FCC Open Meeting (October 2009)

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public input on draft rules that would codify and supplement existing Internet openness principles.

Apparently, the two Republican Commissioners on the Federal Communications Commission will support, at least in part, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Network Neutrality.

Facing a major regulatory issue that could be worth a fortune in future business, AT&T has unleashed the kind of lobbying blitz that makes it one of the grand corporate...

Free Press disputes the often-claimed criticism that new Network Neutrality rules will hurt broadband investment by pointing to investments made by AT&T when the telecom giant was subject to similar regulations.

Sen Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and 10 other senators wrote Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski a letter saying that they are pleased the FCC is launching the proposed rulemaking on Network Neutrality, but also said they supported an extended comment period with time for all sides to provide their input.

Rep Ed Markey (D-MA) reiterated this week that the Federal Communications Commission's Network Neutrality efforts likely won't be a sufficient deterrent to Internet service providers and remains determined to pass open Internet legislation.

Verizon Communications Chairman Ivan Seidenberg on Wednesday had some harsh words for the Federal Communications Commission a day ahead of its planned vote on open Internet rules, adding to what has become a fever pitch of public debate over the proposal.

Nearly two dozen public interest organizations from more than twelve states sent a letter to Congress, urging Members to support the Network Neutrality proceeding at the Federal Communications Commission. The...

Countering an "intense lobbying campaign" by the telephone and cable industry, 28 public interest groups today sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing their "strong support" for the Commission's proceeding that will "ensure an open and non-discriminatory Internet."

The Media and Democracy Coalition released a letter that shows strong support for network neutrality from forty local groups that represent people of color, low-income constituencies and other historically marginalized communities.

Apparently the Federal Communications Commission will be asking questions about managed services in the upcoming Network Neutrality proceeding.

Some cable and telecommunications providers are trying to turn back the clock and return to usage-based pricing for Internet connections.

The people who invested the money that eventually brought us the Mac,Tweets and Internet search are now weighing in on Washington's biggest tech policy issue.

The Federal Communications Commission this week is stepping squarely into a high-stakes technology battle with this seemingly straightforward question at its core: Should Internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T be allowed to control what you do online once you buy access to their networks?

On February 3, 2003, law professor Tim Wu presented a paper on "Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination," at the Silicon Flatirons conference in Boulder...

Vint Cerf, Stephen Crocker, David Reed, Lauren Weinstein and Daniel Lynch sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski to say that Network Neutrality rules are necessary to ensure the growth of technology on the Web.

All but two of the 72 Democratic lawmakers who cautioned last Friday against open-Internet rules have received campaign donations this year from Internet service providers, the companies most likely to be impacted by new regulations.

Twenty-four CEOs and Internet company founders wrote in a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski saying, "We believe a process that results in common sense baseline [Network Neutrality] rules is critical to ensuring that the Internet remains a key engine of economic growth, innovation and global competitiveness."

Ten key questions policymakers should have a better handle on before deciding on Network Neutrality.

The most recent reminder of my age and wisdom/oncoming decrepitude is the rather silly argument that we are somehow "rushing" into network neutrality — because nearly ten years of study and debate cannot possibly be enough to justify this being the first major policy initiative for the Genachowski Federal Communications Commission.

Congressional Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and progressives are sending hostile letters to the Federal Communications Commission all in the cause of - making sure that AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and the rest can run the Internet the way they want to and to hell with the way the Internet has developed for the past 10 years.

On Friday, 72 House democrats sent Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski a letter asking the FCC to reconsider a proposal to adopt Network Neutrality rules.

The Communications Workers of America is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to include Web companies like Google in new Internet rules, signaling increasing pressure on regulators to tread carefully in imposing the regulations.

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Thursday, October 22, 2009. There's one item on the agenda: Network Neutrality.

Eighteen Republican Senators have sent Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski a letter saying a plan to launch a proceeding concerning Network Neutrality rules is partisan, unsupported by data and could adversely impact broadband speeds and deployment. In addition, Ranking Senate Commerce Committee Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) has sent a letter to Chairman Genachowski outlining her concerns including the necessity of intervention, the impact of the rules on investment, any potential unintended consequences and "fair application."