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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 14, 2008 News for nerds, stuff that matters

... the 'Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008' (HR 5353) this week. The proposed legislation [PDF] would not legislate what is and is not 'neutral'. ...

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Source: Slashdot


February 14, 2008 National Grange Speaks Out Against Markey Bill

The National Grange believes that broadband Internet regulatory proposals such as HR 5353, which are based on the unproven assumptions of the social and ...

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Source: Slashdot


February 14, 2008 FCC Sets Broadband Throttling Hearing; Net Neutrality Bill Debuts

The Internet Freedom Preservation Act (HR 5353) is co-sponsored by Rep. Chip Pickering (R-MS). "The goal of this bipartisan legislation is to assure ...

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Source: Digital Media Wire, CA


February 13, 2008 New majority loses nerve on net neutrality

HR 5353, introduced by Rep. Edward Markey, carries no enforcement provision on network neutrality, and even carries the co-sponsorship of a neutrality ...

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Source: ZDNet


February 13, 2008 Join the New Fight for an Open Internet

introduced the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act" (HR 5353) to stop relentless corporate attempts to set up roadblocks on the information superhighway. ...

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Source: NewsBlaze, CA


February 13, 2008 New 'Net Neutrality' Bill Introduced

... the 'Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008' (HR 5353) this week. The proposed legislation [PDF] would not legislate what is and is not 'neutral'. ...

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Source: Huffington Post


February 13, 2008 Proposed Internet Freedom Law Seeks to Keep the Internet Open

Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunication and the Internet, today introduced HR 5353, the Internet ...

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Source: Government Technology, CA


February 13, 2008 Get Your Network Neutrality Popcorn Ready

Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunication and the Internet, today introduced HR 5353 (pdf), ...

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Source: BroadbandReports.com, NY


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