Tag Archives: net neutrality

My Chat with Commissioner Simington (Or: Fifteen Questions I Asked a Republican FCC Commissioner)

by James J Heaney Posted on 9 June 2021

Readers, I owe you an apology. Three weeks ago, when I posted Fifteen Questions I Would Like To Ask a Republican FCC Commissioner, I very strongly implied that it was a hypothetical exercise. See? Senate-confirmed Officers of the United States … Continue reading →

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Fifteen Questions I Would Like To Ask A Republican FCC Commissioner

by James J Heaney Posted on 16 May 2021

(UPDATE: This whole post was secretly just preparation for my interview with FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington a couple weeks later.) (TW: net neutrality, pasta racism, NCTA v. Brand X, brief but alarmingly favorable quotation of Justice Breyer, Ted Stevens Dance … Continue reading →

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Thomas Abjures Brand X

by James J Heaney Posted on 24 February 2020

I have written in recent years about the importance of net neutrality. Specifically, I have noted that net neutrality is legally mandated by the plain terms of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and that the only reason it isn’t treated … Continue reading →

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Reminder: The FCC has regulated ISPs for most of the Internet’s life.

by James J Heaney Posted on 22 November 2017

There’s a lot of net neutrality stuff going on right now, and since that’s an issue I’m rather interested in, there might be two or three posts about it over the next few days. For now, just a quick li’l … Continue reading →

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Justice Gorsuch and Net Neutrality

by James J Heaney Posted on 22 March 2017

Nobody seems to have pointed this out yet, so I guess I might as well put something up quick. President Trump is not a big fan of net neutrality, and his new FCC commissioner, Ajit Pai, is, uh… really not … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality: A Sorta-Technical Overview

by James J Heaney Posted on 4 February 2015

This is the text of a talk I recently gave at the monthly meeting of Twin Cities Catholic I.T. Professionals, Inc..  It is aimed at computer professionals who want to get a deeper understanding of net neutrality, and goes into … Continue reading →

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A Quick Note of Agreement with Mike Masnick

by James J Heaney Posted on 24 September 2014

I don’t check my pingbacks very often, because I know everyone who reads this blog (all seven of you!) and so pingbacks don’t usually tell me much.  So I quite failed to notice that my recent piece on net neutrality attracted … Continue reading →

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