Internet

Net Neutrality Movement Responds To DC Court Ruling

October 3, 2019 Melanie Moon, Popular Resistance Create! Internet, Net Neutrality

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit undermined the right to a free and open internet today by upholding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of the 2015 Open Internet Order. In Mozilla v. FCC, the Court ruled that while the FCC acted lawfully when it dismantled net neutrality, it cannot block states from setting their own regulations. This opens the door for states to enact their own net neutrality legislation and protect millions of individuals and consumers. The FCC’s repeal of the 2015 Open Internet Order gave internet service providers (ISPs) the ability to prioritize, throttle or block content with little to no oversight. While the FCC claimed this repeal would spark innovation and job growth, public interest groups argued that the revocation of net neutrality has stifled innovation, hurt competition, stalled growth and put the public safety at risk.

Court Defers to FCC on Dismantling Net Neutrality for Now but Opens Door for States, Higher Courts and Congress to Act

October 1, 2019 Timothy Karr, Free Press Educate! Internet, Net Neutrality

On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit deferred to the Federal Communications Commission in upholding its 2017 repeal of Net Neutrality, but overturned key parts of the agency’s so-called Restoring Internet Freedom Order, which was adopted on partisan lines in December 2017. That order repealed the landmark Open Internet Order the Obama-era FCC put in place in 2015. In a lengthy and unusual opinion, the court upheld the FCC’s misguided legal analysis repealing the federal rules for Net Neutrality, even though the judges who joined the opinion wrote that they are “deeply concerned that the result is unhinged from the realities of modern broadband service.”

US Internet Companies Are Privatized Instruments Of US Geopolitical Power And They Are Not Even Hiding It

September 17, 2019 Yasha Levine, Thegrayzone.com Educate! Communication, Fascism, Internet, Media

I was in the New York Public Library recently doing research in the archives when I stumbled on a 1944 pamphlet from Western Electric, the old American techno-telephone monopolist. It’s called “Circuits for Victory” and its 40 glossy, slickly produced pages are dedicated to one thing: celebrating all the ways that the company’s telecommunication technology helps the United States government fight and win wars. The pamphlet is a historical document, but if you squint at it right and replace “Western Electric” with, say, “Facebook” or “Google” or “Amazon,” you actually get an accurate sense of what Silicon Valley monopolies are today: privatized extensions of American Empire.

What To Expect When You’re Expecting A Net Neutrality Decision

August 2, 2019 Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Benton.org Strategize! Courts, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Every Tuesday and Friday morning at 10 am (Eastern), scores of journalists, activists, and lawyers stare at the website of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s “Opinions” page, rapidly refreshing their browsers. They are waiting for the court’s opinion in the challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s 2017 decision repealing its own Obama-era network neutrality rules. Within a few minutes, the court posts new decisions or notes that there will be no decisions that day. The court’s net neutrality decision may come down tomorrow, next week, next month, or several months from now...

Governor Mills Signs Law To Support Net Neutrality And Protect Internet Users

July 11, 2019 Staff, Maine.gov Create! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Reform

Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has signed into law LD 1364, An Act Regarding Net Neutrality and Internet Policy, introduced by Rep. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth. The legislation restricts internet service providers from blocking, slowing down, or speeding up the delivery of online content at their discretion and follows the Federal Communication Commission’s repeal of net neutrality rules put in place by the Obama Administration. "The internet is a powerful economic and educational tool that can open doors of opportunity for Maine people and small businesses," said Governor Mills.

103 Groups Urge Senate Majority Leader McConnell To Bring The Save The Internet Act To A Floor Vote

June 12, 2019 Staff, Freepress.net Create! FCC, Internet, Reform

Today marks one year since the FCC made the unpopular decision to officially kill net neutrality and broadband protections for the American people. On the one-year anniversary of the end of the Open Internet Order, we encourage the Senate to join your House colleagues in implementing the will of your constituents — 4 in 5 of whom support net neutrality, including 77% of Republicans, according to recent polling. Since the repeal of the Open Internet Order by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...

How Net Neutrality Advocates Are Protesting The Anniversary Of The FCC Repeal

June 11, 2019 Andrew Wyrich, Dailydot.com Resist! Electoral Politics, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Net neutrality advocates will mark the one year anniversary of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal going into effect with an all-day live stream tomorrow. Fight for the Future, an internet rights advocacy group that is hosting the live stream, says comments submitted to them by people “about why a free and open internet matters to them” will be read aloud by small business owners, veterans, gaming streamers, comedians, representatives from other internet advocacy groups, and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.).

90 Organizations Urge Congress To Restore Net Neutrality

April 4, 2019 Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance. Resist! Internet, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

We the undersigned 90 organizations urge House members to pass the Save the Internet Act restoring the strong protections for net neutrality and broadband access guaranteed by the 2015 Open Internet Order. Since the repeal of the Open Internet Order by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in December 2017, millions of Americans have been fighting to protect an open and accessible internet and calling on Congress to restore vital protections for universal communications rights, small business innovation, and free speech online. Additionally, net neutrality continues to receive overwhelming bipartisan support across the country, with the latest polling showing that 4 in 5 Americans support net neutrality, including 77% of Republicans.

Free Press Action Hails Committee Passage Of The Save The Internet Act As Landmark Net Neutrality Bill Advances To House Floor

April 4, 2019 Staff, Freepress.net Create! Internet, Net Neutrality, Reform

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the House Energy & Commerce Committee passed the Save the Internet Act of 2019 (H.R. 1644) out of committee with a 30-22 vote. The legislation, which would restore the FCC’s strong Net Neutrality rules and Title II legal framework for broadband, is expected to move to the House floor, where it could receive a vote as early as next week. Introduced in early March, the legislation had already drawn the support of 187 sponsors in the House by the time of today’s markup. It would reinstate the Federal Communications Commission’s 2015 Open Internet Order.

Poll Shows National Consensus In Favor Of Net Neutrality

March 22, 2019 Paul Bischoff, Comparitech.com Educate! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Most internet users expect the freedom to be able to toggle between Twitter and Instagram with both programs loading at the same speed. However, what many don’t realize is that governmental policies are controlling our access to the internet, including social media. In 2015, under the Obama administration, rules were enacted that prohibited internet providers from increasing charges for specific content or giving certain websites preferential treatment. These rules came to be known as “net neutrality” and were quickly taken away after the FCC voted to repeal them in 2017.

“The Whole Internet Is Watching.” Internet Protest Planned Ahead Of Key Net Neutrality Vote Next Week

March 22, 2019 Staff, Fightforthefuture.org Uncategorized Internet, Net Neutrality, Protests

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on Communications and Technology is expected to hold a markup and vote on the Save the Internet Act (HR 1644) as soon as next week. Internet activists are planning an online protest, starting Monday, with the intention of making the livestream of what would otherwise be a relatively obscure procedural vote go viral, to show lawmakers on the committee that “The Whole Internet is Watching.”

Web Inventor Urges Users To Seek ‘Complete Control’ Of Data

March 16, 2019 Staff, Afp.com Create! Data, Internet

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on Monday slammed the increasing commodification of personal information and appealed for internet users to strive to maintain "complete control" of their data. Berners-Lee, credited with creating the web in 1989, is on a mission to save his invention from a range of problems increasingly dominating online life, including misinformation and a lack of data protection. "You should have complete control of your data. It's not oil. It's not a commodity," he told a small group of journalists gathered at Europe's physics lab CERN, where he first came up with the idea for the web 30 years ago.

The Save The Internet Act Offers Real Net Neutrality Protections

March 10, 2019 Timothy Karr, Free Press Create! Internet, Net Neutrality

The Save The Internet Act would restore the entire 2015 Open Internet Order, including the rules it adopted, the protections and precedents set forth in the text of the FCC’s 2015 decision, and the Title II framework under which broadband-internet access is classified as a telecommunications service. The 2015 FCC order offered a solid legal basis, upheld in federal courts, for rules preventing companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from blocking, throttling or otherwise interfering with lawful internet traffic.

Court Strikes Down FCC’s Mean-Spirited Effort To Reinforce Digital Divide

February 16, 2019 Janine Jackson, Fair.org Resist! FCC, Internet

A federal appeals court has overturned FCC chair Ajit Pai‘s attempt to gut the subsidy that makes it possible for low-income communities to access broadband. For reasons known only to themselves, the FCC’s Republican majority voted last fall to make it much harder for people, including tribal residents, to obtain a subsidy provided by a program appropriately called Lifeline. Lifeline helps people who qualify with a $9.25 monthly subsidy to buy phone and Internet service; for those living on tribal lands, the subsidy is $25 in recognition of additional hurdles to access they face. Nearly 11 million people subscribe, which still just represents 28 percent of eligible households.

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