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U.S. Net Neutrality protections end, ISPs may wait to see how things shake out before shifting policies

The day you didn’t want to come has arrived. As of Tuesday, June 11th, net neutrality regulations have ended. As such, the Open Internet Order is no longer in effect, opening the door for internet service providers to control access to online content in the United States as they see fit. The Open Internet Order […]

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Net neutrality protections to end on June 11, reversal vote could take place next week

The FCC announced on Thursday that currents net neutrality protections will officially end on June 11, with ISPs able to prioritize or block Internet traffic as they wish from that date. Providers will also be able to charge more for access to certain service, such as streaming video. In spite of this, a long-shot vote […]

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U.S. Senate forces vote to restore Net Neutrality

Over the past year, Net Neutrality has gone through a wild ride of ups and downs. Now, the U.S. Senate is forcing a vote to restore the protections. Lawmakers are using the Congressional Review Act to make the vote happen and it looks like the Senate is just one vote short of bringing net neutrality […]

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HomePod receives FCC approval, appears ready to launch soon

Apple’s HomePod just snagged FCC approval and is that much closer to launch. The smart speaker received approval on January 19th, which likely means a launch is imminent. Details on the filing include an image of the bottom of the smart speaker where the FCC label will be located. Interestingly, many of the FCC documents […]

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Comcast could be readying paid priority lanes should net neutrality laws be eliminated

After years of promising that it won’t violate the principles of net neutrality, Comcast appears to be gearing up for an instance in which net neutrality laws could be revoked. The company’s stance has changed and while Comcast has stated that it has dropped its promise about not instituting paid prioritization. The new policy now […]