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WASHINGTON — On Friday, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer pledged to bring a bill to the floor to undo the Federal Communication Commission’s recent repeal of Net Neutrality protections.

Timothy Karr discusses the implications of the Trump’s FCC vote to kill Net Neutrality. He also explains how people can fight to nullify today’s undemocratic vote.

The Federal Communications Commission voted to roll back key Net Neutrality protections, but that doesn’t mean Net Neutrality is going away completely. At least, not yet.

The Federal Communications Commission swept aside rules barring broadband providers from favoring the internet traffic of websites willing to pay for speedier service, sending the future of Net Neutrality on to a likely court challenge.

The FCC vote won’t end the fight over rules that prohibit internet service providers from creating fast lanes for some content, while blocking or throttling others.

Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress could issue a resolution of disapproval and overrule the FCC’s decision.

The fight for the open internet isn’t over.

Despite overwhelming public support for a free and open internet, the FCC’s Trump-aligned majority engineered a 3-2 vote to overturn Net Neutrality rules that have required Internet service providers to treat all online communications equally.

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of Net Neutrality advocates will protest outside Federal Communications Commission headquarters on Thursday before the agency votes on Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposal to undo Net Neutrality protections.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to approve the deceptively named “Restoring Internet Freedom Order.” The order dismantles the agency’s 2015 Net Neutrality rules.