Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008

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.

2/12/2008--Introduced.
Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that it is U.S. policy to:
(1) maintain the freedom to use broadband telecommunications networks, including the Internet, without unreasonable interference from or discrimination by network operators;
(2) enable the United States to preserve its global leadership in online commerce and technological innovation;
(3) promote the open and interconnected nature of broadband networks that enable consumers to reach, and service providers to offer, content, applications, and services of their choosing; and
(4) guard against unreasonable discriminatory favoritism for, or degradation of, content by network operators based upon its source, ownership, or destination on the Internet. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to commence a proceeding on broadband services and consumer rights, including assessing whether broadband network providers:
(1) refrain from unreasonably interfering with the ability of consumers to access, use, send, receive, or offer content, applications, or services of their choice, and attach or connect their choice of devices; and
(2) add charges for quality of service to certain Internet applications and service providers.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
• and 17 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Charles Pickering
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

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February 12, 2008

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• May 06, 2008: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Introduced on Feb 12, 2008.
• Feb 12, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Feb 12, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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June 09, 2008 Senate Hearing on Net Neutrality Raises New Piracy Concerns

Lawmakers of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet entertained arguments regarding Chairman Ed Markey's bill (HR 5353) that would ...

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May 13, 2008 Two Telecom Bills Form a United Front Against Discrimination

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May 10, 2008 Writers Guild, West steps up fight for internet freedom

Speaking on behalf of the Guild, three-time Emmy Award-winning writer-producer Steven Peterman testified in support of HR-5353, the Internet Freedom ...

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December 17, 2008 Citizens Against Government Waste: CCAGW opposes H.R. 5353 ...

H.R. 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

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December 17, 2008 Citizens Against Government Waste: CCAGW: Protect Internet from ...

Washington , D.C. - The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) expressed its opposition to H.R. 5353, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008, on which the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet ...

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H.R.5353 – Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008. This is one of several net neutrality bills that was introduced in the 110th session of Congress. Net neutrality is a principle that seeks to keep the internet free and open so that ...

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