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Statement On U.S. Senate Vote To Reinstate Public Utility Treatment of ISPs Through the Congressional Review Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Broadband for America issued the following statement concerning the U.S. Senate’s vote today on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to reinstate public utility treatment of ISPs: “There should be no doubt that the broadband industry is fully committed to an open internet and we have repeatedly stated and consistently demonstrated our […]
More Americans Are Concerned About Online Privacy Than Net Neutrality
Today, the Senate is scheduled to vote on a Congressional Review Act, or CRA, that attempts to roll back last December’s FCC Order that freed the internet from 1930’s era regulations – regulations that have been proven to hurt investment in broadband networks. This partisan maneuver is being touted as a way to save net […]
Boston Globe: The Real Reason the Net Neutrality Fight Goes On
By Hiawatha Bray Remember when the Trump administration decided in December to eliminate those “net neutrality” Internet rules issued by the Obama administration in 2015? Well, those rules aren’t quite dead yet. On Wednesday, the US Senate voted to revive them. This bill, overwhelmingly supported by Democrats, will almost certainly be defeated in the GOP-dominated […]
The Small Business & Economic Council’s Statement on the CRA
The United States Senate is expected to vote on a congressional review act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s “Restoring Internet Freedom” order, and the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) is urging Senators to reject the move as it will burden small providers, small businesses, and consumers with new costs and […]