Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (4 more) 5/8/2008--Introduced.
Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 - Amends the Clayton Act to prohibit any broadband network provider from:
(1) failing to provide its services on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms;
(2) refusing to interconnect its f... more
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Amendments
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Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| May 08, 2008 |
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In the News
May 21, 2008 Principles for Network Management, Limited Role For FCC
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
May 09, 2008 Lawmakers Eye Net Neutrality As Anti-Trust Issue
Conyers' HR 5994 would ban discriminatory network management practices by amending the Clayton Act. The bill, labeled the Internet Freedom and ...
May 08, 2008 Free Press Applauds The Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act
introduced the "Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008" (HR 5994) - a bill that would help protect the free and open Internet. ...
Blog Coverage
December 20, 2008 OCA Research Review: Year in Review: Network Neutrality
A Bill titled the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, HR 5994, was introduced by Representatives John Conyers (D-MI) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) in mid 2008 which mirrored similar attempts in 2006 to alter the US anti-trust ...
Source: OCA Research Review
November 24, 2008 OpenCongress - OpenCongress Blog - Next Year's Net Neutrality ...
The current proposed bill, H.R. 5994, would allow for discrimination (as long as the discrimination was equal) by network operators, and is subject to substantial exceptions (including permitting measures by network operators that are ...
Source: Open Congress : Blog
November 20, 2008 OpenCongress - OpenCongress Blog - Next Year's Net Neutrality ...
The current proposed bill, H.R. 5994, would allow for discrimination (as long as the discrimination was equal) by network operators, and is subject to substantial exceptions (including permitting measures by network operators that are ...
Source: Open Congress : Blog











