Net Neutrality

Chairman Crowley, FCC Commissioner Clyburn Hold Net Neutrality Roundtable with Students

March 20, 2018 Net Neutrality

Chairman Crowley was joined by FCC Commissioner Clyburn, students and administrators at CUNY Prep in the Bronx to discuss the future of net neutrality. (Bronx, NY) – Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) was joined by FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn yesterday for a discussion on net neutrality with students and administrators at CUNY Prep High School

MAYOR MARK FARRELL AND FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONER MIGNON CLYBURN ON EFFORTS TO EXPAND BROADBAND ACCESS

March 7, 2018 Net Neutrality

“We believe that San Franciscans and communities across the country deserve a better internet, with more choice and competition in the market than exists today." “We both have been strong advocates for municipal fiber because we know that many consumers feel inadequately served by their private provider, if they are even served at all. This country has a history of

Mayor de Blasio and 76 U.S. Mayors and Elected Officials Push House and Senate to Support Congressional Review Act Resolution to #SaveNetNeutrality

February 27, 2018 General Commentary, Net Neutrality

While the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to kill net neutrality rules on December 14, 2017, I’ve said before and I’ll say again, where the Federal government steps back, Cities step forward to protect an open internet. Just a week before the vote, Mayor Bill de Blasio joined sixty-eight cities Mayors and elected officials in signing a letter to the

Behind the Mask: A Look at Anonymity and Online Activism

December 19, 2017 Elections, General Commentary, Net Neutrality

Red’s morning routine could only be called normal. There’s coffee involved, and a kid who needs a ride to school, and in the empty spaces of the morning, he tweets. Just a few lines here and there, maybe a pic or a video to go with it. And over time, as practice becomes habit, and habit becomes a lifestyle, people

The Daily Dog: A Web of Greed

December 18, 2017 General Commentary, Net Neutrality

The Trump regime took another goose-step down the yellow-brick road of fascism on Thursday as the FCC voted to repeal Net Neutrality rules. The rules, another Obama-era accomplishment and clear target of Little Donnie Dotard’s ego, protected America’s free use of the internet as an extension of freedoms of speech, expression, and information. With the repeal vote, there could be

BATTLE FOR THE NET!!!

December 12, 2017 Net Neutrality

We have just days. The FCC is about to vote to end net neutrality—breaking the fundamental principle of the open Internet—and only an avalanche of calls to Congress can stop it. So this Tuesday, December 12th, "Break the Internet" on your site, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, LinkedIn, reddit, Tumblr, Youtube or in whatever wild creative way you can to get your audience to contact Congress. That’s how we win. Are you in? Battle For The

Overturning Net Neutrality is Bad Business

December 6, 2017 Elections, General Commentary, Net Neutrality

Net neutrality is a hot topic this week and rightfully so as the future of the Internet is at stake. While most of the dialogue has focused on what this means for consumers, let’s not forget the big losers will be small businesses and independent contractors who will be strangled by an unfair online marketplace. In short, President Obama’s administration

The FCC Should Not Give Broadband Providers the Keys to Your Internet Freedom

November 29, 2017 General Commentary, Net Neutrality

By FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn This week, millions of Americans returned to work after spending time with family and friends over the Thanksgiving holiday. Amidst the travel and meal preparations, many may have missed the “Pre-Holiday News Dump” last Wednesday when Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai released his 200 plus page proposal to dismantle the agency’s open internet

Taking the Fight for Net Neutrality to Washington, D.C.

September 19, 2017 Net Neutrality

On July 12th, NYC joined 62 other cities representing over 24 million people, in a "Day of Action" to submit comment against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plan to repeal net neutrality. Boston, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Seattle and NYC went even further creating educational web sites on each city government web domain, web banner promoting net neutrality, hyperlinks to

Internet Freedom

July 31, 2017 Net Neutrality

I wrote this in 2006 about net neutrality. We won the battle then. Sadly, this administration has jeopardized our internet freedom once again. Today is our day of action. Please read the below for a better understanding of what’s at stake and tweet/Facebook/insta (using the hashtag #netneutrality) why internet freedom is so important to you. Corporate America strikes again