After years of the same old thing, the rules of broadband internet may finally get rewritten. Under the current definition, set by the Federal Communications Commission in 2015, internet service ...

Today, the FCC has changed its definition of “broadband” to mean download speeds of 100 megabits per second and upload speeds of 20 megabits per second. It had been stuck at 25Mbps/3Mbps since ...

The new broadband definition could affect how state and federal funding is used to expand broadband services. Federal law requires that the FCC determine whether “advanced telecommunications ...

(WJET/WFXP) — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to restore net neutrality in a vote of 3-2 Thursday. This decision reclassifies the broadband internet as a Title 2 common carrier ...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has threatened to revoke EchoStar licenses for radio frequency bands ...

Whether you are a legacy broadcasting or cable company, a broadband provider, or Big Tech, you’re likely to have a lot more questions than answers about what the new FCC will mean for your ...

However, the court instructed the FCC to change its definition of “critical infrastructure” in the order, because as currently written the definition is overbroad. The following summary ...

Specifically, on January 27, 2025, the FCC’s amendments to the definition of “prior express written consent” will go into effect. The term “prior express written consent” will now ...

But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said Thursday that the FCC lacked the authority to reinstate the rules. The rules, which were put in place under President Barack Obama ...

In a vote Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission classified internet service as a public utility. The definition is part of a new framework the FCC will use to regulate broadband networks.

The FCC rationale would mean that "anything and everything a broadcast licensee does or says would be a First Amendment issue that warrants automatic license renewal," she added. Media advocacy ...