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# Net neutrality

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TIME is a general-interest news organization founded in 1923. Its journalism is reported and edited by a professional newsroom led by Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs, with named correspondents on politics, climate, health, technology and culture. It reaches 1 million US print subscribers and 1.15 million globally, plus more than 1.1 million newsletter readers.

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## Net neutrality


* ![The Federal Communications Commission Holds Open Meeting Reconsidering Broadcast Ownership Rules](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2533c4e1f5f736c/6988e6397cdbac09edd5aec2/fcc-media-ownership.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 22, 2018  
## [Tech Startups Are Suing the FCC to Save Net Neutrality](https://time.com/5171097/mozilla-vimeo-fcc-net-neutrality-lawsuit-ajit-pai/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![Lightbox logo of Burger King in a shopping mall.  While](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4477bbe5b774069d/6988f960bc6cfc4b383e4c34/burger-king-net-neutrality-ad.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 25, 2018  
## [Allow Burger King's New Ad to Explain Net Neutrality to You](https://time.com/5117628/burger-king-whopper-net-neutrality-ad/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Katie Reilly
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jan 8, 2018  
## [Automation Will Reshape Our Workforce](https://time.com/5092757/automation-will-reshape-our-workforce/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Dec 15, 2017  
## [2017 Set a Record For Journalists Going To Jail](https://time.com/5066146/2017-set-a-record-for-journalists-going-to-jail/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![172611794](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc886744a1e0b5ed/6988f52c7cdbac3958d5b492/172611794.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 14, 2017  
## [A Day Before Net Neutrality Repeal, AT&T Revealed a Plan to Send Internet Over Your Power Lines](https://time.com/5065454/net-neutrality-vote-att-internet-power-lines-project-airgig/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by John Patrick Pullen  
* ![The Federal Communications Commission Holds Open Meeting Reconsidering Broadcast Ownership Rules](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0096c3d40aad054/6988e7304ee26243b130fec1/gettyimages-8750017681.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 14, 2017  
## [This Is When the FCC Net Neutrality Vote is Happening — and How You Can Watch It](https://time.com/5064077/when-is-the-net-neutrality-vote-watch-live/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Kate Samuelson
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Nov 22, 2017  
## [A Quick Saliva Test Could Help Diagnose a Concussion](https://time.com/5034330/a-quick-saliva-test-could-help-diagnose-a-concussion/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
May 8, 2017  
## [John Oliver Is Calling on You to Save Net Neutrality, Again](https://time.com/4770205/john-oliver-fcc-net-neutrality/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jun 16, 2016  
## [Stephen Colbert Rides a Roller Coaster to Make Net Neutrality More Interesting](https://time.com/4371480/stephen-colbert-roller-coaster-net-neutrality/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![President Barack Obama speaks about economic opportunities at Durant High School in Durant, Oklahoma, in the Choctaw Nation on July 15, 2015.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b4a587a336717f8/69885b22cd1bba21316fc4df/obama1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2015  
## [Obama to Expand High-Speed-Internet Access](https://time.com/3960139/obama-high-speed-internet/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Tanya Basu  
* ![FRANCE-ENTERTAINMENT-INTERNET-FILM-TELEVISION-NETFLIX](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85478b70093a4166/69885b200a4a22e0709c52b1/gettyimages-455495508.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 15, 2015  
## [Why Netflix Is Backing This Huge Cable Merger](https://time.com/3959904/netflix-charter-time-warner-cable/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Victor Luckerson
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jun 30, 2015  
## [EU Proposes Sweeping Ban of Cellphone Roaming Charges](https://time.com/3941569/eu-cellphone-roaming-charges-internet/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Jacob Koffler
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jun 18, 2015  
## [Why It's Time to Kill the Performance Review](https://time.com/3925856/why-kill-performance-review/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![Federal Communications Commission Proposes New Open Internet Rules](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41db254714e571e4/698852015f570f05f3b1bb31/gettyimages-490808259.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 28, 2015  
## [Feds Want Subsidized Internet for the Poor](https://time.com/3899629/fcc-internet-subsidy/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Fortune
* ![Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina speaks at TechCrunchÕs Disrupt conference on May 5, 2015 in New York City.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe26b8abe5012790/6987ee8706f2c1317d338184/carly-fiorina1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 5, 2015  
## [Carly Fiorina Says She Would 'Roll Back' Net Neutrality Rules](https://time.com/3847646/carly-fiorina-fcc-regulations-net-neutrality/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Charlotte Alter

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