Washington, D.C. — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced a proposal today to update rules on the high-speed broadband connections that companies use to transmit data on everything from credit card sales to movies. Wheeler is asking the FCC to replace the current patchwork of regulations and update them for the 21st Century. If approved by…
Washington – FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler confirmed in an article in Wired today that he will ask the FCC to classify broadband Internet access as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act. The change would allow the FCC to prohibit Internet access providers from engaging in commercial discrimination and acting as gatekeepers…
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association sent a letter to the FCC and Chairman Wheeler that praises their long-standing commitment to protecting the open Internet and asking them not to propose new rules that would allow discriminatory practices by phone and cable Internet access providers. In the letter CCIA said altering the framework that has historically prevented discrimination…
As Americans’ mobile use of the Internet and smart electronic devices escalates, the FCC must get creative and sophisticated about packing more users into the limited virtual real estate of our finite electromagnetic radio spectrum. The agency could always use more engineers, particularly in Commissioner’s offices, but the engineers currently at the FCC are doing…
The Computer & Communications Industry Association praised President Obama’s decision to nominate Tom Wheeler as FCC Chairman. The following can be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Ed Black: “President Obama has nominated the right leader for the right job at the right time. “I have known and respected Tom Wheeler for many years, and…
