Net Neutrality

Will Open Internet Survive EU’s Net Neutrality Legislation?

April 28, 2016 Steve Anderson, www.openmedia.org Educate! Europe, Legislation, Net Neutrality

By Steve Anderson for Open Media - The open Internet (or Net Neutrality for the nerds) is in a precarious state in the European Union. That may sound familiar as EU decision-makers are also threatening to censor or tax hyperlinks right now. The situation concerning Net Neutrality is less bleak, but still very contentious, and a positive path forward is vital to the future of the Web. You may or may not live in the EU but many of your favourite websites (like maybe SoundCloud or Prezi) do.

The Tech Policy Battles Of 2016

January 7, 2016 Hamza Shaban, www.buzzfeed.com Educate! Drones, Encryption, Internet, Net Neutrality

By Hamza Shaban for Buzz Feed News - Encryption, or encoding messages to prevent unwanted parties from snooping, is regarded as a crucial tool for communicating and doing business on the web. But for American law enforcement, the mass adoption of strong encryption tools — which would prevent even technology companies from decrypting private messages — poses a national security dilemma. The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies say that encryption can lead to tremendous harm.

For Internet Users, 2015 Was A Year Of Many Wins… And One Loss

December 29, 2015 Timothy Karr, www.huffingtonpost.com Create! Net Neutrality

By Timothy Karr for The Huffington Post - While not every fight ended in a win for Internet users, 2015 was a year when millions of advocates defied the conventional wisdom that tech policymaking was an arcane and secretive world limited to a small circle of insiders. We organized online and off, sending millions of comments in support of an open Internet, beating back efforts to build even larger broadband monopolies, and creating new online tools to safeguard the privacy of our online communications. Here are the many highlights... and a few less-than-spectacular moments...

Net Neutrality Survives Congressional Budget Battle

December 18, 2015 John Eggerton, www.multichannel.com Resist! FCC, Net Neutrality

By John Eggerton for Multichannel - According to someone following the budget bill as well as a check of the FCC-related section of the 2,000-plus page opus, the riders that would have blocked or limited the FCC's implementation of network neutrality rules did not make it onto the compromise bill hammered out late Tuesday (Dec. 15). That is no big surprise since the Obama Administration said that ideological riders could lead to a veto of the bill and the President was a vocal supporter, some would say a motivating force as well, of the FCC's decision to reclassify ISPs under Title II common carrier regulations. Cable operators were not expecting them to survive the negotiations.

Newsletter: Heroes In The War At Home

December 6, 2015 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, www.popularresistance.org Newsletter Baltimore, Black Panthers, Carbon infrastructure, Clean Energy, Climate Change, COP21, Corporate crime, Fracking, Fred Hampton, Freddie Grey, Net Neutrality, Paris, Pipelines, Police Brutrality, Racism, TISA, TPP, Uranium, wealth inequality

By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese for Popular Resistance. Forty six years ago this week, 21 year old Black Panther leader Fred Hampton was murdered in his bed by Chicago police and the FBI. Hampton was a hero to many in his community for the work he did to feed hungry schoolchildren, create peace in his high school and within his community as a leader of the Black Panthers. His crime was being intelligent, talented and effective. In his short life, he rattled the power structure. In the war at home - the elite's war on the poor, hungry, homeless, sick, young and old - there are many heroes. Maybe this is one aspect of the US' war culture we can embrace - honoring our heroes and sheroes. In memory of the late Howard Zinn, let's honor those who work everyday for justice and peace. We are making a difference. Let's change the culture by lifting up the change-makers - those who make the world a better place - as our role models and heroes. Let's remember people like Fred Hampton. As Bill Simpich writes about Hampton and others killed for their activism, "They died in the war at home. They died holding this country to its promises. They died so we can be free. Hold them in the place of the highest honor."

Net Neutrality Supporters Optimistic After Court Arguments

December 5, 2015 Jon Brodkin, www.arstechnica.com Educate! FCC, Net Neutrality

By Jon Brodkin for ARS Technica - Internet providers suing the Federal Communications Commission to overturn net neutrality rules got their day in court today as oral arguments were heard by a three-judge panel at the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. A decision might not come for months, but net neutrality supporters said the judges’ questions indicate that a ruling may defer to the FCC’s determination on the crucial question of whether Internet providers can be reclassified as common carriers. Opponents of the net neutrality rules believe the judges are skeptical about some of the FCC’s arguments, however.

Net Neutrality Goes Back On Trial

December 1, 2015 Jacob Gershman, www.blogs.wsj.com Educate! FCC, Net Neutrality

By Jacob Gershman for The Wall Street Journal - Net neutrality is going back on trial this week when one of the most powerful courts in America considers whether the Federal Communications Commission can go forward with its plan to impose utility-like regulations on broadband providers. The FCC earlier this year came out with a new set of Internet regulations, the agency’s latest attempt to advance “open Internet” rules that essentially require equal treatment of Internet traffic. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Dec. 4 is hearing the telecom industry’s challenge to the rules.

EU Passes Net Neutrality Laws That Leave ‘Fast Lane’ Loopholes

October 28, 2015 Nick Summers, www.engadget.com Educate! Europe, Net Neutrality

By Nick Summers for Engadget - Legislation designed to protect net neutrality and abolish mobile phone roaming fees has been passed today by the European Parliament. These new rules -- hotly debated for two years by EU representatives -- are now finalised and will soon cover the entire region, including the UK. While the end of expensive holiday phone bills won't take place until 2017, the updated internet protections should come into effect fairly quickly. Such a moment ought to be cause for celebration, however many in the technology industry are now concerned about loopholes that could enable internet "fast lanes."

Europe To Adopt Bad Net Neutrality Rules. Here’s How To Fix Them

October 23, 2015 Barbara van Schewick, www.caribflame.com Resist! Europe, Net Neutrality

By Barbara van Schewick for Medium - On Tuesday, October 27, the European Parliament will vote on rules intended to protect network neutrality in the European Union (EU). However, the proposal about to be adopted fails to deliver network neutrality to the EU and is much weaker than current net neutrality rules in the United States. Fortunately, it’s not too late to change course. Members of Parliament can still secure meaningful network neutrality for Europe — if they adopt key amendments on Tuesday. Unless it adopts amendments, the European Parliament’s net neutrality vote next Tuesday threatens the open Internet in Europe.

Battle Over FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules May Redefine Free Speech

October 8, 2015 Alisha Green, www.truth-out.org Educate! FCC, Net Neutrality

By Alisha Green for Truthout, The Federal Communications Commission's defense of its rules regulating broadband services in court has a free speech element that could have wide implications for how the Internet should function and consumers' access to online content. The FCC not only faces a challenge to its authority to make the net neutrality rules. But both sides in the case are also citing First Amendment rights to free speech, potentially setting up a legal showdown on the issue. David Post, a retired Temple University law professor and a former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said the disagreement hinges on whether the net neutrality rules deprive Internet-service providers of First Amendment rights to "editorial discretion." But Post noted the impact would depend on whether the court chooses to address the issue directly.

The Women Who Won Net Neutrality

September 24, 2015 Marvin Ammori, www.slate.com Resist! FCC, Internet, Law, Net Neutrality

By Marvin Ammori in Slate - Because the victory at the FCC is so important for economic policy and was so shocking a political victory, many news organizations have profiled those responsible. Over the past months, in addition to me, many men have received credit—including Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama, HBO host John Oliver, and Tumblr CEO David Karp. While these men (and others, especially in the nonprofit community) played critical roles, none deserves more credit than the frequently overlooked women who helped lead the fight. Even if we guys managed to hog the credit afterward, a disproportionate number of women in the public interest, tech, and government communities had the guts and brains to lead the public to victory. They canceled annual vacations, worked around the clock, didn’t see friends and family as often as anyone would want—and ran a brilliant campaign. They should be recognized.

Tech Firms Flood Court In Support Of Net Neutrality

September 22, 2015 Mario Trujillo, www.thehill.com Educate! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Technology

By Mario Trujillo in The Hill - Major tech companies and other supporters of the Federal Communications Commission’s new Internet rules are expected to flood the U.S. Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit on Monday with arguments in favor of the regulations. Monday is the deadline for supporters of the FCC’s net neutrality regulations to file their friend of the court briefs, defending the agency against a lawsuit from Internet service providers who are challenging the commission’s authority to create the new rules. Dozens of groups in the Internet and telecommunications industries have staked out their positions on the FCC’s decision to reclassify Internet service as a “telecommunications service,” rather than its previous classification as a less regulated “information service.” The new designation gave the FCC more authority to regulate conduct from Internet service providers — like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T — that control the lines that allow customers to browse the Internet and stream video.

Free Press Blasts Industry Court Filings Against Net Neutrality

August 1, 2015 Free Press, www.freepress.net Resist! Law, Net Neutrality, Telecommunications

By Free Press - Phone and cable companies and their lobbying groups filed an initial series of legal briefs on Thursday as part of their legal challenge against the Federal Communications Commission's Feb. 26 Net Neutrality order. After the FCC properly decided to reclassify broadband Internet access as a telecom service under Title II of the Communications Act, various industry groups filed 10 different lawsuits to prevent the agency from enforcing the open Internet protections. The court ordered those challengers to join together and file a total of three separate briefs today (rather than allowing all 10 petitioners to file separately). In June the same federal court rejected efforts by the broadband industry to delay the Net Neutrality rules from going into effect.

Republicans Are Trying To Defund Net Neutrality. Will It Work?

July 25, 2015 Brian Fung, www.washingtonpost.com Educate! Congress, FCC, Law, Net Neutrality

By Brian Fung in The Washington Post - It's no secret that many Republicans hate the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules, which went into effect this June and regulate Internet providers like legacy telephone companies. Some now want to use Congress' power of the purse to roll those regulations back. If it works, Congress could forbid the FCC from using its budget to enforce net neutrality and give Internet providers a come-from-behind victory. This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill that contains an amendment singling out the FCC and net neutrality. Notably, the rider would prohibit the FCC from using its most powerful regulatory tool to police Internet providers — Title II of the Communications Act.

Take Action: Congress Trying To Undo Net Neutrality

July 22, 2015 Staff, www.PopularResistance.org Petitions and Online Actions Net Neutrality

The Congress is trying to undo all of our work to ensure net neutrality. They are taking a back-door approach because several attempts at passing a law to undo an Internet where there is equal access for all with no discrimination based on wealth have failed. They are attaching a rider to an appropriations bill to defund net neutrality. We are joining with our ally, Free Press, to stop this sneak attack on net neutrality. Free Press writes: Tell Congress: Stop the Sneak Attack on Net NeutralityNet neutrality protester at Obama fundraiser 7-23-14 The appropriations bill moving through Congress would kill the FCC's Net Neutrality rules. And unlike other threats that have emerged in Congress, this is particularly troubling because it's hidden deep inside a big funding package that’s needed to keep the government operating.

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