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FCC's net neutrality rules could be published soon, paving way for lawsuits
The FCC is expected to send its net neutrality rules to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) for Paperwork Reduction Act vetting soon, according to Multichannel News. The move is important because
Achieving universal broadband: Five steps in the right direction
Whether riding on the Amtrak train in the northeast corridor or sitting at home in Elko, Nevada, nothing is more frustrating than waiting on a slow Internet connection to check email or surf the web.
FCC again looks at broadband outage reporting
Talk about tentative. The FCC is again proposing to require interconnected VoIP (Voice over IP) providers and broadband ISPs to report outages. The tentative nature is, of course, because the FCC's
Net neutrality nervousness: Pirate Bay hits rough patch, Comcast offers help
This whole net neutrality really has Comcast ( Nasdaq: CMCSA ) on edge. The blogosphere roiled when Torrentfreak suggested that Swedish torrent hosting site The Pirate Bay was being blocked and the
EU wants feedback on next-gen broadband, plans to step up net neutrality actions
Copper-based DSL may still the dominant broadband access technology, the European Union (EU) wants to understand how it can update broadband funding rules to include new technologies such as Fiber to
Level 3-Global Crossing deal reflects interconnect needs as online video demand grows
In a deal valued at $3 billion, network services provider Level 3 Communications ( Nasdaq: LVLT ) announced its intention to buy competitor Global Crossing on Monday ( Nasdaq: GLBC ). The two companies
Republican-led House votes to reject FCC's net neutrality rules
The FCC's net neutrality dream took another hit as the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reject the proposed rules. In a 240-179 vote, House Republicans passed a resolution to "disapprove" the
Net neutrality in the House: GOP set for repeal vote
Republican congresspeople are following through on election promises by setting up a vote on a bill to repeal the FCC's proposed net neutrality rules before those rules have a chance to go into
Court dismisses Verizon, MetroPCS net neutrality suits
In the first challenge to the FCC's net neutrality rules, it appears that the FCC has scored the first point as a federal appeals court threw out lawsuits filed by both MetroPCS and Verizon ( NYSE:
Verizon, MetroPCS lose round one of net neutrality fight
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has delivered a first round knockown to Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) and MetroPCS in their fight against the FCC's net neutrality rules. The two carriers, the court

