Net Neutrality

FCC, Deliver The Internet We Deserve

November 29, 2014 Center For Media Justice, www.freepress.net Resist! Civil Rights, Human Rights, Internet, Net Neutrality, Racial Justice

We brought this delegation of civil rights leaders to Washington, D.C., to remind Commissioner Clyburn that the communities that will be most adversely affected by weak Net Neutrality rules are communities of color. Presente shared how vital an open Internet has been in pushing the immigration debate forward and empowering President Obama to issue last week’s executive order. For ColorOfChange, an organization that grew from one email in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to the largest online community of African Americans, the Internet has allowed it to stake out a powerful political voice. The evidence of this power is unfolding in Ferguson as we speak. We delivered the message that strong Net Neutrality 1) ensures companies are not allowed to discriminate against voices online, 2) bans fast lanes and slow lanes, and 3) provides equal protections for the 60 percent of Latinos and 43 percent of African Americans who access the Internet primarily through their cellphones.

The Global Movement For Net Neutrality

November 28, 2014 Nadia Prupis, www.commondreams.org Organize! Freedom of Expression, Internet, Net Neutrality

As a movement crystallizes around the future of the Internet, more than 35 human rights and technology organizations from 19 countries have come together as a new coalition to define and protect the idea of 'net neutrality' as they lead what they say is a global battle to protect the Open Internet and online freedom. The numerous and diverse groups—coming together as the 'This Is Net Neutrality' coalition—released a joint statement (made available in eleven languages) expressing their shared purpose: The open Internet has fostered unprecedented creativity, innovation and access to knowledge and to other kinds of social, economic, cultural, and political opportunities across the globe.

FCC Commissioner Clyburn Is Evasive On Reddit Chat

November 23, 2014 Staff, www.PopularResistance.org Organize! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

The article below describes an Ask Me Anything on Reddit with Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and describes the session as "not going well." It did not go well because Commissioner Clyburn refused to be clear about her views. Does she still support reclassification under Title II as she did in 2010? Does she support net neutrality? Does she still oppose paid prioritization? None of these questions were answered, instead Commissioner Clyburn used the phrase that the chair of the commission, Tom Wheeler, uses even when he is advocating for paid prioritization, "a free and open Internet." The Internet can be free and open and not be a common carrier with rules requiring net neutrality. We were also disappointed to see Commissioner Clyburn use the misleading talking point: "Title II on its own does not automatically ban paid prioritization." What Title II does do is gives the FCC the legal authority to stop paid prioritization and put in place net neutrality rules. The courts have made it clear that without Title II the FCC cannot put in place such regulations. There is no doubt Commissioner Clyburn knows this so why does she continue to use this misleading talking point?

Independent Movements Can Shape Obama’s Final Years

November 23, 2014 Kate Aronoff, www.wagingnonviolence.org Strategize! Climate Change, FCC, Immigration, Internet, KXL pipeline, Net Neutrality, TPP

In the wake of the mid-term elections earlier this month, it might have seemed that there wasn’t much hope to hold onto for progressives, what with climate deniers and tea party fundamentalists rising to some of the highest offices in the land. What we’ve seen since, though, has been a string of executive decisions that might be cautiously described as hopeful. Responding to his new-found willingness to take on the GOP, pundits have commented that Obama is attempting to carve out a progressive legacy in the latter half of his second term. This may be true, but this week’s announcements are also evidence of the work grassroots organizers have been doing to put pressure on the White House since well before the 2008 election. In other words, like other presidents, any progressive legacy Obama manages to build between now and 2016 will be a product of the movements that challenged him most.

Popular Resistance Newsletter: No Rest Yet

November 22, 2014 Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, www.popularresistance.org Newsletter Climate Change, Ferguson, Net Neutrality, Police abuse, Students, TPP

The end of the year is turning out to be among the busiest times since the early days of the occupy encampments. Many Popular Resistance campaigns are coming to fruition and key conflicts around the country and world are at critical moments. After mid-December and through mid-January there should be an opportunity to reflect and plan for 2015, but for now, we are running at full speed on issues that impact all of us. If you can get involved – we need you. The Grand Jury's announcement in Ferguson is expected imminently and many have issued a nonviolent call to action. The FCC has its next hearing on Dec. 11. The TPP negotiators are coming to Washington, DC on Dec. 7 and campaigns to stop the extreme extraction of fossil fuels are in critical moments. All of this and more means that your involvement is needed however you are able to participate.

Civil Rights Groups’ False Split Over Net Neutrality

November 22, 2014 Brian Fung, www.washingtonpost.com Create! Civil Rights, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

The heated debate in Washington over a critical policy measure that could shape the future of the Internet has created a peculiar split among traditional allies. A number of civil rights organizations and diversity groups overwhelmingly back a proposal that would lightly regulate telecom providers and broadband companies. But other groups representing minorities as well as consumer advocates and other public interest groups want to make sure that Internet service providers are regulated closely to be sure they don't slow down the traffic speeds of Web sites they don't like. The strange juxtaposition can be plainly observed in the letters sent by these groups to the Federal Communications Commission, which is responsible for establishing the new so-called "net neutrality" policy.

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.

Net Neutrality Supporters Raise Questions About Delay

November 20, 2014 Dana Liebelson, www.huffingtonpost.com Educate! FCC, Human Rights, Internet, Net Neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will not be voting on net neutrality in December, instead delaying the decision until sometime in 2015 when Republicans will have full control of Congress. The decision, which the agency confirmed Monday, is drawing criticism from net neutrality supporters, who say the delay is unnecessary and raises concerns about the possibility of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler bowing to pressure from GOP lawmakers and telecom and cable companies. Last week, President Barack Obama threw his weight behind a “Title II” proposal to keep the Internet free and fair by treating Web access like a utility, not unlike water. Telecom and cable companies oppose this plan because they want a lighter regulatory touch, and they could benefit by being able to charge companies for faster download speeds, though they have said they will not do this.

FCC And Telecom Emails Illustrate Cosy Relationship

November 19, 2014 Jason Leopold, www.news.vice.com Educate! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Telecom

The Federal Communications Commission has long been accused of having a close relationship with the industry it regulates. The accusations are usually leveled because of the revolving door that has seen FCC officials leave the agency to work as lobbyists for telecom companies, and lobbyists for telecom companies leave to work for the FCC. Internal FCC documents obtained by VICE News in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request we filed last April sheds a little more light on the revolving door and the cozy relationship between the regulators and the industry it oversees. The 600-pages of documents, which include emails and letters, are especially noteworthy because they pertain to discussions revolving around rules for net neutrality, which FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler — he's a former lobbyist for AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and Nextel — is expected to unveil and enact in the coming weeks.

Jesse Jackson Lobbies Against Net Neutrality

November 19, 2014 Brian Fung, www.washingtonpost.com Educate! Internet, Net Neutrality

You don't often find a two-time presidential candidate and civil rights leader wading into the sticky business of Internet policy. But last week, the Rev. Jesse Jackson visited an obscure federal office building in southwest Washington to discuss the future of the Internet. Meeting with Tom Wheeler — the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission — Jackson urged the FCC to act on net neutrality, the idea that Internet providers should not be permitted to speed up or slow down certain kinds of Web traffic over others, especially in exchange for money. What Jackson asked for, though, probably won't sit well with some of net neutrality's most outspoken proponents, including President Obama. Jackson asked Wheeler to draw up rules for broadband companies that would be far less aggressive than an alternative proposal, recently endorsed by Obama, that would see the FCC regulating Internet providers under the agency's most powerful authority, known as Title II of the Communications Act.

Net Neutrality On The Line

November 19, 2014 Thor Benson, www.truthdig.com Educate! Human Rights, Internet, Net Neutrality

The net neutrality discussion has recently been reinvigorated on the national level, since President Obama came out in support of online freedom and recommended we reclassify the Internet under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. That’s great news fororganizations that have been pushing for that exact course of action here in the U.S., but how does it affect the conversation on a global level? Whether or not it is warranted, much of the world still views America as an example. “On a variety of domestic and international issues, from trade to environmental regulation to whatever, the U.S. is often looked to as setting a global standard,” Josh Tabish, campaigns manager at the Internet protection organization OpenMedia, told Truthdig.

Republicans Will Wise Up And Support Net Neutrality

November 17, 2014 Mindy Fischer, www.samuel-warde.com Educate! Internet, Net Neutrality, Republican Party

Earlier this week President Obama gave an interview on a Sunday talk show where he talked again about his support for Net Neutrality. So naturally the crazy Conservatives immediately came out against it. Ted Cruz posted to his Twitter account saying that a neutral internet was the same thing as Obamacare for the web. But before you go getting all frustrated with this latest example of right-wing stupidity, I think I have something that will make you smile and brighten your day. And it comes from perhaps an unlikely source. Following Cruz’s Facebook post, even Republicans came out telling Teddy what a complete buffoon he is here.

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