Net Neutrality

Congress Would Save Net Neutrality If They Represented The People

May 11, 2018 Dell Cameron, Gizmodo.com Educate! Congress, Electoral Politics, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Democrats on Wednesday officially filed a petition to force a vote in the Senate to save net neutrality. With a single Republican supporting the effort, only one vote is needed to advance a resolution that may one day soon reinstate the net neutrality rules overturned by the FCC last year. “The American people know that the internet is for everyone and was invented with the guiding principle of nondiscrimination,” Sen. Edward Markey, who led the effort, said at a press conference on Wednesday. Sources with knowledge of the resolution’s progress in the Senate say a vote is likely to take place next week, though negotiations with leadership are ongoing. The resolution was officially discharged from committee after Markey’s petition gathered 49 signatures, only 30 of which were needed.

Net Neutrality Showdown Is Now

May 8, 2018 Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance Resist! Internet Freedom, Net Neutrality

As you can see on our website there is a Red Alert to save Net Neutrality on the Internet. Why are we going red? The Senate will likely vote next week on a measure to reject the FCC’s net neutrality repeal. Under the Congressional Review Act, the Congress has the power to overrule a federal agency. On May 9th, a Resolution of Disapproval will be introduced in the US Senate Democrats. This procedural step will bring the Senate chamber closer to a floor vote on the measure, which would overturn the FCC net neutrality rollback. There are 50 senators who say they will vote in support of the resolution. The movement is pushing this week to get all senators to support net neutrality by voting for the Resolution of Disapproval.

Everything You Need To Know About The Net Neutrality Resolution Coming To Congress Next Week

May 4, 2018 By Russell Brandom, Theverge.com Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

It’s been six months since FCC chairman Ajit Pai officially began the rollback of the Title II net neutrality order — and progress has been slow. The new rules finally entered the federal register in February, and they’re already facing a number of legal challenges. While some net neutrality advocates dig in for a prolonged court battle, there’s a separate front opening up in Congress that could prove far more effective. On May 9th, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) will introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution to roll back Pai’s order completely. It’s a long shot, but if it works, it would be faster and more effective than any court ruling, completely restoring Wheeler’s 2015 order. The plan relies on some unusually arcane congressional procedure, so we’re running down all the biggest questions around Markey’s plan and laying out exactly what it would take for Congress to reinstate net neutrality.

How Net Neutrality Activists Are Going Face-To-Face With Members Of Congress

May 4, 2018 Andrew Wyrich, Dailydot.com Resist! Activists, Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Net neutrality activists hand-delivered an open letter from small business owners to members of Congress across the country on Wednesday, urging them to support an effort to undo the Federal Communications Commission(FCC) decision to rescind the 2015 Open Internet Order. The letter, which was signed by nearly 6,000 small businesses, was designed to be delivered in the middle of Small Business Week and tells lawmakers they will “accept nothing less than the protections embodied” in the Open Internet Order, which ensured all internet traffic be treated equally. Without the rules, advocates say, internet service providers could “speed up” or “slow down” internet traffic. The letter also asks lawmakers to support an ongoing effort to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the FCC’s decision. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) announced earlier this week that the first step in the CRA process—a discharge petition—will be filed next week, forcing a full Senate vote.

Thousands Of Small Businesses Call On Congress To Pass CRA Resolution To Restore Net Neutrality

May 2, 2018 Staff, Fightforthefuture.org Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Small Business

It’s national Small Business Week, and nearly 6,000 small businesses, ranging from construction companies to tech startups are planning to deliver an open letter to Congress tomorrow Wednesday, May 2nd calling on lawmakers to support the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to block the FCC’s repeal. Small business owners will host delivery events at congressional offices across the country, where they will deliver the letter and host a short press conference about the impact of losing net neutrality on small businesses.

‘Red Alert’ Protest For Net Neutrality Starts May 9

May 1, 2018 Marguerite Reardon, Cnet.com Resist! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Protests

Net neutrality activists and websites like Etsy, Tumblr, Postmates, Foursquare and Twilio will post "red alerts" starting May 9 to protest the FCC's effort to roll back Obama-era net neutrality protections. This latest protest, announced Monday, is set to coincide with the next step in an ongoing process in the Senate to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to halt the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of the 2015 net neutrality rules. On May 9, senators will present a petition to force a vote on a resolution to undo the FCC's net neutrality rollback. The CRA gives Congress 60 legislative days in which to roll back the FCC's decision. The countdown for the rollback effort began in February when the FCC published its order in the Federal Register to repeal the rules. The rules, passed in 2015 under then-President Barack Obama, have become highly politicized and are strongly supported by Democrats in Congress and by many internet companies, such as Google and Facebook.

Net Neutrality Is Vital – So Is Rural Broadband

April 28, 2018 Neil Ritchie, Anchorage Daily News. Create! Internet, Net Neutrality, Rural

Most issues look different from rural America, but that's especially true of net neutrality. No one doubts that net neutrality policies to keep the internet open and free for all users is vital. No internet provider or tech company should be allowed to block websites, censor or discriminate against viewpoints, manipulate cyberspace to shut out competition or otherwise interfere with our online experience. But for many activists and tech advocates in high-connectivity urban areas, that's all that net neutrality means. In rural America, however, effective net neutrality means much more.

California’s Proposed Net Neutrality Bill Gains Steam

April 28, 2018 Wendy Davis, MediaPost.com. Create! California, FCC, Net Neutrality

The bill (SB 822), introduced last month by state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would restore the Obama-era net neutrality rules in the state by prohibiting broadband providers from blocking or throttling traffic, and from charging higher fees for prioritized delivery. The California measure would also restrict Internet service providers' ability to exempt some material from consumers' data caps, and would limit some forms of paid "interconnection" agreements that involve companies like Netflix paying broadband carriers to interconnect directly with their network.

Pressure On For Net Neutrality Campaign

April 25, 2018 Staff, Blog.github.com Resist! Congress, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

Meanwhile, the quest to find one more vote to move the process forward in the Senate continues. Write Congress to aid in the search. On May 2, small businesses will deliver a letter to Congress, urging disapproval of the FCC order. The first week of May is Small Business Week, and Congresspeople take business owners from their districts very seriously. If you represent a small business in the U.S., sign the letter. Meanwhile, at least 33 U.S. states and many cities have enacted or have pending actions to protect net neutrality. California is considering passing S.B. 822, the strongest and most comprehensive set of net neutrality protections in the country. GitHub joined almost 60 startups in a letter of support for this bill, which has its second committee hearing tomorrow.

AT&T And Cable Lobby Are Terrified Of A California Net Neutrality Bill

April 19, 2018 Jon Brodkin, Arstechnica.com Create! California, FCC, Legislation, Net Neutrality

Internet service providers celebrated four months ago when the Federal Communications Commission voted to eliminate nationwide net neutrality rules that prohibit blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization. But now Internet service providers in California are terrified that they could end up facing even stricter rules being considered by the California legislature. AT&T and the lobby group that represents Comcast, Charter, Cox, and other cable companies have been making their displeasure known to lawmakers in advance of hearings on a bill that could impose the toughest net neutrality law in the nation. The California bill implements the FCC's basic net neutrality rules from 2015, but it also bans paid zero-rating arrangements in which home or mobile Internet providers charge online services for data cap exemptions.

How Local Governments Can Provide Network Neutrality, Privacy, And Access For All

March 31, 2018 Staff, Aclu.org Create! Internet, Local Government, Net Neutrality, Open Access

As the Federal Communications Commission in the Trump era dismantles vital rules protecting net neutrality and users’ privacy, Americans need an internet provider that they can trust and is accountable to the public, not profits. Municipal governments can provide this by offering broadband service themselves and implementing the net neutrality and privacy protections that are no longer required of private companies by federal policies. The internet has become a crucial utility, yet unlike water and electricity, quality broadband service in the U.S. is far from universal. Twenty-four million Americans don’t have access to high-speed internet at home, either because it’s not available or too expensive.

AT&T/Verizon Lobbyists To “Aggressively” Sue States That Enact Net Neutrality

March 29, 2018 Jon Brodkin, Arstechnica.com Educate! FCC, Net Neutrality, Telecommunications

A lobby group that represents AT&T, Verizon, and other telcos plans to sue states and cities that try to enforce net neutrality rules. USTelecom, the lobby group, made its intentions clear yesterday in a blog post titled, "All Americans Deserve Equal Rights Online." "Broadband providers have worked hard over the past 20 years to deploy ever more sophisticated, faster and higher-capacity networks, and uphold net neutrality protections for all," USTelecom CEO Jonathan Spalter wrote. "To continue this important work, there is no question we will aggressively challenge state or municipal attempts to fracture the federal regulatory structure that made all this progress possible." The USTelecom board of directors includes AT&T, Verizon, Frontier, CenturyLink, Windstream, and other telcos.

Meet The Oregon Middle Schoolers Fighting For Net Neutrality

March 27, 2018 By Melanie Ehrenkranz, Gizmodo.com Create! Net Neutrality, Oregon, Youth Activism

Luca, a 12-year-old student at Mt. Tabor Middle School in Portland, Oregon, first learned about net neutrality through an Instagram post. “Before it was repealed, I was just trying to tell people about it,” Luca tells Gizmodo. Soon, she’d gotten her two friends, 12-year-old Athena and 13-year-old Lola, interested in net neutrality—an issue that is of vital importance for the internet but one that is wonky and complex even for many adults. A month after Luca saw that Instagram post, the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission led by Chairman Ajit Pai voted to overturn the agency’s net neutrality protections, which prevented internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon from blocking or throttling online content and prohibited them from making “paid prioritization” deals—so-called “fast lanes” for companies willing to pay more to have their content delivered to customers at a higher quality than competitors who don’t pay up.

These Maps Show All The Cities And States Now Defending Net Neutrality

March 20, 2018 By Kevin Litman-Navarro, Inverse.com Resist! FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, United States

As seen in the map above, 28 different states have proposed legislation to adopt net neutrality regulations. Only one state — Washington — has already passed a law in the state legislature protecting net neutrality statewide. Its legislation basically reinstates the Obama-era regulations repealed by the FCC, meaning that ISPs won’t be able to block content or establish fast and slow internet lanes once it goes into effect in June. Some believe that Washington’s legislation might provoke a lawsuit from the FCC, because the December repeal of net neutrality stipulated that city and state governments were prohibited from drafting their own rules. Because the FCC’s new plan isn’t set to go into effect until April 23, we might have to wait to see if the FCC pursues action against Washington.

FCC Must Defend Net Neutrality Repeal In Court Against Dozens Of Litigants

March 13, 2018 Jon Brodkin, Arstechnica.com Resist! Courts, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality

The lawsuits were all filed in either the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. As is standard, there was a multi-circuit lottery to determine the venue, and the Ninth Circuit court based in San Francisco was randomly selected to hear the case. The order announcing consolidation of the cases and the venue selection was issued Thursday. In order to participate in the multi-circuit lottery, litigants had to appeal within 10 days of the net neutrality repeal order's publication in the Federal Register, which happened on February 22. But litigants have 60 days overall to file lawsuits, so the FCC could still face challenges from more organizations.

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