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  • Judging from the back-slapping and high fives over at the FCC, you’d think that America’s Internet was sailing smoothly into the future. Think again.

    A Man. A Plan. A Problem. The Internet.

  • The power of the open Internet was on full display Monday as President Obama responded to questions from the public in a followup to last week's State of the Union address. And appropriately, one of the questions was about the president's support for the open Internet itself.

    Obama's YouTube Moment: 'I'm a Big Believer in Net Neutrality'

  • Last night, I came home to find my cynical, apolitical housemate filing his comment with the FCC in support of Net Neutrality.

    Resounding Support for Net Neutrality as FCC Deadline Nears

  • The web as you know it is GOING TO END.

    The ease with which to reach your favorite sites is GOING TO END.

    The speed with which to reach those sites is GOING TO END.

    The ease with which you share videos with friends is GOING TO END.

    The freedom to access the site of any organization from Planned Parenthood to The Christian Coalition is GOING TO END.

    Net Neutrality: Put Your Foot Down

  • 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.

    Time for Net Neutrality

  • What happens when some members of Congress don’t speak for the people they represent? We speak for ourselves.

    At first, the numbers seemed daunting -- dozens of our lawmakers sold out their own constituents by urging the FCC to rethink its plans to adopt new Net Neutrality protections.

    25,000 People Tell FCC to Put the Public First, Support Net Neutrality

  • FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski took questions about the recently-released National Broadband Plan (NBP) on YouTube Monday.

    Protecting Internet Freedom Will Close the Digital Divide. Period. End of Story.

  • As a high school kid, I fell in love with the Internet. It was a place where I could go home after school and chat with five friends on IM, share hip hop songs from the local Philly scene, and even learn about love and relationships.

    As I grew up, the Internet helped me develop my political voice.

    The Internet Gave Me a Voice

  • Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn made a direct appeal to the civil rights community to support Net Neutrality rules during an appearance at a forum hosted by the Joint Center for Economic and Political Studies in Washington earlier this month.

    Net Neutrality: Opening the Doors of Opportunity

  • As we approach the release of the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan next week, the agency has mounted a major PR offensive, trickling out nuggets of information, hoping each one generates a favorable story.

    Why the National Broadband Plan Must Address Competition