Posts from January 2010

The Latino community seems to agree that broadband is vital to our success. Broadband Internet access allows people of color to tell our own stories fairly and accurately, and to pursue educational, occupational and social opportunities that are only available over the Web.

Academic associations tend to be politically conservative.

I don't mean that they revere Ronald Reagan and Milton Friedman, though plenty of scholars do. Rather, each group – representing a field's professors and graduate students – tends to evade controversy, rarely taking a public stance on an issue that might divide the membership.

This is the fourth in a series of posts by Chris Riley, Free Press Policy Counsel, to summarize the primary policy recommendations made in recent comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission in its open Internet proceeding. Today’s topic: disclosure.

When Mignon Clyburn's nomination for FCC commissioner was announced last year, the news met with mixed reactions from seasoned agency watchers.

Oh industry groups, let me count the ways we’ve debunked all the misinformation you’ve piled into the FCC’s rulemaking docket on Net Neutrality.

As an organization that represents those who play computer and video games in America, we understand that Net Neutrality is a key right for consumers, protecting one’s choice of content, guaranteeing equal opportunity on the Internet and ensuring continued enjoyment and use of the Internet for a v

This is the first in a series of posts by Chris Riley, Free Press Policy Counsel, to summarize the primary policy recommendations made in recent comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission in its open Internet proceeding. Today’s topic: nondiscrimination.

They've called us pirates, pigs, lunatics and communists. They've funneled their money to PR firms that spin the media about the "evils" of Net Neutrality -- the principle that protects our online freedom.

These days, if a business doesn’t have a Web presence, it might as well bag its brilliant ideas and close its doors. That’s why nearly 100 small business owners have signed a letter to the FCC urging the agency to adopt a strong Net Neutrality rule to safeguard the open Internet.