By Clayola Brown A bipartisan internet reform effort could also include — at long last — a legislative solution on net neutrality. Contrary to the conventional wisdom on the issue, support for net neutrality cuts across party lines. The basic idea that broadband providers and gatekeeper platforms shouldn’t be able to block, throttle or unfairly […]
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Sacramento Bee: This Is Why California Should Not Go It Alone On Net Neutrality
By Mike Montgomery Yogi Berra wasn’t talking about net neutrality when he complained about “déjà vu all over again,” but he might as well have been. This issue has been bouncing back and forth between the Federal Communications Commission, the courts, Congress and now states, just as it did for decades. And the latest development […]
Broadband Investment Increases By $1.5 Billion In 2017
Date: October 24, 2018 Contact: [email protected] Broadband Investment Increases By $1.5 Billion In 2017 Broadband is an economic driver. It supports 10.8 million U.S. jobs and is responsible for $1.6 trillion in investment since 1996. As the world becomes more dependent on the Internet, broadband investment is critical to modernizing the country’s network infrastructure and […]
Forbes: Voters deserve better than net neutrality politics
By Roslyn Layton In the final month of the midterm season, the politicization of serious policy issues is at a fever pitch including internet policy that from 1996-2015 reflected bipartisan agreement. Many states and candidates are trying to get new, younger voters to the polls through a variety of misleading tactics including peddling that overregulation […]
Only Congress Has The Authority To Legislate Net Neutrality
Date: October 16, 2018 Contact: [email protected] Only Congress Has The Authority To Legislate Net Neutrality Since the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to enact the Restoring Internet Freedom Order, liberating the Internet from Depression-era utility regulations that slowed network innovation and investment, some states have pursued a patchwork approach concerning the Internet. A state-centric approach […]