Tag Archives: net neutrality

Michael Copps’ Message To Journalists

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Columbia Journalism Review Dear Journalists: You may wonder why a long-time regulator like me is writing to you. The answer is that for more than a decade I occupied a front-row seat watching government policy undermine your profession and our … Continue reading →

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White House Reaffirms Commitment To Net Neutrality

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Remember the petition you signed urging President Obama and the FCC to classify internet providers as “common carriers”  which drew 105,572 signatures?  This is what it said: Petition: On January 14, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District … Continue reading →

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Hope For The Internet: Call Congress

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Last week we helped deliver more than 1 million petitions urging the Federal Communications Commission to restore Net Neutrality. The delivery made quite an impact on FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: “That’s boffo!” he said. (Translation: He was impressed.) The next … Continue reading →

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How It Came To Be That Horizon And AT&T Can Now Legally Block Any Website

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Trish Nelson

**UPDATE:  SIGN THE WHITE HOUSE PETITION DIRECTING THE FCC TO RECLASSIFY INTERNET PROVIDERS AS “COMMON CARRIERS” RESTORING NET NEUTRALITY.   What does the court ruling this week on net neutrality mean for lovers of the free and open internet?  Most … Continue reading →

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Will The Big ISPs Turn The Internet Into Cable TV?

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Watch and share this funny, informative video about the importance of preserving the free (not as in free beer,  as in free speech) and open internet. Featuring Al Franken and John Hodgman.  http://www.theinternetmustgo.com/

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Will The Free And Open Internet Soon Be Cable-ized?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Michael Copps is a former FCC Commissioner who has been a champion of media policy in the public interest.  Some have called him the  Howard Beal of the FCC – mad as hell and not going to take it anymore.  He … Continue reading →

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Copps: “We Have Wreaked Untold Havoc On The Media Environment”

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Trish Nelson

  Highlights: “..Finally we developed a strategy for the deployment of broadband around the country. This is the most opportunity-creating technology perhaps in the history of humankind.   It is going to be something that helps us address every problem that … Continue reading →

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