the most debated issues throughout the last twenty years is the issue over net neutrality and how the Internet should be regulated. The term net neutrality was first used in 2003 by University ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. broadband providers on Monday filed lawsuits against the Federal Communications Commission's recently approved net neutrality rules, launching what is a expected to be a ...

If you thought plans from Verizon and AT&T to exempt streaming videos from only some services from data plans sounded a little unfair, you weren’t alone. In a sternly worded pair of letters sent to ...

As anticipated, the US House of Representatives has voted to overturn the so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules designed to create an open Internet. A clash with the Senate and President Obama is now ...

Verizon's challenge to Net Neutrality goes to trial, and early signs don't look good. Two rules set by the FCC for the Internet are coming under fire: No blocking of websites even if those sites ...

The United States Capitol Dome is seen before dawn in Washington March 22, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CITYSCAPE) - RTR3FBOO Does the U.S. government have the authority ...

WASHINGTON – New rules designed to prevent Internet providers from deliberately blocking or slowing traffic will take effect in November, after the Federal Communications Commission publishes them ...