net neutrality

12:02 am on July 6, 2011 · broadband (121), fcc (92), net neutrality (39), OIAC (2)

#FCC calls for nominations to Open Internet Advisory Committee #OIAC #netneutrality #broadband

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FCCThe FCC is seeking nominations for membership on its Open Internet Advisory Committee (OIAC), established pursuant to the Commission’s net neutrality order aka Order on Preserving the Open Internet.

The FCC envisions an OIAC comprised of

“consumer advocates; Internet engineering experts; content, application, and service providers; network equipment and end-user device manufacturers and suppliers; investors; broadband service providers;” and others

The OIAC’s mission will be to

observe market developments regarding the freedom and openness of the Internet and focus in particular on issues addressed in the FCC’s Open Internet rules, such as transparency, reasonable network management practices, differences in treatment of fixed and mobile broadband services, specialized services, technical standards, and the state of competition.”

Further the FCC will rule out egregious conflicts of interest:

In addition, all applicants are advised that the Commission adheres to the President’s policy, as announced in his memorandum of June 18, 2010, “Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions,” prohibiting federally registered lobbyists from serving on federal agencies’ advisory boards and committees. Registered lobbyists are thus ineligible to serve as members or representatives of members of the OIAC.

Deadline for nominations is September 1, 2011.

1:48 am on February 8, 2011 · congress (9), fcc (92), net neutrality (39), open internet (25)

Video: Congress & the Open Internet Order #fcc #broadband #netneutrality

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On Jan 19, as part of the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee State of the Net Conference 2011, a panel of experts discussed Congressional reaction to the FCC’s December 21 Open Internet order.

Moderator
* Tim Lordan, Executive Director, Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee

Panel:

  • Colin Crowell, Founder & Principal, Crowell Strategies
  • Larry Downes, Technology Consultant & Author
  • Markham Erickson, Executive Director, Open Internet Coalition
  • Professor Christopher Yoo, Director, Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition, University of Pennsylvania Law School

11:25 am on December 21, 2010 · fcc (92), net neutrality (39)

Webcast: FCC decision on Net Neutrality is today #netneutrality

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FCCEarlier this month, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski released a draft proposal on “net neutrality,” a strategy that aims to address concerns about the way large Internet service providers manage their networks. Today, the FCC will hold a meeting to consider adopting Genachowski’s plan. It can be watched live at http://fcc.gov/live, or with better quality, at C-SPAN.

2:53 pm on December 8, 2010 · fcc (92), genachowski (2), law (47), net neutrality (39)

CommLawBlog: Genachowski between rock and hard place on Net Neutrality #fcc #netneutrality

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As the FCC’s vote on Chairman Julius Genachowski’s proposed Open Internet order approaches on Dec 21, Christine E. Goepp of CommLawBlog has written a brief analysis that concludes he and his staff’s options are very narrow, with opposing forces on either side that are unlikely to compromise. Even if Commissioners Copps and Clyburn compromise on Title II and go along, congressional support and judicial validation are a remote prospect.

She concludes:

.. the future of the agency’s regulatory clout looks very different depending on whether it can or can’t regulate IP-based communications. Clearly, the FCC’s practical ability to regulate services that perform telecommunications (Title II) and television (Title III) functions is likely to shrink as these types of services become increasingly delivered over IP connections. The Chairman’s legal staff is working hard to frame a case for delegated authority over ISPs that doesn’t rely on reclassification or Congress; but it doesn’t have a lot to work with.

9:43 pm on December 5, 2010 · broadband (121), comcast (11), nbcu (2), NBP (17), net neutrality (39), Susan Crawford (26), telecom (19), webcast (110)

Video: Susan Crawford – The State of Telecommunications Policy in the US Today #broadband #netneutrality #structsep #comcast #nbcu

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Nov 29 2010: Evan Korth’s Computers & Society class presents an ISOC-NY sponsored talk by Susan Crawford, who previously served as President Obama’s Special Assistant for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy and was a former Board Member of ICANN. Currently, she is a professor at Cardozo Law School and a Visiting Research Collaborator at Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy. Most recently Susan has been in the forefront of opposition to the Comcast-NBC merger.
http://scrawford.net/blog/

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4:05 pm on November 24, 2010 · architecture (1), barbara van schewick (1), internet (14), net neutrality (39), open (20), webcast (110)

Video: Barbara Van Schewick – Internet Architecture and Innovation – Why Architecture Matters #netneutrality

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Barbara Van Schewick’s talk at NYU Law School on Nov 10 2010, based on her book Internet Architecture and Innovation. Van Schewick, after giving a thorough outline of the principles that allowed innovation on the open Internet to flourish, suggests that for its continued generation regulation may be required that puts the reins of any blocking, discrimination, and/or access controls firmly in the hands of the users not the providers.

View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/343t_6yxlSI
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/WrtlcDsnluMF/
More information: http://netarchitecture.org/

4:59 pm on November 5, 2010 · fcc (92), net neutrality (39), open (20), open internet (25)

Internet to FCC – don’t mess! #fcc #netneutrality #open

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The Google/Verizon joint policy proposal for an open Internet in August made a point of differentiating between ‘broadband Internet’ and “other additional or differentiated services”.  On September 1 2010 the FCC followed up by issuing a notice of further inquiry to 2009’s Open Internet NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking), asking for public comment on just how such differentiation should be defined.

A group of 32 Internet veterans, co-ordinated by ISOC-NY member Seth Johnson, have come up with a detailed response that strongly urges the FCC to clearly establish the Internet as an inalienable, open, general purpose platform.

Read it below:

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3:32 pm on May 20, 2010 · net neutrality (39), netn (1)

The Net Neutrality/Open Internet Debate – What’s Next, What’s the End Game?- Webcast 5/27

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Austin Schlick, General Counsel of the FCC, will join BroadbandUS TV hosts Jim Baller and Marty Stern to discuss the FCC’s case for reclassification of broadband Internet access as a regulated telecommunications service. Julius Knapp, Chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology, who’s heading up the FCC Technical Advisory Panel on the open Internet, will also join us to discuss technical issues surrounding the open Internet debate.

WHEN: May 27th, 2010 – 1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT

REGISTER: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/broadbandpolicy/100527/

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