Wake Up Call: Washington Federal Appeals Panel Grills FCC’s Top Lawyer on Net Neutrality

Feb. 4, 2019, 12:39 PM UTC
  • The Federal Communications Commission’s general counsel, Thomas Johnson, last week got tough questioning from a Washington federal appeals panel over the agency’s gutting of Obama-era net neutrality rules. (BroadbandBreakfast.com) Advocates arguing for restoration of the old rules, which barred broadband providers from interfering with web traffic, told the court the FCC lacked the authority to make the decision rescinding the rules. Johnson disagreed with that view. (BLAW via BLB)

  • Cole Schotz advised American Media, LLC and its affiliates on their acquisition of 14 adventure and sports magazine brands from TEN: Publishing, which was advised by Latham ...

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