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Net neutrality is a set of rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which say Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Comcast, Time Warner, AT&T, and Verizon, cannot block, throttle, or prioritize certain content on the Internet.
The Covid-19 Pandemic Shows the Virtues of Net Neutrality WIRED FAQ: What’s Happened Since Net Neutrality Was Repealed? idropnews.com FCC Ordered To Disclose Data About Net Neutrality Commenters 05/04/2020 MediaPost Communications Op-Ed: Net Neutrality and Coronavirus - AAF American Action Forum FCC loses legal battle to hide IP addresses of net neutrality comments PC Gamer FCC ordered to provide IP addresses tied to fake net neutrality comments Engadget If net neutrality still existed, here’s how coronavirus could have played out The Daily Dot How Trump got the FCC involved in his war against Twitter CNET Trump's executive order targeting Twitter will hurt users far more than the company NBC News INSIGHT: Light at the End of the Net Neutrality Tunnel Bloomberg Law Here’s how Twitter has lobbied on free-speech issues as Trump threatens company MarketWatch The court let the FCC kill net neutrality, here’s why The Verge COVID-19 Crisis Shows Need For Net Neutrality Rules, Advocates Say 04/21/2020 MediaPost Communications Tech industry asks U.S. court to reconsider net neutrality ruling Reuters Net Neutrality: How Recent Developments Could Affect Content Companies and IP Intensive Businesses IPWatchdog.com Court Upholds Net Neutrality Repeal, With Some Caveats The New York Times Telecommuting to Avoid COVID-19? Thank the End of 'Net Neutrality' Cato Institute Here's Another Chance to Weigh In on the FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal WIRED New York State Legislator Introduces a Very Bad “Net Neutrality” Bill EFF FCC rejects calls from cities for more time to respond to net neutrality proceeding The Verge Trump, Twitter and the distraction of censorship: Roy S. Gutterman syracuse.com Net Neutrality: What the FCC Decision Means for You MONEY U.S. appeals court will not reconsider net neutrality repeal ruling Reuters The Covid-19 Deregulation The Wall Street Journal Net neutrality needed Montana Standard FCC To Study Impact Of Net Neutrality Repeal 02/20/2020 MediaPost Communications 'Net neutrality' rules quietly fade away | Opinion | wiscnews.com Portage Daily Register FCC's Rosenworcel urges public to comment on net neutrality FierceTelecom Why We Still Need Net Neutrality Benton Foundation Will 2020 see a state-by-state return to net neutrality in the US? 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González: How Trump's attack on net neutrality created a legal mess for the entire internet Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Comment Deadline Extended in Net Neutrality Proceeding | Benton Institute for Broadband & Society Benton Foundation The Year We Fought to Get Net Neutrality Back: 2019 Year in Review EFF Carper calls on FCC to evaluate Net Neutrality repeal impacts Middletown Transcript FCC Republican excitedly endorses Trump’s crackdown on social media Ars Technica Tag: Net Neutrality | Public Knowledge Public Knowledge Tech News and Comment US appeals court says it won't reconsider FCC's net neutrality repeal - Business Insider Business Insider Net Neutrality Docket is Now FCC's Busiest Multichannel News Net Neutrality Gives Cities Some Flexibility CitiesSpeak Sanders Wants To Restore Net Neutrality Rules, Ban Data Caps 12/09/2019 MediaPost Communications Donald Trump Plans Executive Order On Social Media After Twitter Places Fact Checks On Some Of His Tweets — Update Deadline Killing Net Neutrality Was Even Worse Than You Think OneZero Coronavirus Crisis Vindicates the FCC’s ‘Net Neutrality’ Rollback The Wall Street Journal In Support of Maryland Net Neutrality Act | Benton Institute for Broadband & Society Benton Foundation Coronavirus crisis proves 'net neutrality' was a mistake, repeal was right move: Grover Norquist Fox Business Net neutrality was repealed a year ago — what’s happened since? 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JD Supra Pennsylvania Democrats seek foundation for state-based net neutrality rules The Center Square President Signs Executive Order Directing Agencies to Probe the Contours of CDA Immunity Lexology California Will Have an Open Internet The New York Times FCC chair defends ending net neutrality; promotes competition NET Nebraska ‘Deficiencies’ that broke FCC commenting system in net neutrality fight detailed by GAO TechCrunch Oregon’s Net Neutrality Law Upheld by Federal Ruling GovTech Net neutrality in the context of the new pandemic Lexology Oregon's net neutrality a big win - Opinion The Register-Guard With Net Neutrality Axed, Local Governments Are Racing To Save the Open Internet In These Times Why net neutrality is an economic debate - Georgetown Public Policy Review Georgetown Public Policy Review Trump's Strike at Twitter has No Legal Foundation TheStreet A Year After the Repeal of Net Neutrality, Debate Rages On Government Technology FCC rejects cities' extension request for comments on net neutrality rollback Engadget What to Expect When You're Expecting a Net Neutrality Decision Benton Foundation Bernie Sanders, strong supporter of net neutrality, ends presidential bid CNET Industry Voices—Entner: Back to the future on net neutrality FierceWireless How Open Internet Advocates and ISPs Will Bring the Net Neutrality Fight to the States: Ratified MarketScale Net Neutrality: Not New, But More Important Than Ever | Public Knowledge Public Knowledge Tech News and Comment Reflecting On One Year Without Net Neutrality Forbes We need to prepare for internet of the future. Here's how Congress can help. USA TODAY Appeals court upholds net neutrality repeal but rules FCC can't block state laws | TheHill The Hill Editorial: Internet’s future rests on California’s defense of net neutrality law San mateo county times This Summer, Take Some Time to Stand Up for Net Neutrality EFF California gets a net neutrality win, but fight is far from over CALmatters Bill Tracker: Bringing net neutrality back to Pennsylvania The Sentinel A Net-Neutrality Prediction That Was a Bust – InsideSources InsideSources Only Congress Can End the Net Neutrality War Multichannel News What Is Net Neutrality? The Complete WIRED Guide WIRED Net Neutrality Has Officially Been Repealed. Here’s How That Could Affect You. The New York Times Net Neutrality Explained & Why It's So Important | Screen Rant Screen Rant No Net Neutrality Questions In Four Debates Hosted By ISP-Owned Networks Forbes State of the State: Strengthening net neutrality protections NEWS10 ABC EFF to Court: Broadband Privacy Law Passes First Amendment Muster EFF Does net neutrality still matter in our post-web world? ZDNet Ex-FCC Staffer Says FCC Authority Given Up In Net Neutrality Repeal Sure Would Prove Handy In A Crisis Above the Law Is the Net Neutrality Repeal Saving Consumers Billions? - My TechDecisions TechDecisions DC Circuit Hands FCC Partial Victory in Net Neutrality Fight Courthouse News Service MultiBrief: Dominant Facebook supports net neutrality, political ads MultiBriefs Exclusive Something in the Air The Atlantic Elon Musk is polluting the skies with SpaceX’s thousands of satellites MarketWatch F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules The New York Times House votes to restore net neutrality rules CNN Washington State keeps enforcing net neutrality as it hails FCC court loss Ars Technica Montana senators should join efforts to protect net neutrality The Missoulian The Ongoing Saga of Chevron and Net Neutrality The Regulatory Review The FCC said repealing net-neutrality rules would help consumers: It hasn’t Yahoo Finance Never-ending net neutrality litigation means lawyers always win American Enterprise Institute Why Net Neutrality Advocates Remain Optimistic WIRED FFTF Pushes For Net Neutrality Question in Debates Multichannel News Study Proves The FCC's Core Justification for Killing Net Neutrality Was False VICEThe term was coined by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu in 2003, as an extension of the longstanding concept of a common carrier, which was used to describe the role of telephone systems.
A widely cited example of a violation of net neutrality principles was the Internet service provider Comcast's secret slowing ("throttling") of uploads from peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) applications by using forged packets. Comcast did not stop blocking these protocols, like BitTorrent, until the FCC ordered them to stop. In another minor example, The Madison River Communications company was fined US$15,000 by the FCC, in 2004, for restricting their customers' access to Vonage, which was rivaling their own services. AT&T was also caught limiting access to FaceTime, so only those users who paid for AT&T's new shared data plans could access the application. In July 2017, Verizon Wireless was accused of throttling after users noticed that videos played on Netflix and Youtube were slower than usual, though Verizon commented that it was conducting "network testing" and that net neutrality rules permit "reasonable network management practices".
Research suggests that a combination of policy instruments will help realize the range of valued political and economic objectives central to the network neutrality debate. Combined with strong public opinion, this has led some governments to regulate broadband Internet services as a public utility, similar to the way electricity, gas, and the water supply are regulated, along with limiting providers and regulating the options those providers can offer.