[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission said in a notice Thursday that landmark 2015 U.S. open-internet rules will cease on June 11. The FCC in December repealed the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules, allowing internet providers to block or slow websites as long as they disclose the practice. The FCC said the new rules will…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines on Thursday to repeal landmark 2015 rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet, setting up a court fight over a move that could recast the digital landscape. The approval of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposal marks a victory for internet service…
[ad_1] A telephone network owner can’t block the line if they don’t like what you’re about to say before placing a call across an old copper wire. This principle, called common carriage, is enshrined in telephone services as well as in railroads, airlines and, in countries such as Canada, the internet. It’s the backbone of…
[ad_1] He prided himself on standing up to industry and putting consumers and broadband at the centre of Canada’s communications system. Industry players may clash over the success of his policies and his leadership, but no one could accuse Jean-Pierre Blais of anything but a dogged pursuit of his agenda during his five years as…