Since the repeal of net neutrality, we’ve already seen internet providers begin to throttle online services. If net neutrality is not restored, the public will lose the ability to access sites, run small businesses, and tell the stories too often ignored by the mainstream media.
Archiv: Net Neutrality
U.S. Supreme Court ends fight over Obama-era net neutrality rules
The net neutrality repeal was a win for providers like Comcast Corp, AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc. It was opposed by internet companies like Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc, which have said the repeal could lead to higher costs.
Senate approves bill in bid to retain U.S. net neutrality
The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday in favor of keeping open-internet rules in a bid to overturn the Federal Communications Commission decision to repeal net neutrality rules, but the measure is unlikely to be approved by the House of Representatives or the White House.
Red Alert for Net Neutrality: Tell Congress to Save the Open Internet Order
In December, the FCC voted to end the 2015 Open Internet Order, which prevented Internet service providers (ISPs) like AT&T and Comcast from violating net neutrality principles. A simple majority vote in Congress can keep the FCC’s decision from going into effect. From now until the Senate votes, EFF, along with a coalition of organizations, companies, and websites, is on red alert and calling on you to tell Congress to vote to restore the Open Internet Order.
Senate passes bill to restore net neutrality in Connecticut
Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman cast the vote that broke an 18-18 party-line tie, sending the measure to the House for consideration.
If you run your own company, join these brave #Louisiana business owners by signing the *OPEN LETTER* at BusinessesForNetNeutrality.com and help convince @SenJohnKennedy to do the right thing and support the CRA!
We‘re running out of time to save net neutrality.
The FCC voted to kill net neutrality and let ISPs like Comcast ruin the web with throttling, censorship, and new fees. Congress has 60 legislative days to overrule them and save the Internet using the Congressional Review Act (CRA), but we still need #OneMoreVote to win in the Senate. Can you write Congress now?
@SenRubioPress, why haven‘t you promised to vote for the CRA to overrule the FCC and save our #NetNeutrality rules? This issue matters to me!
(Friends: find out where your representatives stand and contact them at https://battleforthenet.com )
Come-On America, Let‘s get busy – Phone every Senator on the list Below… drive um Crazy till one of them Agrees to Vote“YES“on the ‚CRA Bill‘ which RESTORES our Internet Consumer Protection RIGHTS !
-No need to Talk to Anyone, just Leave a Message-
EMERGENCY #NetNeutrality Get on the horn or whatever and let Congress know you won‘t stand for the regulation of internet free speech.
Why aren‘t people raising Hell because Net Neutrality ends in four days on April 23? We need just one more vote in the senate to deny the end of it. We CANNOT let this quietly end without a fight! #NetNeutrality Retweet to get #NetNeutrality trending before it‘s too late!
(19.4.2018)
ACLU to Cities: Defend Online Privacy, Net Neutrality With Publicly Owned Municipal Broadband
A new report details how local officials can create publicly owned internet programs that not only protect free speech and privacy, but also are accessible and affordable