Tag Archives: net neutrality

FCC Deadlock: We Need Another Commissioner

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from FreePress: In the waning days of the last administration, the Trump White House and Republican-controlled Senate gave us one final parting gift: a deadlocked FCC. That deadlock has put some of our most important work on hold: … Continue reading →

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Call Chuck And Joni Today

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Free Press Urgent: The Senate is rushing through Trump’s completely unqualified FCC nominee to stop the Biden administration from closing the digital divide and restoring Net Neutrality. The Senate vote on the right-wing Nathan Simington could happen … Continue reading →

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Reminder: This Election Could Decide Net Neutrality

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Net Neutrality – hope you haven’t forgotten about it. Currently, the FCC has the ability to determine whether the internet is classified as either an information service or a telecommunications service. If the internet is defined as an information service, … Continue reading →

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Media News: More Mergers, Less Players And Net Neutrality Still On The Ropes

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Dave Bradley

  Gannett and GateHouse: USA Today, The Des Moines Register and The Iowa City Press-Citizen are newspapers that most iowans are familiar with. These papers are also some of the big names for newspaper industry Gannett. USA Today is fairly … Continue reading →

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Thank You Once Again, Congressman Loebsack!

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Dave Bradley

From Candace Clement at freepress.net Another victory for Net Neutrality! The Save the Internet Act passed its second major hurdle in Congress and could be headed to a full floor vote as early as next week. We’ve got momentum and … Continue reading →

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Congress May Reinstate Net Neutrality

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Fight for the Future For months, lawmakers have been promising to fully overturn Ajit Pai’s net neutrality repeal.1 Now news just broke that Wednesday morning they plan to announce the “Save the Internet Act” to reinstate strong … Continue reading →

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The Fight For Net Neutrality Continues

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Fight for the Future Time is running out for Congress to reverse Ajit Pai’s repeal of net neutrality. Sign the open letter to Congress: restore net neutrality before it’s too late! We’re just 21 days away from … Continue reading →

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Kavanaugh: Net Neutrality Unconstitutional

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Trish Nelson

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/ “Fight for the Future works to protect your rights in the digital age.” Last week, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh doubled down on his stance that net neutrality is illegal and unconstitutional.1 If the Senate votes Kavanaugh onto the … Continue reading →

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Observations On A Nice Summer Day

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Dave Bradley

World-wide Weather: After a scorching June, July is exiting in graceful fashion. But let’s be honest, the trend around the world is not good. More heat creating more unstable and more extreme weather. This week’s spotlight where unheard of weather … Continue reading →

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ALEC And The Destruction Of Net Neutrality

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Trish Nelson

http://thedemocraticstrategist.org/2018/05/poltical-strategy-notes/ We shouldn’t be surprised that the biggest corporate advocates of destroying Net Neutrality — Verizon, Comcast and AT&T — are also deeply involved in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which provides “template” voter suppression legislation and other Republican-friendly … Continue reading →

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