Net Neutrality

California Lawmakers Accused Of ‘Corruption’ After Gutting Net Neutrality Bill

June 22, 2018 Dell Cameron, Gizmodo.com Resist! California, Corruption, Electoral Politics, Legislation, Net Neutrality

The effort to pass a strong open internet law in California was killed off Wednesday morning by a handful of state legislators in a process described by many net neutrality advocates as corrupt and undemocratic. Members of California’s Communications and Conveyance Committee, led by Democratic Chairman Miguel Santiago, eviscerated the text of SB 822, a bill that digital rights advocates had once labeled the “gold standard” for state-level net neutrality laws. Gutting amendments to the bill were disclosed by the committee after 10pm last night and were voted on moments after Wednesday’s hearing began with no debate.

Net Neutrality Has Been Repealed, But Congress Could Still Bring It Back

June 21, 2018 Sarah Morris, Thehill.com Create! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

The net neutrality protections that millions of Americans asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement were repealed on Monday, a result of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s efforts to undo the work of his predecessor and remove the agency as the cop on the broadband provider beat. The FCC voted to repeal the rules in December, but that vote has now taken effect. If you’re outraged by this news, you’re not alone. Net neutrality keeps our internet free and open, encourages innovation, and galvanizes the growth of small businesses. Fortunately, while the rules are officially gone, there is an important process underway in Congress to reinstate them. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) is a 1996 law that allows Congress to repeal recent federal agency policies by a simple majority in both chambers.

June 26: The Internet Goes To Washington

June 16, 2018 Staff, Battleforthenet.com Create! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

On June 26th, small business owners and Internet users from across the country will meet directly with their House members in DC. Face-to-face meetings in the Capitol are one of the most effective ways to influence lawmakers' positions and counter the power of telecom lobbyists. Before the event, you'll receive an info packet with everything you need to know. Then, on the morning of your meetings, our friends at Public Knowledge will host an orientation and share insight on how to be effective in these meetings. Participants will be paired with a guide to show you where to go on Capitol Hill to meet key lawmakers. If you can't make it to DC, join us by getting involved locally.

Campaign For Net Neutrality Continues

June 16, 2018 Fight For The Future, Medium.com Create! Electoral Politics, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Outside of Washington, DC, net neutrality is not a partisan issue. Poll after poll shows that the overwhelming majority of voters, including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, oppose the FCC’s repeal of open Internet protections and want Congress to overturn it. No one wants their cable company to control what they can see and do online. But telecom mega-corporations like Comcast and AT&T have poured nearly $200 million into lobbying to kill net neutrality. And since FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is a GOP nominee, the issue has become increasingly partisan in DC, with most Democrats lining up in support of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to restore net neutrality, and so far most Republican lawmakers against, despite the wishes of the majority of GOP voters.

Summer Offensive For Net Neutrality Starts Now

June 10, 2018 Fight for the Future. Resist! Congress, FCC, Net Neutrality

Net neutrality is being stolen from you. And we have a warrant out for each and every House of Representatives member that has yet to sign to force a vote to reinstate net neutrality rules. Right now the Internet is dying because there are no net neutrality rules in place, but the fight is not over. Join the protest by sharing our wanted posters and using them as your social media avatar/profile pic. Let your representatives know that they are wanted and we want our net neutrality back.

Congress: Pass The CRA Or Face A Summer Of Internet Opposition

June 8, 2018 Staff, Tumblr.fightforthefuture.org Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Today, net neutrality supporters announced plans for mass online actions on June 11th, to coincide with the date that the FCC’s resoundingly unpopular repeal will go into effect. The groups behind BattleForTheNet.com, a site that millions have used to contact their lawmakers in support of an open Internet, issued a strong warning to lawmakers: sign the discharge petition and support the CRA resolution to block the repeal before its effective date, or become the target of a fierce summer activism campaign including ad buys, in-district protests, small business pressure, and a river of angry constituent phone calls. Earlier this month, the Senate voted 52-47 in a historic upset to pass a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution disapproving of the FCC’s gutting of open Internet protections.

California Senate Passes Gold Standard Net Neutrality Bill Despite Fierce Lobbying From ISPs

May 31, 2018 Staff, Tumblr.fightforthefuture.org Create! California, Electoral Politics, Internet, Legislation, Net Neutrality

SB 822 passed in large part due to mass mobilization by California residents in support of net neutrality. The bill heads next to the State Assembly, where it will likely get a vote early this Fall. -More than 53,000 California residents sent letters to the Senate Energy committee calling on them to advance SB 822 -Nearly 200 small businesses in California have signed on to open letters here and here. -Dozens of public interest groups like Fight for the Future, Color of Change, Greenpeace, Consumers Union, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, CREDO, and Daily Kos signed on to a letter calling on Committee Chair Ben Hueso to advance SB 822.

California Net Neutrality Bill SB822 Floor Vote On May 29

May 26, 2018 Staff, Act.eff.org Create! California, Electoral Politics, Legislation, Net Neutrality

Internet users were already at the mercy of ISPs, like AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon before the FCC repealed net neutrality protections. Now they don’t have to treat everything you access online equally. A new bill in California would provide strong protections for an open and free Internet. Californians: say you support net neutrality and S.B. 822 Despite the huge outcry from the public, 2017 saw the FCC vote to repeal net neutrality. While Congress can still, and should, act to save net neutrality and ISP privacy on a national scale, federal protections do not exist today. In response, states should use their own leverage to try to keep the Internet free and open. That includes requiring any ISP that receives state funds or access to taxpayer-funded infrastructure to adhere to net neutrality principles.

The Path To Victory On Net Neutrality

May 20, 2018 Ernesto Falcon, EFF. Resist! Congress, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

The United States Senate has voted to overturn the FCC and restore net neutrality protections, the fate of that measure currently rests in the House of Representatives. While many will think that the uphill battle there makes it a lost cause, that is simply not true. Together, we have the power to win in the House of Representatives. Now that the Senate has officially voted 52-47 to reverse the FCC’s so-called “Restoring Internet Freedom Order” under an expedited procedure known as the Congressional Review Act (CRA). It is now pending a vote in the House of Representatives.

Net Neutrality Is Coming Back, No Matter What Happens Next With The Senate Resolution

May 19, 2018 Troy Wolverton, Businessinsider.com Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

The resolution the Senate passed Wednesday that would reinstate the Federal Communications Commission's net-neutrality rules may ultimately go nowhere. But this issue isn't going away. And one day, most likely in the not-too-distant future, net-neutrality protections will be the law of the land again — this time for good. Support for the open-internet rules has only grown over time, both among the public and in the Beltway. And the more people know about the rules and what purpose they serve, the more they like and back them, no matter which side of the political aisle they're on. "People from across the political spectrum, from the far left to the far right, can all agree: They don't want their cable company to control where they get their news and information, how they listen to music, or where they can stream videos," said Evan Greer, the deputy director of Fight for the Future, an internet activist group that pushed hard for the Senate resolution.

Victory: Net Neutrality Repeal Blocked In The Senate

May 16, 2018 Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance Resist! Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

This tremendous victory occurred after massive grassroots pressure on members of the US Senate, including weeks of sustained grassroots pressure in the form of 16 million emails, over a million phone calls to the Senate. People said it was impossible to achieve this victory in the Senate because the big Internet Service Providers were too powerful and had made massive donations to senators and they would not go against their donors. They were wrong. The people mobilized on the Internet and won. The movement goes to the next step with huge momentum.

Docs Show Ajit Pai Met With AT&T Execs Right After Corp Started Paying Michael Cohen. Now Congress Needs To Overturn The FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal And Investigate.

May 16, 2018 Fight for the Future, Medium.com Resist! Congress, Corruption, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

This past week, AT&T apologized for its “serious misjudgment” in hiring U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen to provide “insights” into how the new administration would handle issues like net neutrality and AT&T’s proposed merger with Time Warner Cable. Although Pai denied hearing from Cohen, new scheduling documents obtained through FOIA by corruption watchdog American Oversight show the Chairman met with top AT&T executives at a private dinner in Barcelona a month after the company began paying Cohen. One of the top AT&T representatives present at this meeting was noted net neutrality enemy Bob Quinn, who hired Cohen and has since stepped down over the controversy.

The Time To Get The Net Neutrality Rules Back Is Now

May 16, 2018 Gigi Sohn, Medium.com Create! Congress, FCC, Net Neutrality

Last December 14th, the Trump FCC repealed the 2015 network neutrality rules prohibiting broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from favoring or discriminating against Internet traffic. In doing so, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressly abdicated its role protecting consumers and competition in the broadband market, leaving powerful companies like AT&T and Comcast with little government oversight. The repeal of the rules and the FCC’s oversight will become effective on June 11. The blowback against this decision has been fierce and has taken place in three realms — the courts, the states and Congress.

85 Companies Urge Congress to Pass Net Neutrality Measure

May 15, 2018 New America's Open Technology Institute, Popular Resistance Resist! FCC Internet, Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

Today, 85 companies urged Congress to pass a measure (S.J.Res. 52) that uses the Congressional Review Act to retain the net neutrality rules that the Federal Communications Commission repealed six months ago. The companies, organized by New America’s Open Technology Institute, include many high-growth businesses in a broad cross-section of industries, such as Yelp, Warby Parker, Sonos, ADT, Etsy, and Vimeo. “Congress should protect the internet by passing a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act, thereby restoring strong net neutrality rules at the federal level,” the companies wrote in a letter to congressional leadership. The Senate is expected to vote on the measure on Wednesday. Sarah Morris, Director of Open Internet Policy at New America’s Open Technology Institute, said, “Strong rules that protect an open internet ensure that business owners and consumers can reach one another without harmful manipulation or demands for payment from internet service providers.

The Battle For Net Neutrality Continues

May 14, 2018 Ilana Novick, Truthdig.com Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

“Net neutrality” laws are set to expire June 11, the Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday, and now a number of senators, mainly Democrats, are staging a last-ditch effort to save them. The Obama-era rules, enacted in 2015, aimed to create a free and open internet by preventing telecommunications companies from charging more for faster internet service, or otherwise privileging their own material or that of their advertisers online. If the rules are allowed to expire, companies will have “broad new power over how consumers can access the internet,” Reuters notes. In repealing the rules, the government is favoring the interests of giant telecoms over those of American consumers, effectively limiting the information they can consume based on their ability to pay for it.

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