[Nfbf-l] Net Neutrality Prevails in Historic FCC Vote February 26 2015
Alan Dicey
adicey at bellsouth.net
Fri Feb 27 16:24:48 UTC 2015
February 27 2015
Net neutrality activists score landmark victory in fight to govern the
internet | 26 Feb
Net Neutrality Prevails in Historic FCC Vote February 26 2015 | The Federal
Communications Commission voted Thursday to approve strong net neutrality
rules in a stunning decision, defying vocal, months-long opposition by
telecom and cable companies and Republicans on Capitol Hill. Democratic
Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Mignon Clyburn joined Chairman Tom
Wheeler to approve a rule that reclassifies consumer broadband as a utility
under Title II of the Communications Act. The FCC intends to use this new
authority to ban "paid prioritization," a practice whereby Internet service
providers can charge content producers a premium for giving users more
reliable access to that content, as well as to ban blocking and throttling
of lawful content and services. These rules also apply to mobile access.
Net neutrality activists score landmark victory in fight to govern the
internet | 26 Feb 2015 | Internet activists scored a landmark victory on
Thursday as the top US telecommunications regulator approved a plan to
govern broadband internet like a public utility. Following one of the most
intense -- and bizarre -- lobbying battles in the history of modern
Washington politics, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) passed
strict new rules that give the body its greatest power over the cable
industry since the internet went mainstream. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler -- a
former telecom lobbyist turned surprise hero of net neutrality supporters --
thanked the 4 million people who submitted comments on the new rules. "Your
participation has made this the most open process in FCC history," he said.
"We listened and we learned."
Net neutrality: Barack Obama thanks Reddit in hand-written letter 26 Feb
2015 |
President Obama thanked technology enthusiasts on Reddit, the popular
content-sharing site, for their activism on net neutrality the old-fashioned
way -- with a hand-written note. On Thursday, Alexis Ohanian, one of the
site's cofounders, revealed a letter he'd received from the president
thanking all of the site's users for supporting his administration's push to
regulate the Internet like a utility. "Thanks Redditers! Wish I could upvote
every one of you for helping keep the internet open and free," Obama wrote,
using a term specific to the site in which a user helps popularize a post.
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With Best Regards,
God Bless,
Alan
Plantation, Florida
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