Posts tagged fcc rulemaking

The Open Internet You'll Need to Start a Business
Megan Tady
February 9, 2010

If you’re running a successful business today, chances are that you have a Web presence, or rely daily on the Internet. If you’re looking to launch a startup or finally dive into the creative idea you’ve been sitting on since college, you’ll need the Internet.

Growing Support from Communities of Color for an Open Internet
Joseph Torres and Mi...
February 4, 2010

Support for Net Neutrality continues to grow among communities of color as the FCC considers rules to protect the open Internet.

The Open Internet Is in the Public’s Interest
Chris Riley
January 29, 2010

This is the sixth and final post 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: why open Internet rules are in the public interest.

Why Media and Journalism Scholars Support Network Neutrality
Bill Herman
January 28, 2010

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.

Watch: Debunking the Industry’s Main Net Neutrality Myth
Megan Tady
January 22, 2010

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.

Clear Standards for Reasonable Network Management
Chris Riley
January 20, 2010

This is the second 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: reasonable network management.

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