Author: law360

EDITING--The U.S. Supreme Court must step in and unravel a split Second Circuit ruling upholding New York's right to put a $15 cap on the amount broadband companies can charge low-income households, say several trade groups that lost their challenge to the law.

A dozen House Democrats urged a key Biden administration official on broadband policy to ensure high-speed internet projects across the country lead to affordable service as a federal low-income subsidy draws to a close.

As the Federal Communications Commission prepares to vote on net neutrality rules, tech giant Lumen says that the agency should consider whether guidelines for governing internet traffic exchange are necessary.

The head of the Federal Communications Commission is ready to pull the trigger on an enhanced version of one of its broadband programs that would have a higher minimum for internet speeds with the aim of bringing "reliable broadband to remote areas."

Charter Communications has been hit with a proposed class action in California federal court alleging that the cancellation policy for the telecommunications company's internet service violates various state consumer protection regulations by requiring customers to pay for internet even after the service has been stopped.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed reluctant to scale back the broad immunity that internet companies have enjoyed for decades under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, worrying openly about a tidal wave of lawsuits that could threaten jobs and innovation in the tech industry.