Clock Ticks for Democrats’ Bad Move on Net Neutrality
Senate Democrats could seek to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “Restoring Internet Freedom Order” by Monday. While their attempt has no chance of passing the Republican-controlled House or…
Capitol Hill Update: February 26, 2018
The House and Senate are in session this week.
Montana’s Net Neutrality Rule is Still Bad
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order was a win for consumers. Heavy-handed common carrier regulations stifled internet investment, draining billions from future innovations like 5G service. But sadly,…
Susan Collins Putting Political Expediency Over Proven Policy
FreedomWorks Vice President of Legislative Affairs Jason Pye offered the following comments in response to Senator Susan Collin’s announcement of support for the Democrats’ plan to reverse the…
FreedomWorks Foundation and Ken Cuccinelli Submit Comments Supporting FCC’s Title II Rollback
Yesterday, FreedomWorks Foundation submitted comments in support of the FCC’s proposed Restoring Internet Freedom Rule. This rule, proposed under Republican FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, would reverse FCC’s 2015 classification and…
Amazon’s “Day of Action” for Corporate Welfare, Not a Free Internet
Amazon and other corporate friends will spend Wednesday, July 12th, protesting FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s impending net neutrality repeal through a “Day of Action.” The precise “action” is unknown,…
Myth: Repealing Title II Will Unleash Broadband Monopolies
Net neutrality activists claim that repealing Title II regulatory expansion will place your internet access in the hands of monopolistic telecom giants. Allegedly, uncompetitive internet service providers (ISPs) will raise…
Internet Got Faster Without Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality proponents argue that internet service providers (ISPs) will slow your internet speed and charge you extra fees if the FCC abandons its Title II regulatory expansion. Wrong. This…
Net Neutrality Has Nothing to Do With Censorship
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai put the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules on the chopping block in a 2-1 vote on May 18th to move forward with a proposed…
Net Neutrality Ruling: A Blow to Internet Freedom
In a blow to Internet freedom, a federal appeals court has given a green light to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Open Internet Order, a plan to impose…