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H.R.5353: To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes.

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February 22, 2008 Net Neutrality : Help save the Internet [by AlexC]

Why This is Important: Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) introduced the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act" (HR 5353) to stop relentless corporate attempts to set up roadblocks on the information superhighway. ...

February 22, 2008 CCAGW opposes HR 5353, Another Attempt to Regulate the Internet

HR 5353 is another attempt to implement “net neutrality” a solution in search of a problem. The “connectivity principles” created by the High Tech Coalition and adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have been working ..

February 22, 2008 Net Neutrality Take 2

Be sure to mention as a registered voter the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008” (HR 5353) is an important issue for you and will certainly inform your future voting decisions. As more and more media corporations (TimeWarner, ...

February 22, 2008 Don't Overlook The Elegance of Markey's Bill

When most people see it, the legislation (HR 5353) looks like some general stuff at the beginning, then a requirement for some hearings and a study by the Federal Communications (FCC) at the end. It would be a mistake to zip through the ...

February 22, 2008 What The “Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008″ Is Trying To Fix

Well, let’s look at the guiding principles behind this legislation (HR 5353, warning PDF link), embodied in the proposed amendment to Title 1 of the Communications Act of 1934:. SEC. 12. BROADBAND POLICY. ...

February 22, 2008 Don't Overlook The Elegance of Markey's Bill

When most people see it, the legislation (HR 5353) looks like some general stuff at the beginning, then a requirement for some hearings and a study by the Federal Communications (FCC) at the end. It would be a mistake to zip through the ...

February 22, 2008 [MCM] "Net Neutrality"--a civil rights issue

'Internet Freedom Preservation Act' (HR 5353), bipartisan legislation now pending in Congress to protect Net Neutrality - will go a long way toward determining whether the Internet will protect the First Amendment rights of all Internet ...

February 22, 2008 Net Neutrality Is a Civil Right Issue

The FCC’s investigation of Comcast — and passage of the Internet Freedom Preservation Act (HR 5353), bipartisan legislation now pending in Congress to protect Net Neutrality — will go a long way toward determining whether the Internet ...

February 21, 2008 CCAGW: Net Neutrality Bill Means Eight Sideshows and One Useless Study

“Both the FCC and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have addressed the issues that HR 5353 proposes to study; it is unclear what is to be gained from an expensive government study. More importantly, during the FCC and FTC deliberations ...

February 21, 2008 Free the Press Update

In less than 24 hours, more than 30000 people urged their representative to support the “Internet Freedom Preservation Act” (HR 5353), an important new bill that that would turn the tables against Internet blocking and censorship and ...

February 21, 2008 Comcast in the Hot Seat at FCC Internet Hearing

introduced the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act" (HR 5353) -- landmark legislation that firmly establishes baseline consumer protections in communications law to ensure the Internet is open and free from discrimination. ...

February 21, 2008 Out In The Fields...

In less than 24 hours, more than 30000 people urged their representative to support the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act" (HR 5353), an important new bill that that would turn the tables against Internet blocking and censorship and ...

February 20, 2008 Silencing Rural Voices

The National Grange is deeply concerned about the timing and direction of current efforts in Washington to regulate the Internet, specifically HR 5353, recently introduced by Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA). As the nation’s oldest general farm ...

February 20, 2008 Internet Freedom Bill Sparks New Debate on Net Neutrality

Edward Markey (D-MA) and Chip Pickering (R-MS) introduced the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008" (HR 5353) bill last week, the most recent legislative foray into the net neutrality debate. The bill (pdf) aims to amend the ...

February 20, 2008 HR 5353 "network neutrality" bill introduced in House, viewed as ...

The tracking number is HR 5353. The bill establishes United States public policy goals for network neutrality in terms of consumer and speaker freedom from unreasonable interference from telecommunications providers. ...

February 20, 2008 Here’s yet another Internet bill

Now, with all the complaints against Cable Internet Access Providers concerning bandwidth throttling, forged “reset” packets, falsified sustained transmission speeds, this one is a bit interesting to read. HR5353 Internet Freedom ...

February 20, 2008 Protect Net Neutrality

Markey (D-MA), chair of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunication and the Internet, introduced HR 5353, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, Feb. 12. He was joined by Rep. Chip Pickering (R-MS) as a co-sponsor of the bill. ...

February 20, 2008 Net Neutrality Bill Nitty Gritty - "Unreasonable Favoritism"?

Okay, let's get down to the nitty-gritty on the proposed Net neutrality bill, HR 5353. Yesterday, we looked at some pretty broad phrases in the proposed legislation, and wondered how far these phrases could be taken. ...

February 20, 2008 Network Neutrality, HR 5353 in the House of Representatives, 110th ...

12, 2008 Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced HR 5353: “to establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection ...

February 20, 2008 Google Alert - progress

Edward Markey (D-MA) and Chip Pickering (R-MS) introduced the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008" (HR 5353) bill last week, the most recent legislative foray into the net neutrality debate. The bill (pdf) aims to amend the . ...

February 19, 2008 John McCain on Net Neutrality: Splunge!

Save the Internet is looking to get 100 US Representatives to cosponsor the IFPA (HR 5353). The three Senators still seeking the presidency are “spared†this moment of truth (for the record, both Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary ...

February 19, 2008 John McCain on Net Neutrality: Splunge!

Save the Internet is looking to get 100 US Representatives to cosponsor the IFPA (HR 5353). The three Senators still seeking the presidency are “spared” this moment of truth (for the record, both Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary ...

February 19, 2008 2.19.8 :: Transformative Auction - Demand Investigation Now ...

Markey (D-MA) was unveiled this week. HR 5353 establishes a new broadband policy and requires the Federal Communications Commission to conduct an Internet Freedom Assessment, with public summits and a report to Congress. ...

February 19, 2008 Net Neutrality Fight Heats Up

The fight for net neutrality is intensifying with the recent confirmation that Comcast and other internet providers are restricting BitTorrent traffic. ‘Net neutrality’ is the basic principal that all traffic on the internet should be ...

February 18, 2008 Who Will Kill The Internet First: UK vs USA Edition…

On the US front, the bi-partisan Internet Preservation Act of 2008 (or HR 5353) was just introduced last week. And while HR 5353 really doesn’t do much, there are components of the bill, once passed, that will prevent Broadband ...

February 18, 2008 Comcast, BitTorrent and Net Neutrality

One can only hope that the current House Bill for Net Neutrality (HR 5353) makes headway. Please write your CongressCritters and tell them to support the Internet Freedom Preservation Act.

February 18, 2008 Comment on Internet Bill a Blow to the Gatekeepers by cherrybombed ...

the US front, the bi-partisan Internet Preservation Act of 2008 (or HR 5353) was just introduced last week. And while HR 5353 really doesn’t do much, there are components […]

February 17, 2008 Support Representative Edward Markey's Net Neutrality bill

Massachusetts Representative Edward Markey is introducing HR 5353(pdf file). The essence of this bill is that it would prohibit "unreasonable interference from or discrimination by network operators" to "to preserve and promote the open ...

February 17, 2008 The Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008

The leading and long-time champions of the Internet and of competition from both sides of the aisle in the US House of Representatives have introduced the “Internet Freedom Preservation Act 2008” (HR 5353) today. ...

February 17, 2008 New 'Net Neutrality' Bill Introduced - Slashdot

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Reps Ed Markey (D-MA) and Chip Pickering (R-MS) introduced the 'Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008' (HR 5353) this week. Net Neutrality Returns To Top Of Washington's Agenda ...