[Nfbf-l] Net Neutrality Prevails in Historic FCC Vote February 26 2015

Thu Mar 5 03:03:48 UTC 2015

I am thrilled at this decision, and s bit surprised, the current FCC Chairperson being a former cable company lobbyist. 

This issue was the subject of an NFB resolution at our last convention. The resolution cleared the resolutions committee, but was voted down by the convention. 

I wanted to speak in favor of the resolution, but there just wasn't time. I wish they would give more Time for resolutions at national, as they are one of the most important things that we do. I thought we should be in favor of net neutrality, But it wasn't to be. However, it looks like it passed without us. Even though the NFB had nothing to do with it, I am glad it passed.

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> On Feb 27, 2015, at 5:22 PM, Judith Hamilton via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I was not sure about this issue when it first appeared. However the more I have heard about it, the more I felt that this might be a positive opportunity for the average person. That being said, everyone needs to do the research necessary to form their own opinion. It is tough. It takes work and time. Another thing to be considered, this is just the first step of many before we see any change; and many court battles to come. The ADA legislation,  as most rules or laws, goes through this before change is felt. As a lot of you on this list remember, just because President Bush (1) signed the legislation into law, things did not change overnight. Lawsuits, DOT, and DOJ complaints were filed over the first 3-5 years and are still being heard to this day. The ADA has been amended a couple times, but I think the basic core is still there. Hope it all works out.
> 
> Judy
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> >From: Jorge Paez via Nfbf-l 
> >Sent: Feb 27, 2015 12:20 PM 
> >To: Alan Dicey , NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List 
> >Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Net Neutrality Prevails in Historic FCC Vote February 26 2015 
> > 
> >I am so happy with the way things turned out! 
> >I'm a web developer/programmer myself, so this to me is absolutely huge. 
> >The fact that ISPs are now blocked from making "high-speed channels", 
> >basically, playing favorites, in non-technical terms, is great news 
> >for those of us who are smaller programmers with less visitors and 
> >less money then the big guys. 
> >Also, its absolutely awesome because it means anyone can now compete 
> >with Netflix, etc., and the market, not how much money you have, will 
> >determine how well or not so well you do. 
> > 
> >Jorge 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >On 2/27/15, Alan Dicey via Nfbf-l wrote: 
> >> 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. 
> >> News Updates from CLG Citizens For Legitimate Government 
> >> http://www.legitgov.org/ 
> >> http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news 
> >> 
> >> With Best Regards, 
> >> God Bless, 
> >> Alan 
> >> Plantation, Florida 
> >> 
> >> 
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> > 
> >-- 
> >Thank you, 
> > 
> >Jorge A. Paez 
> > 
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> > 
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