Federal Communications Commission

Introduction The case, Comcast Corporation v. Federal Communication Commission and Steinbach v. Village of Forest Park discusses important aspects of utilizing the Internet for business and potential technology and privacy concerns. The Internet is growing rapidly. A growing concern to manage the growth and reliability of the Internet is net neutrality. It is important to understand how it can be regulated by the Federal Communication Commission and what authority Internet service providers maintain. As electronic communications are now becoming a staple in individuals and businesses daily operation, it is vital to understand the potential privacy concern of utilizing email. The use of email communications opens the user up to potential breach of privacy concerns. Comcast Corporation v. Federal Communication Commission Case facts The case of Comcast Corporation v. Federal Communication Commission focused on net neutrality and the authority of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC)…

Turner broadcasting system v. federal communications commission is a case that was argued on October 7, 1996. This case went to the Supreme Court and it is about television companies to devote some of their channels to local broadcast television stations. Also this case was designed to prevent cable operators from using their economic power to determine of broadcasters. The argument was that all Americans that are unable to have cable. They could get free television programming. The cable…

When it is certain to confine parliamentary decisions for the sake of the insufficiency of the government’s ruling, it’s reasonable to state these disagreements. Thus, the nation should prevent the Federal Communications Commission, from withdrawing Net Neutrality. Based on the policy, where everyone is equal and certain rights are not abridged nor ignored. The FCC has abused their proposition and neglected our opinions. As a consequence, they are reshaping Americans’ online experience. This…

as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, sexual or excretory organs or activities” (). This definition can be interpreted in many ways. This is why there is so much controversy over what is labeled as indecent and what is not, thus causing a “freezing effect” on cable and broadcast networks. The problem is that the Commission is in charge of enforcing these prohibitions by means of radio communications. Historically, this was interpreted to apply only to radio…

The Internet is getting bigger and bigger every minute. You can practically do anything on there, from buying cars or houses to watching cat videos on YouTube. You can watch movies, TV shows, or you can meet the love of your life on dating websites. I will explain, everyone takes Internet for granted, thinking that Internet is untouchable. Well it isn’t, Net neutrality is the idea that your cellular or cable Internet provider should treat all websites and services the same. Big companies like…

restrict access to any online content or show any favoritism to any online source above others. The debate over net neutrality has a long-standing history. To begin we must understand classifications of communication services un the Communications Act of 1934. Title I of the Communications Act pertains to information services, whereas Title II pertains to telecommunication services. In the early 2000’s access to the internet was viewed as an information service rather than a telecommunications…

I feel that Net neutrality is important not only to me but to everyone in modern society. Within my field and career of Information Technology, I rely on the internet for all my work. It is the lifeblood for all that I do. Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers (ISPs) and governments regulating the Internet must treat all data on the Internet the same (Wikipedia, 2017). In the United States, major ISPs have spent $572 million on lobbying against net neutrality (Bass,…

firmly believed the rules under Title II were strictly based on politics. He argued that the rules hurt investment. He came up with a proposal that would go against any net neutrality rules and get rid of net neutrality all together. Mr. Pai believes that the internet allows entrepreneurship to blossom by competing with other businesses. In his fight to free ISPs from Title II he hoped to revert Title I, making it turn back to the things were before the FCC created those rules back in 2015.…

In 1970, the FCC adopted its prohibition of cross-media ownership between FM radio stations and television stations within the same market. The FCC under the Nixon Administration prohibited newspaper cross ownership of radio or television stations (Yanich, 2014). When the Commission adopted the rule, it grandfathered newspaper/broadcast combinations in many markets, forcing dispossession only in highly concentrated markets. As a result, approximately seventy grandfathered newspaper/broadcast…

This reclassification exempted ISPs from the common carrier rules, allowing them to discriminate against consumers and content providers without intervention. Recently, the FCC, along with consumers, became concerned that ISPs were becoming too powerful. To preserve balance, the FCC constructed the Open Internet Order of 2010, which specifically ensured “transparency, no blocking, and no discrimination” (“Open Internet Order”). The Internet Service Providers disagreed with such legislation, so…