H.R.5994 - Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. view all titles (4)

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  • Popular: Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act as introduced.
  • Popular: Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. as introduced.

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News Coverage

05/20/08
Principles for Network Management,...

HR 5994, introduced by Reps. Conyers and Lofgren, would amend antitrust law to prohibit certain forms of network operator discrimination....

Source: Center for Democracy and Technology, DC
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05/08/08
Lawmakers Eye Net Neutrality As An...

Conyers' HR 5994 would ban discriminatory network management practices by amending the Clayton Act. The bill, labeled the Internet Freedo...

Source: InformationWeek, NY
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05/07/08
Free Press Applauds The Internet F...

introduced the "Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008" (HR 5994) - a bill that would help protect the free and open Internet...

Source: NewsBlaze, CA
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12/19/08
OCA Research Review: Year in Revie...

A Bill titled the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, HR 5994, was introduced by Representatives John Conyers (D-MI) and ...

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11/23/08
OpenCongress - OpenCongress Blog -...

The current proposed bill, H.R. 5994, would allow for discrimination (as long as the discrimination was equal) by network operators, and ...

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11/19/08
OpenCongress - OpenCongress Blog -...

The current proposed bill, H.R. 5994, would allow for discrimination (as long as the discrimination was equal) by network operators, and ...

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11/17/08
Wired in Washington - November 200...

In the 110th Congress, lawmakers introduced net neutrality bills in the House (H.R. 5353 and H.R. 5994) and the Senate (S. 215), but none...

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11/17/08
Next Years' Net Neutrality Landscape

The current proposed bill, HR 5994, would allow for discrimination (as long as the discrimination was equal) by network operators, and is...

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11/10/08
Wired in Washington - November 200...

In the 110th Congress, lawmakers introduced net neutrality bills in the House (H.R. 5353 and H.R. 5994) and the Senate (S. 215), but none...

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11/10/08
Wired in Washington - November 200...

In the 110th Congress, lawmakers introduced net neutrality bills in the House (H.R. 5353 and H.R. 5994) and the Senate (S. 215), but none...

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11/05/08
Celebrate Good Times!!!

HR 5994 - Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. HR 5038 - Caging Prohibition Act of 2008. S.3541 - Iraqi Humanitarian Aid. ...

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08/12/08
MediaPost Publications - New Net N...

... to impair, to discriminate against, or to interfere with the ability of any person to use a broadband network service," states the pr...

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07/02/08
Robert McChesney's The Political E...

On May 8, the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (HR 5994) was introduced. It requires that ISPs operate and interconnect...

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