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Victory For Beyond Extreme Energy At FERC

November 10, 2014 Ted Glick, www.tedglick.com Resist! Energy, Environment, FCC, Fracking

Who would have thought it? On Friday morning, November 7th, for 2 ½ hours, the determined and courageous nonviolent activists of Beyond Extreme Energy shut down the DC headquarters of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC. All three entrances to the building were successfully blockaded, and virtually no one was getting in. By 9 am there were about 150 FERC employees massed on the sidewalks in front of FERC, waiting for the police to clear away five fracking fighters who had successfully locked down at 7 am with lock boxes across the driveway into the FERC parking garage. The driveway had been the route used by police to funnel FERC employees into the building for the four days previous when BXE activists had successfully blockaded the two pedestrian entrances.

BREAKING: Net Neutrality Activists Blockade FCC Chairman’s House

November 10, 2014 Staff, target="_blank" >www.popularresistance.org Resist! Activism, FCC, Free Speech, Internet, Net Neutrality, Tom Wheeler

Advocates for net neutrality who oppose the tiered Internet proposed by FCC Chairman, Tom Wheeler, blockaded his driveway this morning, Monday, November 10, 2014, just as the Chairman was getting into his car. Six people participated in the blockade with a large banner that read “Save the Internet.” They also held signs demanding that Wheeler listen to the people. They chanted “Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Tom Wheeler has got to go” and sang “Which side are you on Tom? Are you with the people or with the Telecoms?” The protest, which kicked off at 6:55am, is organized by PopularResistance.org, the same group that Occupied the FCC from May 7 to May 15. They are demanding that Wheeler drop plans to advance so-called “hybrid” rules that fail to protect free speech, and fully reclassify the Internet as a common carrier under Title II.

FCC Chairman Refusing To Participate In Public Hearings

November 10, 2014 Mary Alice Crim and Candace Clement, www.otherwords.org Educate! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

The FCC — the agency charged with regulating telecommunications — is expected to vote by the end of the year on Chairman Tom Wheeler’s plan to let Internet service providers (ISPs) offer “fast lanes” to companies that can afford to pay for speedier access. Hundreds of businesses, organizations, and websites that rely on an open Internet have slammed the plan, which would kill Net Neutrality — the principle that requires ISPs to treat all traffic equally. Net Neutrality has made the Internet an unrivaled space for free speech, civic participation, innovation and opportunity. Without it, a few ISPs would become the gatekeepers of everything we do, say, and see online. During the public comment period, nearly 4 million people— a record-breaking figure — weighed in on Wheeler’s plan. A whopping 99 percent of these comments oppose this proposal, according to one study.

Critical Time For Action To Protect Net Neutrality

November 9, 2014 Staff, www.popularresistance.org Resist! FCC, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

This is a crisis of democracy. We must step up the pressure on Wheeler immediately to let him know that if he ignores the will of the people, then we will disrupt business as usual. We will expose his corruption. We will call for him to be fired. And the Democrats will lose the Internet base of voters. Internet equality is an issue that the public cares about passionately. We witnessed that last week when on very short notice, people organized actions in more than 30 cities across the country. Let's build on that momentum by starting this week off with more actions. We are working with a coalition of organizations that fight to protect Internet freedom. We need you to join us in the streets. Here's the plan:

Protests To Sweep US In Defense Of Net Neutrality

November 7, 2014 Sarah Lazare, www.commondreams.org Resist! FCC, Human Rights, Internet, Net Neutrality

Inspired by Hungary's recent victorious protests to defeat an internet tax, "Internet Emergency" vigils to defend net neutrality are slated to sweep the United States Thursday evening. In over a dozen cities across the United States, "demonstrators will hold their cell phones, laptops, and tablets above their heads as a symbol of protest, and shine light on the corruption unfolding in Washington, DC.," according to a statement from organizers, who include Fight for the Future, PopularResistance.org, Free Press, Demand Progress, reddit, and grassroots groups. Under the leadership of chairman Tom Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the cable and telecommunications industry, the Federal Communications Commission is currently considering what the New York Times calls a "hybrid regulatory approach to net neutrality."

Net Neutrality Advocates Plan Nationwide Protests Against FCC’s ‘Hybrid’ Plan

November 6, 2014 Fidel Martinez, www.fusion.net Resist! FCC, Human Rights, Internet, Net Neutrality, Social Change

Net neutrality activists are planning a nationwide day of protests on Thursday after it was reported last week that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is considering a hybrid plan for regulating the Internet. According to unnamed sources cited by the Wall Street Journal, Wheeler’s approach would split the Internet into two categories: wholesale and retail. The wholesale part of the Internet—known as the backend—pertains to the relationship between content providers and the service providers (ISP). Under the new plan, the backend of the Internet would be classified as a telecommunications, allowing the FCC to regulate any and all deals made between content and service providers. That would give the federal agency the ability to rule on agreements such as the one hatched recently between Verizon and Netflix.

The FCC’s Open Internet Vote Gets More Political

November 6, 2014 Adi Robertson, www.theverge.com Resist! FCC, Freedom of Speech and Assembly, Internet, Net Neutrality

To anyone familiar with internet discourse, it’s clear what’s going on: a protest in favor of net neutrality, a contentious issue that’s supposed to be voted on by the FCC later this year. The "fast lane" refers to companies that could pay ISPs for faster service in a world without meaningful rules; the "slow lane" is everyone else. But the signs aren’t just telling people to save the internet. In the fast lane, they’re a mix of celebrity gossip ("Extra nonsense: Jay-Z, Beyonce, Solange") and sensationalized headlines. In the slow lane, there’s news about Israeli bombings and the shooting of black teenagers Michael Brown and Vonderrick Myers by St. Louis police. A fast lane sign says "riots grip city," its slow-lane equivalent says "community rises up against police brutality."

Net Neutrality Advocates To Protest FCC ‘Hybrid’

November 5, 2014 Dominic Rushe, www.theguardian.com Resist! FCC, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

The FCC has been inundated with comments as it has weighed its options. A record 3.7m were sent to the regulator, at one point crashing the FCC’s systems.The Sunlight Foundation analysed the first 800,000 and found that fewer than 1% were opposed to net neutrality enforcement. The “hybrid” proposal now under consideration has not been finalised but according to media leaks and discussions with interested parties they would expand the FCC’s powers to regulate broadband while also allowing a carve out for cable providers to charge more money for fast lanes. Net neutrality’s defenders want the internet to be regulated under Title II of the Communications Act – a move that would classify the service as a “common carrier” and give the FCC the power to stop cable companies introducing “unreasonable discrimination” and ensure they work “in the public interest”.

No Compromise: FCC Should Reject ‘Hybrid’ Net Neutrality

November 5, 2014 Corynne McSherry, www.eff.org Resist! FCC, Human Rights, Internet, Net Neutrality

Back in May the Federal Communications Commission proposed flawed “net neutrality” rules that would effectively bless the creation of Internet “slow lanes.” After months of netroots protests the FCC is now reportedly considering a new “hybrid” proposal. EFF is deeply concerned, however, that this "compromise" risks too much, for too little. To see why, a little background is helpful. As we explained back in June, if the FCC is going to craft and enforce clear and limited neutrality rules, it must first do one important thing: reverse its 2002 decision to treat broadband as an “information service” rather than a “telecommunications service.” This is what’s known as Title II reclassification. That 2002 decision, as interpreted by the D.C. Circuit last January, now actually prevents the FCC from truly promoting a neutral Internet.

Breaking: 75,000 People Tell Obama To Fire FCC Chair Tom Wheeler

October 31, 2014 Tiffiniy Cheng, www.tumblrr.fightforthefuture.org Resist! FCC, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

Today, digital rights group Fight for the Future — best known for their pivotal role in major Internet protests like the SOPA Blackout and the Internet Slowdown — electronically delivered more than 75,000 signatures to President Barack Obama calling for the White House to publicly support full Title II reclassification and demote FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler for failing to do his job protecting the public’s access to a free and open Internet. The delivery came just hours after the Wall Street Journal reported that Wheeler is close to finalizing a net neutrality proposal that would explicitly allow for Internet fast lanes and slow lanes, despite the fact that the FCC has received more than 3.7 million public comments opposing the fast lanes, overwhelmingly in support of banning so-called “paid prioritization” through the use of Title II reclassification.

Hungary: Protest Over Internet Tax, Warning To FCC

October 28, 2014 Deirdre Fulton, www.commondreams.org Resist! FCC, Hong Kong, Hungary, Internet, Net Neutrality

The Federal Communication Commission should be concerned when they see the video below of protests in Hungary over an Internet tax. People are throwing computer parts at the headquarters of the ruling party. Protests tend to spread rapidly in the Internet age -- note how the Hungary protests are similar to the Hong Kong students holding their lit cell phones in the air (they did so for non-Internet, pro-democracy reasons). Again the parallels are striking. The United States also has corruption and a crisis of democracy. How dare the FCC Commissioners not listen to 4 million public comments in the rulemaking process on the future of the Internet and ignore millions of phone calls, emails and petitions prior to the rulemaking process even beginning. Chairman Tom Wheeler, should feel particular pressure because of his background as the former top lobbyist for the industry, a history which carries the stench of the widespread corruption that defines Washington, DC governance. . . A protest in Washington, DC like the ones in Hong Kong and Belgrade where net neutrality supporters rally at the White House in the evening with cell phone lights and then march to the FCC holding their lit cell phones. This could be followed by a second protest where people throw computer parts at the FCC. Everyone probably has old computers and phones that no longer work. A protest throwing broken computers and phones at the FCC could also be quite effective.

OpenMedia Takes Your Voices To The FCC In Sacramento

September 29, 2014 Eva Prkachin, www.openmedia.org Organize! FCC, Media, Net Neutrality

OpenMedia partnered with Big Telecom -vs- The World allies at RootsAction, Credo, and DailyKos today to deliver over 400,000 petition signatures and comments against the Internet slow lane to decision-makers. This would never have happened without our community’s relentless pressure and generous support. The petition delivery took place in Sacramento, California, at an official forum organized by Congresswoman Doris Matsui, known for her outspoken defense of Net Neutrality. Rep. Matsui’s forum was attended by FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel.

We Are Winning Net Neutrality, But Haven’t Won Yet

September 25, 2014 Michael Copps, www.billmoyers.com Organize! FCC, Net Neutrality

Wow! — 3.7 million comments for Net neutrality and still counting. If the Inside the Beltway crowd thought this was not an issue all across America, they should be feeling disabused of that notion by now. I wish they had been with me one Saturday earlier this month at the Fighting Bob (La Follette) Fest in Baraboo, Wisconsin. It’s a great annual event put on by the good folks at The Progressive. Thousands of people showed up to discuss America’s current political distemper and the urgent need for practical progressive reform. Running through the many Baraboo discussions and sessions was a strong commitment to an Internet that serves the needs of democracy and self-government and a media that reflects communities and diversity of political and cultural opinions. In fact, many of the attendees took out their cell phones onsite and contacted the FCC to urge strong Net neutrality rules.

Only Title II Will Ensure Fairness Among ISPs

September 17, 2014 Barbara van Schewick, www.thehill.com Educate! FCC, Net Neutrality

We know we need Title II, because the FCC has already tried other avenues without success. In 2010, the FCC used Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act to adopt the Open Internet Rules. These rules effectively banned access fees and certain forms of discrimination. But in January, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck them down. The court found that Section 706 does not allow the FCC to impose these kinds of rules on entities — such as ISPs — that are not legally classified as “common carriers” under Title II. The court is clear: If the FCC regulates under any authority other than Title II, it must give ISPs “substantial room” for “discrimination,” including “unreasonable discrimination,” plus the power to charge access fees. The court’s decision left the FCC with a clear solution. If the FCC wants meaningful network neutrality rules, it needs to reclassify ISPs as “common carriers” and adopt those rules under Title II.

Send Your Video Directly To FCC On Giant Screen

September 14, 2014 Free Press, www.fightforthefuture.org Resist! FCC, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

Sept. 15 is the deadline for final comments on Wheeler’s proposal — and while big broadband providers like Comcast are lobbying overtime to push this plan forward, we can’t let them have the last word. To that end we’ve organized big lunchtime rallies in New York City and Philadelphiato save Net Neutrality and fight the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger. On September 16th, internet freedom supporters will gather at 11:45am at the FCC building in Washington, DC, and our friends from Namecheap will be there with a giant video-billboard playing net neutrality videos on a loop! Want your video projected on the billboard? Email it to ted@namecheap.com Your voice is essential right now.

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