Net Neutrality

As expected, the Senate defeated a resolution Thursday that would have disapproved of the Federal Communications Commission's Net neutrality (a.k.a. "open Internet") rules, which are due to go into effect Thursday. The vote was divided along party lines,...

The Senate on Thursday voted to keep in place the Federal Communications Commission's controversial rules aimed at preserving open Internet access....

The reason job growth is stagnate Mr. President, is because of the regulations your administration is putting on America’s businesses.   It does not take an economist to figure this one out. You just have to look at what you have done over the past...

Good-government advocates often complain about the way top Washington policymakers cash in on their public service by becoming lobbyists for the companies they oversaw. This so-called revolving door spins a full 360 degrees, of course; lobbyists often...

It's been a big week for debating who gets to regulate the Internet....

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House of Representatives voted on Friday to reject Internet "neutrality" rules that were adopted last year to keep big Internet service providers from blocking certain traffic. House Republicans, in a 240-179 vote, pushed...

Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has been named the new head of the leading cable TV trade association. Powell will become president and chief executive officer of the National Cable and Telecommunications Assn., taking...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have taken another step toward repealing new Federal Communications Commission rules that prohibit phone and cable companies from interfering with Internet traffic on their broadband networks. The House Commerce...

AT&T plans to abandon the all-you-can-eat pricing model for DSL that consumers love, even though it costs typical users more than they would have to pay under a metered approach....

Ohio Republican sees no need to shut down government to "stop the spending binge."...

To say this past week was unusual in Washington, D.C., is clearly an understatement. Witness these examples: ·Long-serving Republicans teamed up with Democrats to vote against cutting government size even more than what House Republican leadership...

House - ending Feb. 19 USA Patriot Act: Voting 279 for and 143 against, the House on Feb. 17 sent President Obama a bill (HR514) to extend for 90 days the only sections of the post-9/11USA Patriot Act that are not yet permanent law. The three sections...