Public Knowledge advocates for net neutrality, the principle that all internet traffic should be treated equally. Review the following resources to learn how reclassifying broadband as a Title II telecommunications service promotes net neutrality as well as consumer protections over broadband.
Blog Posts
April 24, 2024: How the FCC Can Safeguard Broadband Affordability Initiatives Without Rate Regulation
January 17, 2024: Twitch Shuts Down in South Korea: A Reminder of Why We Fight For Net Neutrality
April 27, 2023: The EU’s “Fair Share” Proposal Is a Threat to Net Neutrality Everywhere
May 13, 2021: 🚫🧢 (“No Cap”): The Truth about Data Caps and Zero-Rating
April 9, 2021: No, California Net Neutrality Law Did Not “Nail” Veterans — Carriers Are Using Vets as Pawns
March 15, 2021: We Already Knew Broadband Should Be A Public Utility. The Pandemic Made It Obvious.
October 27, 2020: FCC Gives Broadband Providers Carte Blanche to Ignore Public Interest
June 3, 2020: AT&T is Reminding Us Why the Video Marketplace Was Traditionally Highly Regulated
December 10, 2019: Two Years Later, Broadband Providers Are Still Taking Advantage of An Internet Without Net Neutrality Protections
October 2, 2019: What’s Next for Net Neutrality
June 11, 2019: Net Neutrality: Not New, But More Important Than Ever
January 29, 2019: Broadband Providers Are Quietly Taking Advantage of an Internet Without Net Neutrality Protections
December 4, 2018: Chairman Pai Isn’t Stopping Robocalls — He’s Empowering Carriers to Block Your Text Messages
April 23, 2018: Net Neutrality Does Not End Today. We Still Don’t Know When It Will. This Is Unusual.
April 12, 2018: House Commerce Takes on Paid Prioritization, an Essential Tenet to the Open Internet
July 19, 2017: Net Neutrality: The Social Justice Issue of Our Time
July 18, 2017: Net Neutrality Challenges in the World: Zero-Rating in the European Union
July 10, 2017: ISP Protests of Title II Make It Clear That We Need the Current Rules
June 13, 2017: There Is No Loophole in the Net Neutrality Rules
May 25, 2017: The FCC is Trying to Kill The Open Internet – What That Means and How to Stop It
May 17, 2017: Small but Powerful: Despite Objections, Small ISPs Need Net Neutrality Too
May 8, 2017: The Truth About Net Neutrality and Infrastructure Investment
May 5, 2017: Fact-Checking ISPs’ Claims of Support for Net Neutrality
April 26, 2017: We Need Title II Protections in the Uncompetitive Broadband Market
April 11, 2017: Line-by-line, We Corrected the Record on Broadband Privacy and Net Neutrality
July 20, 2016: T-Mobile’s Zero-Rating of Pokémon GO Raises Questions for the Open Internet
February 26, 2016: Happy Birthday Net Neutrality! Where Do We Stand One Year Later?
December 3, 2015: What to Expect When You’re Expecting Oral Arguments for Yet Another Appeal of FCC Open Internet Rule
December 2, 2015: Net Neutrality in Court This Week: The Story of How We Got Here
June 23, 2015: The First Net Neutrality Complaint Under The 2015 Rules Is Likely To Lose, And That’s A Good Thing.
June 16, 2015: Net Neutrality Litigation: Round 1 Goes To the FCC
May 26, 2015: “Stay With Me”: ISPs Head to Court to Fight New Net Neutrality Rules
April 28, 2015: USTA Supports Net Neutrality, Except When It Doesn’t
April 23, 2015: The Net Neutrality Saga: A Long-Expected Journey
March 24, 2015: First Round of Lawsuits Filed in Net Neutrality Case. Now What?
March 12, 2015: Today is FCC Net Neutrality Order Day! What Happens Now?
February 26, 2015: What Happens Now With Net Neutrality?
February 26, 2015: A Landmark Day for Net Neutrality
February 13, 2015: PK Experts Answer Your Burning Questions on Net Neutrality and Title II
February 12, 2015: I Just Called to Say I Love Title II
February, 2015: Title II is Not Net Neutrality, and Net Neutrality is Not Utility Regulation
October 2, 2014: Throwing Shade at Title II with Forbearance Fearmongering
September 25, 2014: Reliability Rather Than Rainbows: Why Strong Title II Remains the Best Option For an Open Internet
September 19, 2014: New African Declaration Highlights Net Neutrality, Spectrum and Access to Information Principles
September 10, 2014: Internet Slowdown Day and Net Neutrality
August 14, 2014: Hey T-Mobile: 2007 Called and it Wants its Net Neutrality Complaint Back
August 6, 2014: Putting the Open Internet Transparency Rule to the Test
September 12, 2013: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the Net Neutrality Oral Argument
September 9, 2013: What Happened At The Net Neutrality Oral Argument
May 10, 2013: FCC: This is What a Net Neutrality Violation Looks Like
January 15, 2013: AT&T Exempts Itself From Its Data Cap, Violates (at least) the Spirit of Net Neutrality
September 26, 2012: A Network Neutrality Meme That Will Not Go Away
March 27, 2012: Meanwhile, Back At The D.C. Circuit . . . . The Open Internet Litigation Plods Along.
March 26, 2012: Comcast Exempts Itself From Its Data Cap, Violates (at least the) Spirit of Net Neutrality
November 8, 2011: SOPA: Immunity for Net Neutrality Violations?
September 23, 2011: A Quick Guide For The Upcoming Net Neutrality Rules Challenge
June 30, 2011: Civil Society Walks Away From OECD Internet Policy Principles
January 26, 2011: sshh — Republicans Support Net Neutrality
December 21, 2010: The FCC Network Neutrality Order: Possible Adequacy, But No Regulatory Certainty Any Time Soon.
October 27, 2010: The Open Internet Under Assault
October 8, 2010: Sorry AT&T, Title II Would Not “Require” Paid Prioritization.
May 24, 2010: Congress Can Act, But Let The FCC Do Its Job
May 13, 2010: The Big Lie About The FCC’s Third Way To An Open Internet — (And a Dirty Little Secret)
April 28, 2010: Preempt State Broadband Reporting Requirements? Under What Authority?
April 26, 2010: No Houdinis Needed: FCC Should Take Direct Way to Broadband Authority
April 8, 2010: Comcast Sees The Downside To Winning Their Net Neutrality Case
April 6, 2010: The FCC Lacks the Authority to Protect Internet Users–Now What?
February 23, 2010: Connecting The Telecom Dots Behind ‘Net Neutrality’ (Hint: It’s About The Money)
February 1, 2010: Obama Not Backing Away From Net Neutrality
January 15, 2010: How to Preserve an Open Internet
January 14, 2010: Hey FCC: Don’t Sacrifice Network Neutrality to Content Owners
October 30, 2009: Crowdsourcing AT&T’s Anti-Net Neutrality Campaign
October 21, 2009: Canada Adopts Comcast/Bitorrent Standard For Network Management
September 21, 2009: The Open Internet Has A Great Day — But It’s Only Day 1
August 3, 2009: FCC and Congress Start Campaign For Open Internet
May 29, 2009: Obama Defends Net Neutrality; Is Anyone (Time Warner for example) Listening?
January 30, 2009: Some Middle Ground: How Cox Can Trust Its Customers, Control Congestion, and Preserve Net Neutrality
December 18, 2008: AT&T’s 4 Cents and the Wall Street Journal Link Broadband and Net Neutrality
September 19, 2008: What Will Comcast Do Today? First Compliance Check On Comcast/BitTorrent Order.
May 2, 2008: Why The ‘Right’ Gets Net Neutrality Wrong
April 22, 2008: Taking Net Neutrality to the Hill
April 14, 2008: Defining Net Neutrality Internationally
March 27, 2008: Comcast and BitTorrent: Together at Last? [Updated]
November 19, 2007: Right-to-Attach in Walled Gardens is Just As Important as Net Neutrality
August 8, 2007: AT&T Censors Pearl Jam — Another Reason for Net Neutrality
August 2, 2007: Will Sprint really embrace wireless net-neutrality?
June 28, 2007: FTC Net Neutrality Report Tortures Logic to Reach a Twisted Conclusion
April 11, 2007: Telephone Companies Behaving Badly — A Net Neutrality Warning
March 22, 2007: FCC Takes (Passive) Aggressive Action on Net Neutrality
February 16, 2007: The FTC Tackles Net Neutrality
October 4, 2006: Cable Ties Itself Up in Net Neutrality Knots
September 25, 2006: Attention K-Mart Shoppers: Avoid the Net Neutrality Aisle
September 22, 2006: Net Neutrality: Back to the Drawing Board
September 21, 2006: Pro-Net Neutrality Nuggets Are Buried in Verizon’s Poll
August 30, 2006: Net neutrality as better business standards
August 29, 2006: Spectrum and Net Neutrality Lessons from the FCC’s Recent Spectrum Auction
August 22, 2006: The Net Neutrality Ironies Facing the FTC
August 8, 2006: Net Neutrality, Before the Net
August 3, 2006: Net Neutrality Tool Misses the Point
July 17, 2006: Ringside at the Net Neutrality Smackdown
June 28, 2006: Network Neutrality, & “Internet Misrepresentation”
June 19, 2006: Get Your Net Neutrality Definitions Here!
June 14, 2006: What Matters Most about Network Neutrality
June 12, 2006: Net Neutrality in One Page – A Rebuttal
June 9, 2006: A New Net Neutrality Opening
June 9, 2006: After the Net Neutrality Vote
June 8, 2006: Net Rurality
June 6, 2006: Net Neutrality Nitty Gritty
Press Releases
April 25, 2024: Public Knowledge Applauds FCC Move Restoring Agency’s Broadband Authority, Net Neutrality Rules
April 3, 2024: FCC Set To Reinstate Title II Authority, Ensuring a Free and Open Internet
December 14, 2023: Public Knowledge Urges FCC To Reinstate Broadband Authority, Bring Back Net Neutrality Protections
October 19, 2023: FCC Moves To Reinstate Title II Broadband Authority, Net Neutrality Rules
September 26, 2023: FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Announces Plan To Reinstate Title II Broadband Authority, Net Neutrality Rules
September 7, 2023: Senate Votes To Confirm Anna Gomez as FCC Commissioner
July 12, 2023: Public Knowledge Urges Senate To Swiftly Approve FCC Nominees
October 26, 2022: Public Knowledge Urges Sen. Schumer To Confirm Consumer Champion Gigi Sohn to FCC
July 18, 2022: Public Knowledge Urges Congress To Swiftly Move New Net Neutrality Bill Forward
May 5, 2022: Internet Service Providers Drop California Net Neutrality Lawsuit, But Nationwide Rules Still Needed
April 20, 2022: Internet Users Score Major Victory as Ninth Circuit Upholds California Net Neutrality Case
January 28, 2022: Internet Users Score Major Victory as Appellate Court Upholds California Net Neutrality Rules
May 12, 2021: Public Knowledge Defends California’s Net Neutrality Protections at Federal Appeals Court
February 23, 2021: Public Knowledge Celebrates Net Neutrality Victory in California
February 8, 2021: Public Knowledge Petitions FCC to Begin Reconsidering Trump-Era Broadband Deregulation
October 6, 2020: FCC’s Approach to the D.C. Circuit’s Remand Fails to Promote the Public Interest
October 1, 2020: Public Knowledge Joins California Fight to Preserve State’s Net Neutrality Protections
April 20, 2020: Public Knowledge Files Comments on FCC’s Net Neutrality Public Notice
February 19, 2020: FCC Action on FCC Remand Fails to Take the Issues Seriously
February 6, 2020: Public Knowledge Responds to D.C. Circuit Refusal to Rehear Net Neutrality Case
December 19, 2019: Public Knowledge Applauds Governor Cuomo’s Proposal to Ensure Net Neutrality Protections for New Yorkers
December 13, 2019: Public Knowledge Files Petition for Rehearing of Net Neutrality Case Before D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
October 1, 2019: Public Knowledge Applauds D.C. Circuit Court Ruling Preventing FCC from Blocking State Net Neutrality Laws
June 11, 2019: Public Knowledge Urges Senate to Pass Save the Internet Act to Restore Net Neutrality
April 10, 2019: Public Knowledge Applauds House for Passing Save the Internet Act to Restore Net Neutrality
March 6, 2019: Public Knowledge Welcomes Consensus Markey-Doyle Bill to Restore Net Neutrality
February 7, 2019: Public Knowledge Opposes Net Neutrality Bills Weakening FCC’s Authority to Protect Consumers
February 1, 2019: Public Knowledge Tells D.C. Circuit FCC Illegally Repealed Net Neutrality
November 5, 2018: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Decision Upholding Net Neutrality Rules
October 1, 2018: Public Knowledge Welcomes California Bill Restoring Net Neutrality Protections
August 31, 2018: Public Knowledge Welcomes California Open Internet Bill to Restore Net Neutrality Protections
August 20, 2018: Public Knowledge Asks Appeals Court to Restore FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules
May 16, 2018: Senate Moves to Restore FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules for Consumers
May 9, 2018: Public Knowledge Supports Petition to Restore Net Neutrality Rules
February 27, 2018: Public Knowledge Urges Americans to Demand Congress Restore FCC Net Neutrality Rules
February 26, 2018: Ninth Circuit Decision Reaffirms FTC Jurisdiction, Need to Restore Net Neutrality Rules
February 22, 2018: Public Knowledge Challenges Reckless FCC Net Neutrality Rollback
January 16, 2018: Public Knowledge Files Protective Petition in D.C. Circuit Regarding Net Neutrality Rollback
December 14, 2017: FCC Abandons Consumer Protection Responsibility With Net Neutrality Repeal
December 11, 2017: Public Knowledge Calls FCC, FTC Net Neutrality Agreement ‘Honor System’ for Broadband
December 4, 2017: Public Interest Groups Urge FCC Chairman to Delay Net Neutrality Vote to Dismantle Rules
November 22, 2017: Public Knowledge Responds to FCC Chairman Pai’s Proposal to Gut Net Neutrality Rules
November 21, 2017: FCC Chairman Pai Moves to Strip Americans of Net Neutrality Protections
August 30, 2017: Public Knowledge Files FCC Reply Comments to Preserve Net Neutrality Rules
July 17, 2017: Public Knowledge Files FCC Comments to Preserve Net Neutrality Rules
July 12, 2017: Public Knowledge Partners with Major Websites and Public Interest Groups to Save the Internet
July 10, 2017: Public Knowledge Welcomes Major Websites to World’s Largest Online Protest to Save Net Neutrality
June 6, 2017: Public Knowledge Joins Amazon, Reddit, and Fight for the Future to Save Net Neutrality
May 18, 2017: Godfather Director to FCC Chairman Pai: Preserve Net Neutrality Rules for Arts Community
May 18, 2017: Public Knowledge Opposes FCC Chairman Pai’s Move to Kill Net Neutrality Rules
May 1, 2017: DC Circuit Court Upholds Open Internet Rules — Again
April 26, 2017: FCC Chairman Pai Announces Plan to Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules
July 29, 2016: Public Knowledge Responds to Trade Group Attempts to Reverse Net Neutrality Ruling
June 14, 2016: D.C. Circuit Affirms FCC’s Open Internet Rules, Protects Net Neutrality for Consumers
December 17, 2015: Public Knowledge Applauds FCC Inquiry Into Concerning Data Cap Practices of Comcast, Mobile Carriers
December 16, 2015: Congress Preserves Net Neutrality, FCC Authority in Omnibus Spending Agreement
December 4, 2015: Public Knowledge Defends Net Neutrality Rules in D.C. Circuit
November 10, 2015: Federal Circuit Protects Open Internet from Trade Agency Incursion in ClearCorrect v. ITC
October 16, 2015: Protect the Open Internet from Incursion by Trade Agency, Advocates Tell Administration
September 21, 2015: Public Knowledge, Allies File to Defend FCC Open Internet Rules in D.C. Circuit
July 30 , 2015: Public Knowledge Responds to Carriers’ Brief Targeting Net Neutrality
July 28. 2015: Public Knowledge Publishes Net Neutrality Paper Investigating Zero-Rating Practices
June 11, 2015: Public Knowledge Applauds Court’s Decision to Keep Net Neutrality Rules in Place
May 22, 2015: Public Knowledge Asks DC Circuit to Keep Net Neutrality Rules in Effect During Legal Challenge
May 8, 2015: Public Knowledge Applauds FCC Denial of Net Neutrality Stay
May 5, 2015: Public Knowledge Files Opposition to Petition for Stay on Net Neutrality
May 1, 2015: Public Knowledge Rejects Unfounded Industry Petitions Against Net Neutrality
April 22, 2015: Public Knowledge Goes to Court to Defend Net Neutrality
March 12, 2015: Public Knowledge Applauds FCC for Delivering Strong Open Internet Rules
February 26, 2015: Public Knowledge Commends FCC for Adopting Landmark Net Neutrality Rules
February 4, 2015: Public Knowledge Supports Chairman Wheeler’s Strong Net Neutrality Proposal
February 2, 2015: Reports Suggest Strong Net Neutrality Rules from FCC
December 2, 2014: GAO Report Highlights Problems With Data Caps
November 12, 2014: Public Knowledge Demands FCC Act Immediately on Title II Net Neutrality Rules
May 8, 2014: Public Knowledge Encouraged By FCC Recognition of Need for Meaningful Net Neutrality Rules
April 30, 2014: FCC Chairman Reiterates Net Neutrality Proposal at Cable Show
March 21, 2014: Public Knowledge Comments Tout Title II as Open Internet Protector
April 4, 2011: Public Knowledge Pleased Verizon Challenge To Net Neutrality Dismissed
November 5, 2010: Public Interest Groups Urge FCC To Act on Net Neutrality Policy
April 28, 2010: Public Knowledge Tells FCC Hearing Rules Needed To Protect Open Internet
October 22, 2009: Public Knowledge Praises FCC Action on Net Neutrality
September 21, 2009: Public Knowledge Praises Genachowski For Net Neutrality Proposals
September 18, 2009: Public Knowledge Pleased With Net Neutrality Rulemaking
March 27, 2008: Public Knowledge Sees BitTorrent-Comcast Arrangement As Irrelevant
January 15, 2008: FCC Starts Triple Investigation of Carrier Internet Practices
October 19, 2007: Public Knowledge Says Comcast Internet Interference Shows Need For Net Neutrality Legislation
September 27, 2007: Verizon Blockage of Text Messages Shows Need for Net Neutrality
March 22, 2007: Public Knowledge Disappointed with FCC Broadband Notice of Inquiry
October 10, 2006: Public Knowledge Urges FCC To Protect Internet Freedom
Other Public Knowledge Content
Tell Congress to Save Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality FCC Reply Comments (Jan. 2024)
Net Neutrality FCC Comments (Dec. 2023)
How Title II Helps Fight Digital Discrimination (Factsheet)
How Title II Promotes a Competitive, Affordable Broadband Market (Factsheet)
How Title II Strengthens National Security and Public Safety (Factsheet)
How Title II Protects Online Privacy (Factsheet)
How Title II Helps Close the Digital Divide by Supporting Universal Service for All (Factsheet)
How Title II Supports Internet Reliability, Quality, and Resilience for All (Factsheet)
How Title II Helps Lower Broadband Costs for Consumers in Multiple Tenant Environments (Factsheet)
Key Media and Opinions
January 16, 2024: Tom Morello, Amanda Palmer, More Call on FCC to Restore Net Neutrality and ‘Protect Art’ (Rolling Stone)
October 4, 2023: Net Neutrality Is Still Needed Despite Its Quiet Hiatus (Washington Post)
October 2, 2023: What is net neutrality? As FCC chair weighs return, what to know about the internet rule (USA Today)
September 28, 2023: Net neutrality is back, but it’s not what you think (Vox)
March 16, 2023: The White House might be running out of time to bring back net neutrality (The Verge)
July 28, 2022: Congressional Democrats Introduce Net Neutrality Bill (CNET)
July 18, 2022: Congressional Democrats Ready Net Neutrality Bill (CNET)
April 22, 2022: Broadband Industry Ends California Net Neutrality Lawsuit (CNET)
October 3, 2019: The net neutrality battle lives on: What you need to know after the appeals court decision (CNET)
October 2, 2019: Net neutrality battle moves to the states (CNET)
June 11, 2018: Goodbye to net neutrality. Hello to an even-bigger AT&T? (Washington Post)
February 22, 2018: The FCC’s vote repealing its net neutrality rules is finally official. Here’s what happens now. (Washington Post)
May 14, 2017: Net Neutrality Update: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Web Exclusive) (HBO)
May 9, 2017: Net Neutrality II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
June 2, 2014: Net Neutrality: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
External Resources
October 25, 2022: Public Knowledge Launches Movement for a Better Internet To Create an Internet That Benefits Everyone