Posted November 10th, 2011 by seanm
Access Humboldt applauds US Senate vote preserving Open Internet
Yesterday the US Senate defeated an ill-considered "Resolution of Disapproval" that would have overturned Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules to protect the Open Internet and effectively stripped the FCC of jurisdiction to preserve net neutrality.
Statement of Access Humboldt's executive director, Sean McLaughlin:
"Access Humboldt applauds our US Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, especially Barbara Boxer who has been a steady champion on the Commerce Committee, for their action yesterday to defeat a misguided effort to close the Internet. While public interests won the day, it is noteworthy that forty-six United States Senators actually voted in favor of unfettered corporate control over the Internet!
"The amount of misinformation presented by the opponents of an open internet was truly frightening and demands accountability. Clearly, protecting freedom of information and expression will continue to require our eternal vigilance."
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