U.S. Congress - S.74 Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011
S.74 - Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011
A bill to preserve the free and open nature of the Internet, expand the benefits of broadband, and promote universally available and affordable broadband service. view all titles (3)
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- Popular: Net Neutrality bill as introduced.
- Official: A bill to preserve the free and open nature of the Internet, expand the benefits of broadband, and promote universally available and affordable broadband service. as introduced.
- Short: Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 as introduced.
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Would add net neutrality principles to the Communications Act in order to preserve openness and prevent discrimination on the internet. It would prohibit broadband internet service providers from interfering with users' ability to use or offer any legal content, applications or services. It would also make it illegals for an ISP to prioritize the traffic of any particular content provider or offer "tiered" access that provides faster speeds for users who pay mopper for the same service.Official Summary
1/25/2011--Introduced.Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Common Carriers) of the Communications Act of 1934 to add the following provisions (commonly referred to as net neutrality provisions) prohibiting a broadband Internet accessOfficial Summary
1/25/2011--Introduced.Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Common Carriers) of the Communications Act of 1934 to add the following provisions (commonly referred to as net neutrality provisions) prohibiting a broadband Internet access service provider (B-IASP) from unreasonably:(1) interfering with an end user's ability to use or offer lawful content (including fair use), applications, or services (CASs), or to use or connect to harmless legal devices;
(2) interfering with competition among network or CAS providers;
(3) discriminating against lawful CASs, or service providers, or preferring affiliated CASs, as specified;
(4) charging for access to end users based on differing levels of quality of service (QOS) or prioritized delivery of Internet protocol (IP) packets (pay-for-priority);
(5) prioritizing among or between CASs unless requested by the end user;
(6) installing functions or capabilities that interfere with compliance; and
(7) refusing to interconnect on reasonable terms and conditions. Defines a B-IASP as a person or entity that operates or resells and controls any facility used to provide an Internet access service directly to the public, whether provided for a fee or for free, and whether provided via wire or radio, except when such service is offered as an incidental component of a noncommunications contractual relationship. Prohibits B-IASPs from requiring end users to purchase other specified services as a condition of purchasing broadband Internet access service. Requires B-IASPs that allow end users to request QOS assurances for the transmission of IP packets associated with its own (or its affiliates) CASs to permit QOS assurances for all IP packets chosen by the end user, without regard to the chosen CASs. Prohibits QOS assurances from blocking, interfering with, or degrading any other end user's access to CASs. Allows B-IASPs to engage in reasonable network management practices determined by specified factors. Prohibits a B-IASP's practices from being considered reasonable if it charges content, applications, or other online service providers for differing QOS levels or prioritized delivery of IP packets. Permits B-IASPs to offer interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and multichannel-video programming distribution services regulated under title IV of the Act on transmission capacity also used by broadband Internet access services. Sets forth requirements for:
(1) public disclosure;
(2) participation in any broadband universal service fund established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); and
(3) FCC enforcement, private claims, and state actions.
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Organizations Supporting S.74
- American Library Association
- Open Source Democracy Foundation
- Free Press
- Public Knowledge
- Consumers Union
Organizations Opposing S.74
- None via MapLight at this time.
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S.74 Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011
jamgress2012
January 02, 2013
I support S.74 - Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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S.74 Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011
longpatterned
September 23, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Louisiana. I support S.74 - Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
In addition, please clarify that this bill treats wireless internet service providers, who contract with consumers to provide data service over cellular networks, the same as broadband providers wh... -
S.74 Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011
trekkie
August 25, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 13th Congressional district of North Carolina. I support S.74 - Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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