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Category Archives: Internet Issues
Save Net Neutrality!
Editor’s note: The following is an email from former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. Copps tenure was highlighted by his continual fight to to end corporate dominance of the media and put the media back into the hands of the common … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Internet Issues
Tagged Ajit Pai, corporate control of the internet, FCC, Michael Copps, net neutrality
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Ajit Pai: New FCC Chair Foe of Net Neutrality
An email from freepress.net Reactionary agenda Timothy Karr, FreePress.net Ajit Pai — a former Verizon lawyer — is now the head of the FCC. And he’s vowed to destroy Net Neutrality. The open internet is more important than ever — … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Issues
Tagged Ajit Pai, GOP net neutrslity, internet will be like cable, net neutrality
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Should Internet Access Be A Basic Right?
Thom Hartmann is the #1 Progressive talk show host in America. If you think it strange that you’ve never heard of the #1 progressive talker in America, it is because you live in Iowa where there is only conservative talk … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Issues
Tagged Free and open internet, internet as a basic right, net neutrality
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Net Neutrality Back On Chopping Block
Action Alert from Demand Progress Trump has packed his transition team with Big Telecom lobbyists to help him destroy it.2 Jeffrey Eisenach has worked as a paid consultant for Verizon, and Mark Jamison is a former lobbyist for Sprint. Both … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Issues
Tagged net neutrality 2016, Trump's FCC
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Wednesday Forum Shows Need For Media Reform And Net Neutrality
Wow – what a display of – what? sexism? Republican registration? media bias? doing the dirty work for Comcast? all of the above? by Matt Lauer Wednesday night in the inappropriately named Commander-in-Chief Forum. The night begins with a 17 … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Charles Grassley, Corporate Greed, Internet Issues, Patty Judge, Republicn Policy, Trump
Tagged net neutrality
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Want A Great Reason To Vote For Democrats?
How about continuing Net Neutrality? Just below the Supreme Court justice issue in the senate, the internet is the best reason to vote for all Iowa democratic national candidates: Patty Judge for senate, Monica Vernon in the first district, Jim … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, David Loebsack, Internet Issues, Jim Mowrer, Kim Weaver, Monica Vernon, Patty Judge
Tagged net neutrality
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Our Victory On Net Neutrality
Whitehouse.gov Yesterday’s victory on net neutrality: A federal court of appeals fully upheld the FCC’s strong net neutrality rules to keep the internet open, fair, and free. This is a victory for the millions of Americans like you who made … Continue reading
Loebsack’s Legislation Helps Iowa’s Small Internet Service Providers
Rep. Dave Loebsack explains how this legislation helps small ISPs in Iowa. “Broadband development is a critical issue to my home state of Iowa… Broadband development is especially important in our country’s rural areas. Less than half of Americans living … Continue reading
Posted in David Loebsack, Internet Issues
Tagged Congressman Dave Loebsack, Iowa broadband, ISPs in Iowa, rural broadband
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Net Neutrality Highlighted by MHP Leaving MSNBC
Remember back in the good old days when Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow were must see TV for liberals and progressives? There was finally someone on a relatively accessible cable or network news that well articulated our view of the … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Issues, Media Bias, Media Reform
Tagged Comcast, Keith Olbermann, main stream media, Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC, NBC, Rachel Maddow
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Dave Loebsack Works Across The Aisle For Rural Broadband Development
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after his bipartisan amendment to H.R. 4596, the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, was unanimously passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. This amendment, which Loebsack introduced with … Continue reading
Posted in David Loebsack, Internet Issues
Tagged FCC transparency rules, Iowa rural broadband, Rep. Dave Loebsack
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