By now you’ve probably seen the Federal Communications Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Preserving the Open Internet; Broadband Industry Practices.” I’m especially interested in what the FCC is saying about the internet as a tool for political actors. In several paragraphs, the document invokes the internet’s unique place in politics to raise questions about the […]
Month: October 2009
Sen. John McCain’s Internet Freedom Act
Senator John McCain is set to introduce his Internet Freedom Act in response to a Federal Communications Commission rulemaking addressing net neutrality issues, according to this report. Senator McCain’s press release is here. U.S. Senator John McCain today introduced legislation that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from enacting rules that would regulate the Internet. […]
Google lobbying and net neutrality
The Post discusses Google’s Eric Schmidt’s view of net neutrality and how Washington works. As for Google’s relationship with Washington’s power structure, Schmidt said the tech industry is still not as strong as others in its lobbying representation on Capitol Hill, but that that’s fine with him. Google, and the tech industry, does better for […]