[Michlib-l] ALA Advocacy Alert: Net neutrality protections eliminated in draft FCC order

[Steven Bowers]

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Advocacy Alert: Net Neutrality

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What Happened:

The day before Thanksgiving, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Pai publicly shared his plan to dismantle network neutrality protections approved by the FCC in 2015 and affirmed by the federal appeals court in 2016. The new draft order is scheduled to be voted on by the five FCC commissioners on December 14.

Why It Matters:

Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers (ISPs) must enable access to all legal content and applications regardless of the source and without favoring or blocking specific services or websites. Strong, enforceable rules are critical to the functioning of modern libraries because we rely on the internet to collect, create and disseminate essential online information and services to the public. Libraries and our patrons cannot afford to be relegated to "slow lanes" on the internet. ALA has two resolutions regarding net neutrality: the first affirms net neutrality<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxRZoXktFlT0tpy5L7w2QY2ypsyiJGKcYqzowGoXFTJpfXuAJnqkD1xKBY17HQsq9FRkzuoureMi9S18wJKaD15txwYU_EeQp6Wd5g6miEjw2TQpeM3EgvkRe5kLeZb1DRUOnMOod5f4YwIo6kUGCmYDV6aQ8COxwX0gkRXKHNkVZheIoA4l5qBwRgrdrdr11tpiQL4njbsEEclTbK9RgHHIiCwB3hnxpdHuWNO7J6FAg&lp=0> and the second reaffirms our support.<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxh4Kd0JahQTGrpS5zhK1OnXEj3DnRh1zQLXmFp21QxqMFbHCJ4wyiuX8Czpz2FcoJrpqpQUUN68iU-vEEpTxz17Me_VSjIY_Yvlmv6pWZvFpBq6BBpWIRiD92SyaFEiawL2QrFT5wW2nhpn2o9LwmYtif6YXcHmloLs3n76AKSbQHmBELl0ExDp1Rm0LtsD31KzazCWw86abWMg_XtvIMsRUHeWPwZ5qV7XSuOnpjLE0&lp=0>

What You Can Do:

Right now, the FCC is not accepting public comments (that may come later), but strong disapproval from members of Congress (especially from Republicans and those that serve on committees with oversight for the FCC) could force a pause in the December 14 vote to derail net neutrality. Make your voice heard now by emailing your member of Congress to support net neutrality protections.

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