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Net Neutrality Makes Comeback In California; Lawmakers Agree To Strict Rules

July 7, 2018 Jon Brodkin, Arstechnica.com Educate! California, FCC, Internet, Legislation, Net Neutrality

A California net neutrality bill that could impose the toughest rules in the country is being resurrected. The bill was approved in its strongest form by the California Senate, but it was then gutted by the State Assembly's Communications Committee, which approved the bill only after eliminating provisions opposed by AT&T and cable lobbyists. Bill author Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has been negotiating with Communications Committee Chairman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and other lawmakers since then, and he announced the results today. Wiener said the agreement with Santiago and other lawmakers resulted in "legislation implementing the strongest net neutrality protections in the nation."

Net Neutrality Has Been Repealed, But Congress Could Still Bring It Back

June 21, 2018 Sarah Morris, Thehill.com Create! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

The net neutrality protections that millions of Americans asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement were repealed on Monday, a result of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s efforts to undo the work of his predecessor and remove the agency as the cop on the broadband provider beat. The FCC voted to repeal the rules in December, but that vote has now taken effect. If you’re outraged by this news, you’re not alone. Net neutrality keeps our internet free and open, encourages innovation, and galvanizes the growth of small businesses. Fortunately, while the rules are officially gone, there is an important process underway in Congress to reinstate them. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) is a 1996 law that allows Congress to repeal recent federal agency policies by a simple majority in both chambers.

June 26: The Internet Goes To Washington

June 16, 2018 Staff, Battleforthenet.com Create! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

On June 26th, small business owners and Internet users from across the country will meet directly with their House members in DC. Face-to-face meetings in the Capitol are one of the most effective ways to influence lawmakers' positions and counter the power of telecom lobbyists. Before the event, you'll receive an info packet with everything you need to know. Then, on the morning of your meetings, our friends at Public Knowledge will host an orientation and share insight on how to be effective in these meetings. Participants will be paired with a guide to show you where to go on Capitol Hill to meet key lawmakers. If you can't make it to DC, join us by getting involved locally.

Campaign For Net Neutrality Continues

June 16, 2018 Fight For The Future, Medium.com Create! Electoral Politics, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Outside of Washington, DC, net neutrality is not a partisan issue. Poll after poll shows that the overwhelming majority of voters, including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, oppose the FCC’s repeal of open Internet protections and want Congress to overturn it. No one wants their cable company to control what they can see and do online. But telecom mega-corporations like Comcast and AT&T have poured nearly $200 million into lobbying to kill net neutrality. And since FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is a GOP nominee, the issue has become increasingly partisan in DC, with most Democrats lining up in support of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to restore net neutrality, and so far most Republican lawmakers against, despite the wishes of the majority of GOP voters.

Summer Offensive For Net Neutrality Starts Now

June 10, 2018 Fight for the Future. Resist! Congress, FCC, Net Neutrality

Net neutrality is being stolen from you. And we have a warrant out for each and every House of Representatives member that has yet to sign to force a vote to reinstate net neutrality rules. Right now the Internet is dying because there are no net neutrality rules in place, but the fight is not over. Join the protest by sharing our wanted posters and using them as your social media avatar/profile pic. Let your representatives know that they are wanted and we want our net neutrality back.

Congress: Pass The CRA Or Face A Summer Of Internet Opposition

June 8, 2018 Staff, Tumblr.fightforthefuture.org Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Today, net neutrality supporters announced plans for mass online actions on June 11th, to coincide with the date that the FCC’s resoundingly unpopular repeal will go into effect. The groups behind BattleForTheNet.com, a site that millions have used to contact their lawmakers in support of an open Internet, issued a strong warning to lawmakers: sign the discharge petition and support the CRA resolution to block the repeal before its effective date, or become the target of a fierce summer activism campaign including ad buys, in-district protests, small business pressure, and a river of angry constituent phone calls. Earlier this month, the Senate voted 52-47 in a historic upset to pass a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution disapproving of the FCC’s gutting of open Internet protections.

Net Neutrality Is Coming Back, No Matter What Happens Next With The Senate Resolution

May 19, 2018 Troy Wolverton, Businessinsider.com Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

The resolution the Senate passed Wednesday that would reinstate the Federal Communications Commission's net-neutrality rules may ultimately go nowhere. But this issue isn't going away. And one day, most likely in the not-too-distant future, net-neutrality protections will be the law of the land again — this time for good. Support for the open-internet rules has only grown over time, both among the public and in the Beltway. And the more people know about the rules and what purpose they serve, the more they like and back them, no matter which side of the political aisle they're on. "People from across the political spectrum, from the far left to the far right, can all agree: They don't want their cable company to control where they get their news and information, how they listen to music, or where they can stream videos," said Evan Greer, the deputy director of Fight for the Future, an internet activist group that pushed hard for the Senate resolution.

Docs Show Ajit Pai Met With AT&T Execs Right After Corp Started Paying Michael Cohen. Now Congress Needs To Overturn The FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal And Investigate.

May 16, 2018 Fight for the Future, Medium.com Resist! Congress, Corruption, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

This past week, AT&T apologized for its “serious misjudgment” in hiring U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen to provide “insights” into how the new administration would handle issues like net neutrality and AT&T’s proposed merger with Time Warner Cable. Although Pai denied hearing from Cohen, new scheduling documents obtained through FOIA by corruption watchdog American Oversight show the Chairman met with top AT&T executives at a private dinner in Barcelona a month after the company began paying Cohen. One of the top AT&T representatives present at this meeting was noted net neutrality enemy Bob Quinn, who hired Cohen and has since stepped down over the controversy.

The Time To Get The Net Neutrality Rules Back Is Now

May 16, 2018 Gigi Sohn, Medium.com Create! Congress, FCC, Net Neutrality

Last December 14th, the Trump FCC repealed the 2015 network neutrality rules prohibiting broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from favoring or discriminating against Internet traffic. In doing so, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressly abdicated its role protecting consumers and competition in the broadband market, leaving powerful companies like AT&T and Comcast with little government oversight. The repeal of the rules and the FCC’s oversight will become effective on June 11. The blowback against this decision has been fierce and has taken place in three realms — the courts, the states and Congress.

The Battle For Net Neutrality Continues

May 14, 2018 Ilana Novick, Truthdig.com Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

“Net neutrality” laws are set to expire June 11, the Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday, and now a number of senators, mainly Democrats, are staging a last-ditch effort to save them. The Obama-era rules, enacted in 2015, aimed to create a free and open internet by preventing telecommunications companies from charging more for faster internet service, or otherwise privileging their own material or that of their advertisers online. If the rules are allowed to expire, companies will have “broad new power over how consumers can access the internet,” Reuters notes. In repealing the rules, the government is favoring the interests of giant telecoms over those of American consumers, effectively limiting the information they can consume based on their ability to pay for it.

Congress Would Save Net Neutrality If They Represented The People

May 11, 2018 Dell Cameron, Gizmodo.com Educate! Congress, Electoral Politics, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Democrats on Wednesday officially filed a petition to force a vote in the Senate to save net neutrality. With a single Republican supporting the effort, only one vote is needed to advance a resolution that may one day soon reinstate the net neutrality rules overturned by the FCC last year. “The American people know that the internet is for everyone and was invented with the guiding principle of nondiscrimination,” Sen. Edward Markey, who led the effort, said at a press conference on Wednesday. Sources with knowledge of the resolution’s progress in the Senate say a vote is likely to take place next week, though negotiations with leadership are ongoing. The resolution was officially discharged from committee after Markey’s petition gathered 49 signatures, only 30 of which were needed.

Everything You Need To Know About The Net Neutrality Resolution Coming To Congress Next Week

May 4, 2018 By Russell Brandom, Theverge.com Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

It’s been six months since FCC chairman Ajit Pai officially began the rollback of the Title II net neutrality order — and progress has been slow. The new rules finally entered the federal register in February, and they’re already facing a number of legal challenges. While some net neutrality advocates dig in for a prolonged court battle, there’s a separate front opening up in Congress that could prove far more effective. On May 9th, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) will introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution to roll back Pai’s order completely. It’s a long shot, but if it works, it would be faster and more effective than any court ruling, completely restoring Wheeler’s 2015 order. The plan relies on some unusually arcane congressional procedure, so we’re running down all the biggest questions around Markey’s plan and laying out exactly what it would take for Congress to reinstate net neutrality.

How Net Neutrality Activists Are Going Face-To-Face With Members Of Congress

May 4, 2018 Andrew Wyrich, Dailydot.com Resist! Activists, Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Net neutrality activists hand-delivered an open letter from small business owners to members of Congress across the country on Wednesday, urging them to support an effort to undo the Federal Communications Commission(FCC) decision to rescind the 2015 Open Internet Order. The letter, which was signed by nearly 6,000 small businesses, was designed to be delivered in the middle of Small Business Week and tells lawmakers they will “accept nothing less than the protections embodied” in the Open Internet Order, which ensured all internet traffic be treated equally. Without the rules, advocates say, internet service providers could “speed up” or “slow down” internet traffic. The letter also asks lawmakers to support an ongoing effort to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the FCC’s decision. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) announced earlier this week that the first step in the CRA process—a discharge petition—will be filed next week, forcing a full Senate vote.

Thousands Of Small Businesses Call On Congress To Pass CRA Resolution To Restore Net Neutrality

May 2, 2018 Staff, Fightforthefuture.org Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Small Business

It’s national Small Business Week, and nearly 6,000 small businesses, ranging from construction companies to tech startups are planning to deliver an open letter to Congress tomorrow Wednesday, May 2nd calling on lawmakers to support the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to block the FCC’s repeal. Small business owners will host delivery events at congressional offices across the country, where they will deliver the letter and host a short press conference about the impact of losing net neutrality on small businesses.

‘Red Alert’ Protest For Net Neutrality Starts May 9

May 1, 2018 Marguerite Reardon, Cnet.com Resist! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Protests

Net neutrality activists and websites like Etsy, Tumblr, Postmates, Foursquare and Twilio will post "red alerts" starting May 9 to protest the FCC's effort to roll back Obama-era net neutrality protections. This latest protest, announced Monday, is set to coincide with the next step in an ongoing process in the Senate to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to halt the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of the 2015 net neutrality rules. On May 9, senators will present a petition to force a vote on a resolution to undo the FCC's net neutrality rollback. The CRA gives Congress 60 legislative days in which to roll back the FCC's decision. The countdown for the rollback effort began in February when the FCC published its order in the Federal Register to repeal the rules. The rules, passed in 2015 under then-President Barack Obama, have become highly politicized and are strongly supported by Democrats in Congress and by many internet companies, such as Google and Facebook.

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