Net Neutrality Campaign Update

Just recently members of the internet community conducted a Net Neutrality campaign to help keep our freedoms on the net. As you may know from my earlier post, the campaign was a huge success.Can you believe the “FCC has received over 3.4 million comments on net neutrality”?

“The FCC’s proposal to create a fast and slow lane is of concern and must be strictly evaluated. The FCC is conducting a four-month public comment period to seek input from the public on its net neutrality proposals, including the fast lane. As of September 16, 2014, the FCC has received over 3.4 million comments on net neutrality.”

As you can see from the following email, the Feds have had to change their focus to carry out their designs. We need to keep up our pressure and vigilance to make sure these changes never become a reality. I have posted the email I received from Nita Lowey, a member of Congress, in response to this activity.

Dear Mr. Hatch:

Thank you for contacting me about your support of net neutrality. I appreciate having the benefit of your views, and I welcome the opportunity to respond.

As you may know, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality rules were beyond the FCC’s regulatory reach, and therefore struck down the FCC’s net neutrality order. In response, on May 15, 2014, the FCC released a new proposal on net neutrality with a legal authority based in Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act. In addition, the FCC released a second proposal that could create so-called fast and slow lanes on the Internet.

The FCC’s proposal to create a fast and slow lane is of concern and must be strictly evaluated. The FCC is conducting a four-month public comment period to seek input from the public on its net neutrality proposals, including the fast lane. As of September 16, 2014, the FCC has received over 3.4 million comments on net neutrality.

The record number of public comments reflects the importance of an open and free Internet. As the FCC evaluates the public comments and proceeds with rulemaking, I will continue to monitor the FCC to ensure that a final rule respects access to the Internet and the free flow of information. If you would like to contact the FCC regarding the net neutrality proposals, please visit www.fcc.gov.

Sincerely,

Nita Lowey

Member of Congress

Check out my original post and join in on the campaign to keep net neutrality and our freedoms on the internet. The more support we have the harder it will be for the “powers that be” to erode more of our freedoms than they have already done.

Net Neutrality Campaign Update