Internet Freedom

Groups Thank FCC For Supporting Net Neutrality

March 17, 2015 Net Neutrality Coalition, www.popularresistance.org Organize! Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

“The FCC followed the letter of the law by voting for reclassification, and it heeded the calls of millions of Americans. You proved that sound policy that benefits the public interest can carry the day in Washington. Your vote will help keep the Internet open for years to come, free from slow lanes and gatekeeping, which will enable future generations to enjoy the greatest platform for free expression, democracy, and innovation the world has ever known. If Congress acts, it should consider the FCC’s rule the floor, and not the ceiling, when it comes to the protections afforded Americans.” The groups also noted the bipartisan support for Net Neutrality and the FCC’s vote: “Those that support Net Neutrality and Title II represent a wide range of interests and political affiliations. What we have in common is an unwavering belief in the power of the Internet and the need to keep it open for the benefit of the public. This is not a partisan idea.”

Newsletter: Redefining The 21st Century

March 14, 2015 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, www.popularresistance.org Newsletter #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Climate Change, fast track, FERC, Internet Freedom, Mass Surveillance, TPP

In his story about how he became aware, Marcus Godwyn writes, "I don’t know about you but when it comes to this 21st century, so far, I’m distinctly not a fan!" It is up to us to redefine what the 21st century ultimately means. To that end, here is what happened this week and what is coming up. The Internet in the 21st Century The new net neutrality rules were published this week and the good news from our friends at Free Press is that the Internet as a common carrier has been restored. Matt Wood says, “These rules are an all-too-rare example of Washington actually working for the people.” This only happened because people organized and mobilized to make it happen. The result was an unexpected one and would not have occurred without a people's intervention.

Congressional Hearing: Last-Ditch Effort To Derail Net Neutrality

February 25, 2015 Free Press, www.popularrresistance.org Educate! Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee will convene a hearing to discuss the FCC’s Feb. 26 Net Neutrality vote. The majority of the witnesses are phone and cable industry-funded spokespeople and pundits, called to appear at another hearing designed to spread fear about Net Neutrality and stop the FCC from protecting the rights of Internet users. Earlier this month, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his intention to reclassify broadband Internet access as a "telecommunications service" under Title II of the Communications Act. Using Title II would restore basic protections against blocking and unreasonable discrimination by broadband providers, grounding those protections in the proper part of the law for the first time in more than a decade.

Civil Rights Activists Protest AT&T, Demand Internet Freedom

February 22, 2015 Media Justice, www.popularresistance.org Resist! Civil Rights, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

Champaign, IL – Despite the snow storm, a crowd of civil rights activists and supporters gathered outside of AT&T store today, demanding the company and other Internet service providers (ISPs) nationwide #DontBlockMyInternet. In the countdown for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pass new net neutrality rules on February 26 that will keep the Internet fair, fast, and open for generations to come, local groups Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (UCIMC) and CU Citizens for Peace and Justice --in partnership with the Media Action Grassroots Network, Color of Change, Presente, Free Press, and other partners -- gathered to lift up the voices of communities of color and low-income Internet users who won’t stand for corporate gatekeepers interfering with First Amendment rights.

Major Historic Victory For Internet Freedom: The Fight Continues

February 5, 2015 Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, www.PopularResistance.org Resist! fast track, FCC, Internet, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality, Tom Wheeler, TPP

Our ten month campaign to save the Internet (which built on ten years of work) had an against-all-odds victory when the Chairman of the FCC announced that the Internet would be reclassified as a public utility under Title II of the Federal Communications Act. If you remember, this is why we camped outside the FCC last May and continued to protest throughout the year– so that the Internet would be reclassified. This is a crucial step to guarantee net neutrality which means that we all have equal access to content on the Internet and it can’t be turned into a pay-to-play scheme like cable TV. This is a victory of people power over corporate power, indeed over one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington, DC the telecom industry! We have more campaigns to win and must be confident that the people have power and can defeat corporate interests.

FCC Chair Tom Wheeler To Ensure Net Neutrality

February 4, 2015 Tom Wheeler, www.wired.com Educate! FCC, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

After more than a decade of debate and a record-setting proceeding that attracted nearly 4 million public comments, the time to settle the Net Neutrality question has arrived. This week, I will circulate to the members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed new rules to preserve the internet as an open platform for innovation and free expression. This proposal is rooted in long-standing regulatory principles, marketplace experience, and public input received over the last several months. Broadband network operators have an understandable motivation to manage their network to maximize their business interests. But their actions may not always be optimal for network users. The Congress gave the FCC broad authority to update its rules to reflect changes in technology and marketplace behavior in a way that protects consumers.

The Trouble With Fake Net Neutrality Bills

January 22, 2015 Timothy Karrr, www.popularresistance.org Educate! Democracy, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

"What Thune and Upton are actually trying to do is declaw the one agency responsible for protecting the public interest in communications. Having lost their fight against Net Neutrality in the court of public opinion, companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are trying to use fake Net Neutrality bills to end all effective oversight of their anti-competitive, anti-consumer practices. "The solution is simple: The FCC should return to Title II, the applicable law that a bipartisan Congress wrote for all telecom networks, including broadband Internet access. That would restore the FCC's critical authority to prevent harmful discrimination, and also to promote competition, universal service and access, interconnection, public safety, and general consumer protections in an increasingly concentrated market that’s drifting dangerously toward monopoly.

We Are In The Final Countdown To Save The Net

January 14, 2015 Staff, www.popularresistance.org Resist! Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

We are in the final countdown to save the net. We expect the FCC to reveal its position on net neutrality in early February and to vote on it February 26. We are winning on net neutrality and the telecoms know it. They are doing all they can to stop reclassification of the Internet as a common carrier under Title II of the Telecommunication Act and we are fighting back! We would like to share some tools from our coalition partners so that you can join the fight too. Together we will save the Internet.

Stop The Telecoms From Destroying Net Neutrality

January 9, 2015 Staff, www.popularresistance.org Resist! Corporatism, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

January 14 is the one year anniversary of the Verizon court decision that ended net neutrality. The judge stated that the only way to protect net neutrality was to reclassify the Internet as a common carrier under Title II of the telecommunications act. Now that the Federal Communications Commission has come out in favor of Title II, the giant telecoms like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T are doing everything they can in Congress to stop the FCC. Time to make the telecoms, already some of the most hated corporations, into political poison. Rally at the telecom industry trade association at 25 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 12 noon. It's a block from Union Station which is on the metro red line. We'll be wearing hazmat suits. Bring signs or use ours calling out the telecoms for going against democracy, for corrupting politicians and for destroying Internet freedom.

Net Neutrality – We’re Winning! Don’t Let Telecoms Stop Us

December 14, 2014 Staff, www.popularresistance.org Resist! Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

Following the December 11 public meeting of the FCC where net neutrality activists disrupted and held a banner behind the commissioners, Chairman Tom Wheeler made a statement to the press that was supportive of Title II. This is remarkable progress considering that reclassification wasn't meant to be considered earlier in the year. Now, Title II seems inevitable and you can bet that the telecoms who are fighting to protect their monopoly of the Internet and their future profits are going to do everything they can to undermine the gains we've made. They already are by spreading lies through front groups, buying off civil rights groups and pressuring members of Congress. There are more Internet defenders than there are lobbyists. We've shown our power before and won. Time to do it again!

Newsletter: Respect Our Human Rights Or We’ll ‘Shut It Down’

December 13, 2014 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, www.PopularResistance.org Newsletter Bankers, Climate Justice, Corruption, Education, FCC, Finance and Economy, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Speech and Assembly, GMOs, Healthcare, Human Rights, Internet Freedom, Monsanto, Net Neutrality, Police abuse, Racism, Torture, TPP, Undercover police, Worker Rights and Jobs

This week we marked the 66th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was signed by the United States at its inception but has never been ratified. Perhaps because we live in a country that does not protect our human rights, many people in the United States lack an understanding that they exist. In the work for justice, important tasks are to learn about our rights, recognize that they are being violated and to stand up with the demand that these rights are honored. Throughout history it has been organized people-power that has won rights. We cannot expect to gain them any other way. We’ll highlight many areas where people are fighting for rights.

Net Neutrality Activists Disrupt FCC Meeting

December 11, 2014 Staff, www.popularresistance.org Resist! FCC, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

This morning at 10:40am, net neutrality demonstrators interrupted the FCC’s monthly meeting by unfurling a large banner reading “Reclassify Now!” behind the seated FCC commissioners. The activists, both union members, were escorted from the room by security after speaking out and asking FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler why he continues to delay Title II net neutrality, which should have been voted on at today’s meeting. Other activists inside the meeting held paper signs calling for reclassification of the Internet under Title without delay. Several stood up and spoke to Chairman Wheeler from the floor to ask why net neutrality was left off the agenda before being escorted from the room.

Saving The Internet: Impossible Shifted To Inevitable

November 22, 2014 Dennis Trainor, Jr., www.acronymtv.wordpress.com Resistance Report FCC, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

The group Fight For the Future (FFTF) has been at the forefront of a broad coalition that has rallied to generate comments from 4 million people, 40,000 websites, and the President of the United States in support of net neutrality. Earlier this year, FCC Chair Tom Wheeler announced that he wanted a decision to come down on the concept of net neutrality (the concept that everyone’s data should move at the same speed and that huge corporations or governments should not get to buy into a fast lane and/or interfere with what you do online) by the end of 2014. Now that that decision is being pushed to early 2015, Evan Greer – a campaign organizer for FFTF, is calling out Wheeler for not listening to the overwhelming consensus of people, telling Acronym TV in the video above: “Now that there is a growing public consensus for title II reclassification, which is the only way to protect the internet, all of the sudden he wants to delay. From our perspective, it is pretty easy to see what is going on here...

Next FCC Hearing: ‘No Delay On Net Neutrality!’

November 21, 2014 Staff, www.popularresistance.org Resist! FCC, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

We did it! It's official that the FCC will not vote on a phony 'hybrid' proposal at the next hearing on December 11. This is good news... and bad news. It's good that the our pressure forced the FCC to drop their weak rules, but it is bad that the delay gives the Giant Telecoms more time to push for loopholes and back doors and to spread their false information. We must make a strong push for full reclassification of the Internet under Title II as quickly as possible. No delay! We need hundreds of people to show up at the next hearing on December 11 at the FCC in Washington, DC with the message "Reclassify Now!" Will you be there? Sign the action pledge below and we'll send you the details as soon as we have them.

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