My first blog in 2008 was about the Proposed Net Neutrality Bill, which is now dead after 16+ years!
My first blog on August 1, 2008 was entitled “Proposed Net Neutrality Bill in the US Congress” (https://www.vogelitlawblog.com/2008/08/proposed-net-neutrality-bill-in-the-us-congress/) and on January 3, 2025 Computerworld.com reported that “Net neutrality looks to be buried for another five years, with a court halting the current FCC head’s push to reinstate it,..” The ComputerWorld.com report entitled “Appeals court blocks return of US net neutrality rules for ISPs” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/3631547/appeals-court-blocks-return-of-us-net-neutrality-rules-for-isps.html?utm_campaign=editorial&utm_medium=nww&utm_source=browseralert) included these comments:
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit court upheld its earlier stay on the FCC’s May 2024 Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet Order, effectively pausing the policy’s return.
The net neutrality rules require that providers of telecommunications services treat all traffic equally, but give providers of information services more freedom to filter or prioritize what they transmit. The FCC’s view on whether internet service providers (ISPs) provide telecommunications or information services has flip-flopped over the years.
Originally, the FCC classified ISPs as information services, exempt from the most stringent rules, but under the Obama administration it shifted position to treat them as telecommunications services. During President Trump’s first term of office his appointee as FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, reversed that shift — only for President Biden’s appointee, Jessica Rosenworcel, to attempt to bring ISPs once again under the net neutrality provisions.
Hard to believe Net Neutrality was my first blog and now it’s dead!