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When the public weighs in on proposed regulation, does it matter?
Jan 22, 2018
The Department of Labor has a new rule it wants to get on the books that would change the way restaurants treat tips. It’s called the tip-pooling rule, and would let workers in the back of the house, like dishwashers and prep cooks, share the tips made by the servers in the front of the […]
Senate Democrats want to CTRL+Z FCC net neutrality repeal
by
Molly Wood
Jan 11, 2018
Sen. Ed Markey says there is powerful momentum to restore the consumer protection.
Net neutrality is gone, so now what for consumers?
Dec 14, 2017
The FCC vote lifts many restrictions on internet service providers.
What tech companies are saying about the repeal of net neutrality rules
Dec 14, 2017
In a 3-to-2 vote, the FCC ruled to roll back net neutrality policy established under the Obama administration.
Ajit Pai's new internet
by
Molly Wood
, Kristin Schwab
and Stephanie Hughes
Dec 13, 2017
The FCC is expected to vote to eliminate net neutrality. We talked to the chairman about what the internet might look like if that happens.
5 things you need to know about net neutrality
by
Eliza Mills
Nov 22, 2017
Ashley Esqueda of CNET runs Marketplace Weekend through the basics.
Is it worth commenting on a federal rule?
Nov 22, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission is planning to repeal rules on net neutrality that say internet providers can’t choose to load some websites faster than others. But before the agency could make that announcement, it had to go through what’s called a comment period to release its proposal to the public and then give people a […]
For public good, not for profit.
You can write the government, but who's listening?
by
Tony Wagner
Nov 22, 2017
Bureaucrats are always looking for your comments on new rules. Here's how it works.
Time to pay attention to net neutrality again
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 21, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission will not uphold Obama-era net neutrality rules. Today, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai asked the commission to adopt a more free-market approach to regulating the internet. Net neutrality is the idea that all data transmitted over the internet be treated equally and companies can’t slow down or charge different rates for different […]
FCC targets net neutrality
Nov 21, 2017
The next target of the Trump administration’s regulatory rollback appears to be net neutrality. The Obama-era rule that says all internet traffic has to be treated equally. The Federal Communications Commission is expected to release a new net neutrality rule this week reversing that decision. Here’s how net neutrality works. Think of the web as […]