net neutrality

The elected officials voted into office on Nov. 3, including either President Trump or Joe Biden, are going to make decisions that affect your access to the internet and what you can say on it. Is that a good enough reason to vote?

Top congressional Democrats have announced legislation to restore Obama-era “net neutrality” rules that seek to bar internet service providers such as AT&T and Comcast from playing favorites with websites and services. The bill will face a tough time becoming law, despite Democrats’ control of the House. But the effort could give Democrats political points on consumer protections that a Trump-appointed...

Assemblymembers Miguel Santiago (D – Los Angeles) and Travis Allen (R – Huntington Beach) debate a bill that would restore net neutrality in California.

As the repeal of Obama-era net neutrality regulations took effect Monday, advocates for an open internet continue to fight the changes, NBC News reported. They’ve introduced efforts to re-implement similar rules prohibiting internet service providers from throttling internet speeds at the state level and pass a resolution in Congress to undo the Federal Communications Commission’s decision. The FCC voted on...

After years of playing what internet service providers have likened to “regulatory ping-pong” with net neutrality rules, the game is still far from finished, NBC News reported. The attorneys general of New York and Washington state have already announced they plan to sue. However, it’s likely that Congress may hold the key to ending the expensive and time-consuming back-and-forth over...

Seth Meyers takes a closer look at the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality rules and the Trump White House’s petty dramas.

Protesters gathered in Westwood in a bid to save regulations protecting net neutrality, which is the idea that everyone should have equal access to the internet. The head of the Federal Communications Commission has indicated his plan to repeal net neutrality rules. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017.

The FCC dismantled rules requiring internet service providers to ensure consumers have equal access to all online content.

Net neutrality. If you’re not sure what it means, you’re not alone. And with a new administration that might overturn it, you’re about to hear more about it.