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California’s Proposed Net Neutrality Bill Gains Steam

April 28, 2018 Wendy Davis, MediaPost.com. Create! California, FCC, Net Neutrality

The bill (SB 822), introduced last month by state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would restore the Obama-era net neutrality rules in the state by prohibiting broadband providers from blocking or throttling traffic, and from charging higher fees for prioritized delivery. The California measure would also restrict Internet service providers' ability to exempt some material from consumers' data caps, and would limit some forms of paid "interconnection" agreements that involve companies like Netflix paying broadband carriers to interconnect directly with their network.

Pressure On For Net Neutrality Campaign

April 25, 2018 Staff, Blog.github.com Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Meanwhile, the quest to find one more vote to move the process forward in the Senate continues. Write Congress to aid in the search. On May 2, small businesses will deliver a letter to Congress, urging disapproval of the FCC order. The first week of May is Small Business Week, and Congresspeople take business owners from their districts very seriously. If you represent a small business in the U.S., sign the letter. Meanwhile, at least 33 U.S. states and many cities have enacted or have pending actions to protect net neutrality. California is considering passing S.B. 822, the strongest and most comprehensive set of net neutrality protections in the country. GitHub joined almost 60 startups in a letter of support for this bill, which has its second committee hearing tomorrow.

AT&T And Cable Lobby Are Terrified Of A California Net Neutrality Bill

April 19, 2018 Jon Brodkin, Arstechnica.com Create! California, FCC, Legislation, Net Neutrality

Internet service providers celebrated four months ago when the Federal Communications Commission voted to eliminate nationwide net neutrality rules that prohibit blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization. But now Internet service providers in California are terrified that they could end up facing even stricter rules being considered by the California legislature. AT&T and the lobby group that represents Comcast, Charter, Cox, and other cable companies have been making their displeasure known to lawmakers in advance of hearings on a bill that could impose the toughest net neutrality law in the nation. The California bill implements the FCC's basic net neutrality rules from 2015, but it also bans paid zero-rating arrangements in which home or mobile Internet providers charge online services for data cap exemptions.

AT&T/Verizon Lobbyists To “Aggressively” Sue States That Enact Net Neutrality

March 29, 2018 Jon Brodkin, Arstechnica.com Educate! FCC, Net Neutrality, Telecommunications

A lobby group that represents AT&T, Verizon, and other telcos plans to sue states and cities that try to enforce net neutrality rules. USTelecom, the lobby group, made its intentions clear yesterday in a blog post titled, "All Americans Deserve Equal Rights Online." "Broadband providers have worked hard over the past 20 years to deploy ever more sophisticated, faster and higher-capacity networks, and uphold net neutrality protections for all," USTelecom CEO Jonathan Spalter wrote. "To continue this important work, there is no question we will aggressively challenge state or municipal attempts to fracture the federal regulatory structure that made all this progress possible." The USTelecom board of directors includes AT&T, Verizon, Frontier, CenturyLink, Windstream, and other telcos.

These Maps Show All The Cities And States Now Defending Net Neutrality

March 20, 2018 By Kevin Litman-Navarro, Inverse.com Resist! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, United States

As seen in the map above, 28 different states have proposed legislation to adopt net neutrality regulations. Only one state — Washington — has already passed a law in the state legislature protecting net neutrality statewide. Its legislation basically reinstates the Obama-era regulations repealed by the FCC, meaning that ISPs won’t be able to block content or establish fast and slow internet lanes once it goes into effect in June. Some believe that Washington’s legislation might provoke a lawsuit from the FCC, because the December repeal of net neutrality stipulated that city and state governments were prohibited from drafting their own rules. Because the FCC’s new plan isn’t set to go into effect until April 23, we might have to wait to see if the FCC pursues action against Washington.

FCC Must Defend Net Neutrality Repeal In Court Against Dozens Of Litigants

March 13, 2018 Jon Brodkin, Arstechnica.com Resist! Courts, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

The lawsuits were all filed in either the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. As is standard, there was a multi-circuit lottery to determine the venue, and the Ninth Circuit court based in San Francisco was randomly selected to hear the case. The order announcing consolidation of the cases and the venue selection was issued Thursday. In order to participate in the multi-circuit lottery, litigants had to appeal within 10 days of the net neutrality repeal order's publication in the Federal Register, which happened on February 22. But litigants have 60 days overall to file lawsuits, so the FCC could still face challenges from more organizations.

Protest Senator Kennedy’s Net Neutrality-Destroying Bill

March 10, 2018 Staff, PopularResistance.org Resist! FCC, Internet, Legislation, Net Neutrality

Politico is now reporting that Senator Kennedy says he is still considering supporting the CRA. If he truly cares about the open Internet, he should publicly state his support for the CRA and withdraw this legislation that would undermine net neutrality. Today Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana betrayed his constituents, Louisiana small businesses, and millions of Internet users by introducing a widely-criticized piece of net neutrality legislation for consideration in the Senate. The bill is a companion to legislation proposed by Rep Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), one of the most notorious anti-Internet lawmakers in Congress, who has taken more than $600,000 from the telecom lobby and is widely perceived as a shill for the industry.

Open Internet Advocates Pressure US Senators Before Midterms

March 6, 2018 Creede Newton, Aljazeera.com Resist! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Senate

As the clock ticks on the effort to restore net neutrality, advocates see hope in using the midterm elections in the US to hold elected representatives feet to the fire of the public's demands. Net neutrality is a policy that guarantees internet service providers (ISPs) will treat all data fairly without blocking or "throttling" certain data streams. In December, the Federal Communications Commission voted to undo a 2015 rule that enshrined the policy. But polls show that net neutrality receives bipartisan support. A University of Maryland poll from December showed that 83 percent of US voters support the "open internet", and some legislators are listening. Senator Ed Markey introduced on Tuesday a Congressional Review Act (CRA), a measure that allows Congress to use an expedited legal process to review new regulations, to reverse the FCC's decision to end net neutrality.

It’s Time To Show Up For An Open Internet

March 3, 2018 Gabriella Anaïs Deal-Márquez, Centerformediajustice.org Organize! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Protest Demonstrations

I am grateful to the elders in my family line that have taught me the power of telling our stories. As a daughter of artist activists I was raised knowing that the resistance in your art and storytelling matters, and that there is great responsibility in telling stories that contest violence and injustice. I know this is right, but I also know that as activists, artists, organizers, culture makers, we can’t share our narratives and collective visions for our future without open, accessible platforms. This past December the FCC voted to disband net neutrality. What does this mean? It means we would no longer have an open internet. Net Neutrality are rules that would make the internet easily accessible for everyone to use as an open platform to communicate. Net Neutrality rules protections prevent internet service providers from creating a hierarchy of access based on how much you pay for their services.

Operation: #OneMoreVote

February 10, 2018 Staff, Fightforthefuture.org Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Protest planning, led by Fight for the Future, Demand Progress, and Free Press Action Fund, has just begun, but already well known companies like Etsy, Medium, Vimeo, Imgur, Namecheap and Sonos have announced their participation, along with groups like Consumer Reports, the ACLU, Common Cause, Engine, and Daily Kos. Many other participants will be announced in the coming days. 50 Senators have already come out in support of the CRA, which would overturn the FCC’s December 14 decision and restore net neutrality protections that prevent Internet providers from controlling the web with throttling, censorship, and new fees. The February 27 push is laser focused on securing the final vote needed to pass the resolution in the Senate.

Congressional Review Act Of Net Neutrality Clock About To Begin

February 6, 2018 Ali Breland, Thehill.com Resist! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Senate

The Senate has received the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) official notice of measures to scrap net neutrality rules, two congressional sources confirmed. The notice is one of the first procedural steps in starting the 60-day deadline Congress has to stop the FCC’s net neutrality repeal with the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The House must also receive notice, and it must be published in the Federal Register for the rest of the process to start. Sources said that it has yet to be determined when this will happen but noted it could be as early as Friday or next week. After the 60-day deadline, Congress would no longer be able to use a CRA resolution to stop the FCC’s plan from continuing. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who is spearheading the CRA in the Senate, currently has 50 votes, including Republican Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), but is still one vote short of what’s needed to pass the measure.

Net Neutrality Activist ‘Throttles’ Street Traffic Outside FCC Building

January 31, 2018 Tristan Greene, Thenextweb.com Resist! Activists, FCC, Net Neutrality

While the rest of you were crying into your cruelty-free glasses of vegan pond-water over the repeal of net neutrality, humanitarian and activist Rob Bliss was restoring freedom to American roads. Instead of allowing traffic to rely on government regulations and oversight, Bliss decided the street in front of the FCC building in Washington D.C. needed a fast lane. So he created one. Using his bicycle to ‘throttle’ a lane of traffic, he offered commuters the opportunity to pay a simple $5 fee to take advantage of the newly created “fast lane.” Bliss, like Ajit Pai, isn’t a professional engineer or expert on the flow of traffic, but that didn’t stop either of them from “fixing” problems only they could see.

Burger King Loves Net Neutrality (?!) And Other Whoppers

January 25, 2018 Craig Aaron, Freepress.net Educate! Fast Food, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Some buzz-killers are complaining that Burger King doesn’t really care about Net Neutrality and is just trying to exploit a hot-button topic. To them, I say: I know! Isn’t it great?! Net Neutrality is so popular right now that it’s being used to sell hamburgers. This supposedly obscure issue, one that all the political experts spent years trying to dismiss and rename, is so prominent that Burger-freaking-King wants a piece of it. Right now Net Neutrality ranks high on the list of concerns of millennial voters — right up there with marijuana legalization. If nothing else, BK knows its target demo. The unprecedented public response since Ajit Pai’s FCC moved to kill Net Neutrality in December has now seized the attention of Madison Avenue. This is new territory. And it’s delicious.

States And Cities Keep Battle For Net Neutrality Alive

January 25, 2018 By Klint Finley, Wired.com Create! Cities, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

STATES ARE STARTING to make good on their promises to fight for net neutrality in the wake of the Federal Communications Commission's decision to jettison rules that banned broadband providers from blocking or discriminating against internet content. On Monday, Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed an executive order effectively barring state agencies from doing business with internet service providers that violate net neutrality. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a similar order on Wednesday. The moves follow a lawsuit filed last week by 21 states and the District of Columbia challenging the FCC's decision to overturn its own protections. Montana is the first state to take action to encourage broadband providers to follow the principles of net neutrality, but others, including California, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington are considering legislative action.

Montana Enacts Net Neutrality, Provides Template For Other States To Follow

January 24, 2018 Phillip Tracy, Dailydot.com Resist! FCC, Montana, Net Neutrality

The state’s governor, Steve Bullock, signed an executive order Monday that effectively reinstates net neutrality principles dismantled by the Federal Communications Commission(FCC) in December. Montana will curtail the power of internet service providers (ISPs) by preventing those with a state contract to block or charge more for faster speeds to certain websites. “There has been a lot of talk around the country about how to respond to the recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission to repeal net neutrality rules, which keep the internet free and open. It’s time to actually do something about it,” Bullock said in a statement. “This is a simple step states can take to preserve and protect net neutrality. We can’t wait for folks in Washington, D.C., to come to their senses and reinstate these rules.”

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