Posts tagged Internet Freedom Preservation Act

Time for Net Neutrality
Rep. Ed Markey
October 30, 2009

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a historic step towards developing new rules to safeguard the free and open nature of the Internet, fulfilling a key campaign promise of President Obama's and kicking off a process that has been years in the making.

Why Net Neutrality Is an Arts Advocacy Issue
David Dombrosky
September 23, 2009

I teach a course on “Cultural Policy and Advocacy in the U.S.” each spring for CMU’s Master of Arts Management program. As I begin prepping for the upcoming spring semester, I find it intriguing that the issue of “net neutrality” has not gained much buzz within the arts advocacy community.

Rep. Waxman Pledges Support for Net Neutrality
Megan Tady
September 17, 2009

Score. Net Neutrality wins another key supporter.

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) opened today’s FCC oversight meeting by singing Net Neutrality’s praises and pledging to co-sponsor the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, which would make Net Neutrality the law.

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