Historic Day for Net Neutrality
By Megan Tady, October 22, 2009
The Federal Communications Commission just approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Net Neutrality this morning, following through on its promise to preserve an open Internet.
The 1.6 million people who have supported Net Neutrality over the years, and the tens of thousands who came out in the last three days to stand behind the FCC, should be celebrating. Today’s vote is an important step toward securing the open Internet and a victory for the public interest and civil rights organizations, small businesses, Internet innovators, political leaders and the public.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioners Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn voted in favor of the rulemaking; Commissioners Meredith Attwell Baker and Robert McDowell gave partial support to the proposal.
The proposed rules would codify the four open Internet principles that now guide the FCC’s oversight and enforcement of communications law. The FCC also proposed rules that would codify two new principles prohibiting Internet service providers from discriminating against content or applications and ensuring that network management practices be transparent.
The agency is seeking public comment on these proposals, with initial comments due by Jan. 14 and reply comments due by March 5. We’ll let you know as soon as you can start filing official comments.
Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press, welcomed the FCC’s progress:
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After years of hard work, we are pleased that the FCC has begun this crucially important rulemaking on Network Neutrality. A well-crafted Net Neutrality rule can ensure that the open Internet continues to serve as a great force for economic innovation and democratic participation for all Americans.
The FCC victory comes in spite of intense pressure from phone and cable lobbyists in Washington. This pressure will likely only increase as the FCC moves ever closer to finalizing strong Net Neutrality rules.
But the public pressure will continue, too. Scott urged the FCC to listen to the public and not be swayed by the heavy hand of industry lobbying:
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The agency should stick to the facts, listen to the public, and not be deterred in their efforts to finally secure this basic and beneficial consumer protection. The scare tactics of a few opponents should not delay or distract the FCC from safeguarding the open Internet for future generations. We welcome a new era at the FCC in which decisions made in the public interest withstand the cynical lobby of special interests from a few big phone and cable companies.
Congratulations, everyone. And don’t go anywhere – we’ve still got a real fight ahead of us.
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The more that people complain about net neutrality shows how much we really need it. We pay our monthly fee to the internet provider, we expect to be able to use it for what we want. Not what they say we can. I for one am thrilled they are moving forward.
A golden kudos to everyone worldwide!
A golden kudos to all is a theme I've seen travel around lately in the written word from people 'round the world. I've got a feeling, I think I can, I think I can!
I remember just last year when the idea of the internet going all wrong didn't happen.
If thoughts create your reality, I think that this is the result of all those who stayed online throughout talking and sharing how they felt about the whole thing.
Feelings are the real key here and so many thought thinking minds worldwide got together and pulled together with a focused choice with good intent for all concerned. Love it.
Little chug boats worldwide can show alot of pull when aligning selves with love, respect and concern for all worldwide. Afterall, with globalization ideas, it seems more fit we are exceptional beings able to vibrate harmonic frequency a changes and keep information a flowing ability! WHO knew what the "blues" jay rockyfeller meant when singin' his off tune how they should have never allowed the internet in the business world as if that is to blame for the still unbalanced checks and balances! But!
I came up with a new lyrical tune and I wrote it all by myself! I told my daughter about my idea for my song and she suggested that I encourage people to add on a line to my song. So, my idea of posting my new song online is to see how many different versions of my little song people can make up. I've got 2 old pianos that are off tune but I'm so happy about this net neutrality stuff and who cares if my song will be off key but not off tune like I mentioned earlier....hee=hee-hee~ to gather together all in fun and sing a little song that ain't nuthin' wrong kinda feelin' when you sing these 2 lyrics I wrote:
I love myself!
I love you too!
By the way, I'm not real good with first impressions and stuff but that's cos I'm really only 2years old and I never want to be more than 3! And since I'm only 2years old, I'd like to say an extra golden kudos to the FCC for doing your extra homework on the origins of it's birth with no real actual birthright. FCC was doing what was told it by Congress since the enactment of 1934 Communications Act which was really the growth of arbitrary powers. The Trojan Horse is now getting trained the right way and the reins are back in the power to the people and for the better of the people. This is all about a restructuring of good stuff, good ideas and good good good good vibrations! About that song idea? It's kinda like all good Trojans dancing like the real egyptians before the destroyers amongst men showed up!
We're bringing back love, the value of the thought thinking mind and possibilities back into the world....man, we all gotta love the feelings we get when we speak of the constitutions...and do you know there are others worldwide as well that are deemed non-existent except to those whose hearts who are beating as one? Power to the people basically means guttin' out the weeds of the good old boys foundation and creating a newer foundation based on principles. Thanks all for keeping net neutrality alive cos it's brought us back to a reconnecting and realizing the strength and the pull of chugboats worldwide~! Foremost, something good always comes out of something bad. If it weren't for this deliberate worldwide collapsing tactics and techniques, we may have not gotten out word to one another that if we were to give peace and love a chance, we needed to learn to work together. I am so proud of people worldwide. While all this is going on here in the u s, do the people here realize how many others 'round the world have been pulling for us to find our voices insynch together? Surely, these are the days my friend!
stick it to the man.
stick it to the man.
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the internet became great because of the private sector. please don't let the federal leviathan gain control back again. net neutrality legislation does not stick it to the man, it gives it to the man.
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