net neutrality

11:46 am on December 6, 2019 · 5G (8), ISOC Serbia (1), net neutrality (39)

WEBCAST TODAY: Open Internet & #5G: A Challenge to #NetNeutrality #5GNeutrality @iam_majamitic @socialhack @smarkovic Bojan Kovačević @Vip_mobile Aranđel Bojanović #isocserbia

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livestreamOn December 6 2019 at 6pm CET (17:00 UTC) the Internet Society Serbia Belgrade Chapter is organizing a panel event in Belgrade with the theme Open Internet & 5G: A Challenge to Net Neutrality. 5G networks will radicalize many aspects of society such as health care, transport, public safety – just to mention a few. As this next generation of wireless service integrates into everyday life, there is an apparent conflict between 5G and net neutrality. New applications will depend on unprecedented levels of connectivity in terms of latency, bandwidth, and reliability. This can be achieved by techniques such as “slicing” the network according to the needs at hand. Yet, net neutrality relies on the view that “all bits are created equal”, that is to say, Internet Service Providers must treat all of the traffic equally. How then can 5G providers conform with net neutrality principles and regulations? Our panel of experts will take a close look at this and other related questions.

VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/5Gneutrality

SPEAKERS
Thomas Lohninger – epicenter.works
Maja Mitić – Serbian Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications (RATEL)
Slobodan Marković – United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Bojan Kovačević – Vip mobile a member of the Telekom Austria Group
Moderator: Aranđel Bojanović, Internet Society Serbia Belgrade Chapter

TWITTER: #5GNeutrality #NetNeutrality #5G #isocserbia

12:04 pm on October 7, 2019 · net neutrality (39), netcaucus (20)

The D.C. Circuit Ruled on #NetNeutrality. What Now? @NetCaucusAC.

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On October 1 2019 the D.C. Circuit issued the long-awaited decision on so-called net neutrality in Mozilla v. FCC (2019). The case was brought as a challenge to the FCC’s 2018 Restoring Internet Freedom Order. Today Monday, October 7, 2019, at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy hosts a panel of Academy experts who will discuss the D.C. Circuit’s decision, as well as next steps for Congress and any broader implications for the Internet ecosystem. These panelists represent diverse perspectives on the decision and what it means for Congress and for the Internet. Speakers include: Matthew Brill, Partner, Latham and Watkins; Kristine (Fargotstein) Hackman, Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, US Telecom; Sarah Morris, Director, Open Technology Institute; Ferras Vinh, Internet Policy Manager, Mozilla; Caitlin Chin, The Brookings Institution (moderator). The event will broadcast live on CNN, and webcast via Twitter.

VIEW ON C-SPAN: https://www.c-span.org/video/?464996-1/discussion-net-neutrality-legislative-steps

VIEW ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/netcaucusac/

TWITTER: @NetCaucusAC #NetNeutrality https://priv.sh/PSsUPbs

4:22 pm on June 19, 2019 · CIS Stanford (4), net neutrality (39)

WEBCAST TODAY: What the Loss of #NetNeutrality Means for Democracy and Innovation @StanfordCIS w/ @RepAnnaEshoo, @JRosenworcel, #Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, @vanschewick & @rsingel

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livestreamToday Wednesday June 19 2019 at 5pm EDT (21:00 UTC) the Internet Society Livestream Channel will webcast What the Loss of Net Neutrality Means for Democracy and Innovation – a panel at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society on May 30. Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick writes: “In 2017, the FCC voted to abolish net neutrality protections, which ensure that we, not the companies we pay to get online, get to choose what we do online. This event explored what we lost, why it matters, and what’s happening with efforts to restore those protections in the courts, the states and Washington, D.C.” Speakers include Congresswoman Anna Eshoo , FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and Professor van Schewick.

VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cis-nn

VIEW ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/EBi45Qsb3ZE

TWITTER: @StanfordCIS #NetNeutrality http://bit.ly/2ZwOnDV

REPORT
https://www.wired.com/story/why-net-neutrality-advocates-remain-optimistic/

11:11 pm on February 9, 2018 · net neutrality (39), netcaucus (20)

WEBCAST MON: What’s Next For #NetNeutrality? Litigation, Legislation, and the Lay of the Land @NetCaucusAC #NetNeutrality18

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livestream.On Monday February 12 2018 at Noon ET (15:00 UTC) the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy presents  What’s Next For #NetNeutrality? Litigation, Legislation, and the Lay of the Land in Washington DC. In this “fast-paced” lunchtime session a panel of experts, with an array of different perspectives, will provide their perspectives on what’s going on with this dynamic topic, including the latest FCC action, developments on the state level, the prospects for litigation, and possibilities on Capitol Hill. Speakers: Matthew Brill – Partner, Latham & Watkins; Angie Kronenberg – Chief Advocate and General Counsel, INCOMPAS; Chris Lewis – Vice President, Public Knowledge; Berin Szoka – President, TechFreedom. Moderator: Li Zhou – Reporter, Politico Pro. The event will be webcast live on Facebook, and simulcast on the Internet Society Livestream Channel. (No captions)

View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/netneutrality18
View on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cicac/
Twitter: #NetNeutrality18
Auto-captioned version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y26XyxVdLlE

6:34 am on July 12, 2017 · joly (3), kathy brown (16), net neutrality (39)

ISOC-NY and the #NetNeutrality Day of Action #openthepipes

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As you will hopefully be aware, today July 12 is a designated ‘Internet-wide Day of Action‘ with the main purpose of creating sufficient ruckus to make the FCC think twice about rescinding its Open Internet Order.

I write, personally, rather than institutionally, to clarify hopefully the Internet Society’s position on this​,​ which is somewhat nuanced.

​Firstly​, we welcome the day of action, and indeed any activity that raises the awareness of the network and its governance. Secondly, we thoroughly endorse the principles and spirit of openness that drive it.
​That said, there are certain aspects of the Net Neutrality concept and effort ​that give us pause, the main one being the idea that central authorities should tell people how to run their networks. The historical reason the Internet grew, while its peers vanished, was just this lack of control, husbanded by an ad hoc system of organization, exemplified by the IETF, of multistakeholder collaboration. This came to be called, in fact, ‘the Internet model’.
Globally as, increasingly, authoritarian impulses drive attempts to control, or shatter the integrity of, the Internet abound, ISOC’s role to advocate against such efforts is clear. Oe of the main ways we do this, and I recommend a viewing of Kathy Brown’s keynote at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai a couple of weeks back, is to encourage continuing local-driven growth at the edges i.e. community networks. In that speech, Kathy strongly urges cell carriers to support, and open their networks to, traffic from such communities, arguing that the resulting network effects will benefit everyone.
This, I would suggest, is where the struggle lies today, in building sustainable modes of bottom up access to the network, rather than campaigning against yet-to-be manifested horrors of monopolistic manipulation. Fast lanes and slow lanes are beside the point.  The rallying cry should be “OPEN THE PIPES!“
4:34 pm on January 14, 2017 · aspen institute (5), fcc (92), net neutrality (39), open internet (25), tom wheeler (9)

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s Final Public Address @TomWheelerFCC @AspenInstitute

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aspen instituteOn Friday Jan 13 2017 outgoing FCC Chair Tom Wheeler gave his final public address in the post – Communications at a Crossroads: Charting the Course Forward – at the Aspen Institute in Washington DC. He noted the many achievements during his term, including the Open Internet Order. He spoke passionately and forcefully about the importance of strong net neutrality rules to preserve the Open Internet as a platform for free expression and innovation, suggesting that the rules are working well, and that, historically, such constraints were always required on dominant networks. He also emphasized the vital civic role the FCC has to play in protecting privacy and security of US communications. See below:


View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XMHvD2xSyzE
Transcript: https://www.fcc.gov/document/remarks-chairman-wheeler-aspen-institute-washington-dc

7:49 am on October 10, 2016 · berec (1), diplo (33), europe (13), net neutrality (39), the gip (11)

WEBCAST TODAY: #NetNeutrality in Europe: The #BEREC guidelines and beyond. @DiplomacyEdu #theGIP

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LivestreamLast Thursday 6 October 2016 the Geneva Internet Platform presented a webinar Net neutrality in Europe: The BEREC guidelines and beyond. Mr Frode Sørensen, Senior Adviser at Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) presented an overview of the recently published Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications set of Guidelines on the Implementation by National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) of European Network Neutrality Rules. The BEREC guidelines are aimed at assisting national regulatory authorities in implementing their net neutrality-related obligations according to the new EU regulations (2015/2120), including by closely monitoring and ensuring ‘compliance with the rules to safeguard equal and non-discriminatory treatment of traffic in the provision of Internet access services and related end-user rights’. The Guidelines were received with enthusiasm by civil society – some of whom see them as a win for net neutrality in the EU – and with a degree of reticence by telecom operators – some of whom argue that most of their concerns have not been taken into account. Regulators say their guidelines have found a balanced solution within the frames set out by the regulation, indicated by the observation that both camps in the debate seem equally (un)happy. Mr Sørensen provided a snapshot of the BEREC’s net neutrality guidelines, and reflected on their effect on commercial practices such as zero rating, traffic management of internet access services, the issue of specialised services, and the innovation and rights of Internet users, as well as questions raised by the participants. An edited version of the webinar will be streamed at 1pm EDT today Monday October 10 2016 on the Internet Society Livestream Channel

What: Net neutrality in Europe: The BEREC guidelines and beyond
When: Monday October 10 2016 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC)
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/berec/
Twitter: #berec + #thegip http://bit.ly/2dZn2Cy


1:39 am on March 31, 2015 · dcmomo (1), mobile (10), net neutrality (39), open internet (25)

VIDEO: Mobility and the Open Internet @dcmomo #netneutrality #mobile

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dc momoOn  March 30 2015 Mobile Monday DC presented Mobility and the Open Internet at Arent Fox LLP in Washington DC assessed how the FCC Open Internet Order will affect the mobile industry. The Order will include, for the first time, obligations and restrictions for wireless carriers. The panel represented a stakeholder cross-section – small carriers, lobbyists, and content/application providers. Speakers: Dan Johnson, VP, Policy, Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA); Jon Potter, President, Application Developers Alliance; Aaron Saunders, CEO, Clearly Innovative; Eric Wolf, VP Technology Strategy & Management, PBS. Moderator: Stephanie Joyce, Arent Fox. The event was webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel. Video is below.

View on Livestream: https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/mobilityandtheopeninternet/videos/82200302
Twitter: #dcmomo

3:21 pm on March 17, 2015 · house oversight (1), net neutrality (39), open internet (25), tom wheeler (9)

VIDEO: @GOPoversight grills @TomWheelerFCC on #FCC Process and #Transparency #netneutrality #openinternet #houseoversight

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oversightOn March 17 2015 the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a public hearing – FCC: Process and Transparency. At issue is the manner in which the recent Open Internet Order was developed. The only witness was FCC Chair Tom Wheeler. Video is below.

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0BY77xrrG-8?t=23m9s
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/9dr5vOpyifmO/
Chaffetz opening statement: http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chairmans-Opening-Statement.pdf
Hearing packet: http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/FCC-Hearing-Packet.pdf
Wheeler testimony: http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Wheeler-Written-Statement-3.17.15FINAL.pdf
Twitter: #houseoversight

2:36 pm on January 24, 2015 · fcc (92), house (28), net neutrality (39), open internet (25), senate (12), USG (40)

VIDEO: Congress hearings on “Protecting the Internet” #netneutrality #fcc #house #senate

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On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held consecutive hearings “Protecting the Internet and Consumers through Congressional Action”. The hearings discussed a draft bill that would pre-empt the FCC’s revised Open Internet ruling, expected in February 2015, specifically:

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority.

Video is below. Speaker indexes are available in the YouTube descriptions.

HOUSE HEARING:

View on Youtube: http://youtu.be/uP_dxvXzVwI
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/21PwAWRTWXm0/
Witnesses: Michael Powell – President and CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association; Chad Dickerson – CEO, Etsy; Paul Misener – Vice President of Global Public Policy, Amazon Inc; Jessica Gonzalez – Executive Vice President and General Counsel, National Hispanic Media Coalition; Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee – Vice President and Chief Research and Policy Officer, Minority Media & Telecom Council; Meredith Atwell Baker, President and CEO, CTIA-The Wireless Association

SENATE HEARING:

View on Youtube: http://youtu.be/vefwMem49KM
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/DwK4KMPgaQWf/
Witnesses: Meredith Attwell Baker – President and CEO, CTIA-The Wireless Association; Gene Kimmelman – President and CEO, Public Knowledge; Robert McDowell – Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Paul Misener – Vice President, Global Public Policy, Amazon Inc.; Tom Simmons – Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Midcontinent Communications; Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee – Vice President & Chief Research and Policy Officer, Minority Media & Telecommunications Council