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Net Neutrality Legislation

Congressional Hearings

House Commerce Committee, Subcommitee on Communications and Technology, "Network Neutrality and Internet Regulation: Warranted or More Economic Harm than Good?" Feb. 16, 2011

Opening Statements

Opening statements from Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton

Witnesses and Testimony

Julius Genachowski
Chairman
Federal Communications Commission
Written Testimony

Michael Copps, Ph.D.
Commissioner
Federal Communications Commission
Written Testimony

Robert McDowell
Commissioner
Federal Communications Commission
Written Testimony

Mignon Clyburn
Commissioner
Federal Communications Commission
Written Testimony (Truth in Testimony Form)

Meredith Attwell Baker
Commissioner
Federal Communications Commission
Written Testimony (Truth in Testimony Form)

H.J. Res 37, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission March 9, 2011 The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has scheduled a hearing on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.

Background Memo

Watch Archived Webcast ( Posted Shortly After Hearing...)

Letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski  (March 3, 2011)
-- Response from Chairman Genachowski  (March 7, 2011)

Letter to CTIA  (March 4, 2011)
-- Response from CTIA President and CEO Steve Largent  (March 7, 2011)

Letter to National Cable & Telecommunications Association  (March 4, 2011)
-- Response from NCTA President and CEO Kyle McSlarrow  (March 7, 2011)

Opening Statements

Opening statements from Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden  and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton

Witness List and Testimony

Tom DeReggi
President
RapidDSL & Wireless
Written Testimony ( Truth in Testimony Form )

Shane Mitchell Greenstein, PhD
The Elinor and Wendell Hobbs Professor
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
Written Testimony ( Truth in Testimony Form )

Anna-Maria Kovacs, PhD
Strategic Choices
Written Testimony ( Truth in Testimony Form )

Mr. James Cicconi
Senior Executive Vice President-External and Legislative Affairs
AT&T
Written Testimony  ( Truth in Testimony Form )

Robin Chase
CEO
Buzzcar
Written Testimony  ( Truth in Testimony Form )

S. Derek Turner
Research Director
Free Press
Written Testimony  ( Truth in Testimony Form )

110th Congress

H.R.5353 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008

Title: To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 2/12/2008)  Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 2/12/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

S.215 Internet Freedom Preservation Act - PDF

• Title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality.
  Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 1/9/2007)
• Senators Dorgan, Snowe Introduce Legislation To Preserve Internet Freedom Press Release 1.10.07
• News Release, Wyden Moves To Ensure Fairness of Internet Usage With New Net Neutrality Bill (Mar. 6, 2006)

109th Congress

Markey Net Neutrality Act

• Net Neutrality Act PDF
• H 5273 Bill Summary and Status
• Rep Ed Markey on Net Neutrality

• Rep. Markey Issues Statement on Net Neutrality, Free Press 5/19/2006
• Net Neutrality Amendment Dies, Supporters Continue Battle, Networking Pipeline 4/28/2006

Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006 Sensenbrenner-Conyers Bill

• H.R.5417 : To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 5/18/2006) Cosponsors (3) Committees: House Judiciary
• CWA Opposes Sensenbrenner Bill, B&C 5/25/2006
• Quick Analysis of the Sensenbrenner-Conyers NN Bill, PK 5/19/2006
• Rep. Sensenbrenner Rep. Conyers

Internet Freedom Preservation Act Sen. Snow

• S 2917 Internet Freedom Preservation Act

Communications Opportunity and Promotion Enhancement (COPE) Act by Rep Barton

• Benton Summary

• Summary and Status
• Hearing to consider H.R. ____, a Committee Print on the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006
• SourceWatch: Members of Congress who support COPE Act are large recipients of campaign contributions from the incumbent broadband providers, and own stock in those companies..
• Joe Barton
• Final Vote Results for COPE Act, Office of the Cler 6/9/2006
• House Ignores Public, Sells Out the Internet, Indymedia 6/9/2006
• Net Neutrality Efforts Suffer Setback, Ecommerce Times 6/9/2006
• House Rejects Net Neutrality - Accepts telco written and supported Cope Act, Broadband Reports 6/9/2006
• Defeat for net neutrality backers, BBC 6/9/2006
• COPE Act (HR 5252) Moving Forward without Anti-Discrimination Provisions, ACN 5/5/2006

The Internet Non Discrimination Act of 2006 by Sen. Wyden

• Benton Summary
• Legislation | Bill Summary and Status
• Wyden Moves to Ensure Fairness of Internet Usage With New Net Neutrality Bill, Sen. Wyden 3/2/2006
• Oregon Senator Unveils Bill To Ensure 'Net Neutrality', Information Week 3/2/2006
• EDUCAUSE and Internet2 Commend Senator Wyden Bill to Protect an ..., Press Release 3/2/2006

The Communications, Consumers' Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006

• S. 2686
• Bill Summar and Status Thomas
• Sen Commerce Committee Hearing May 25, 2006
• H.R.__ House Commerce Comittee Draft of Telecom Reform Bill

Hearings

• Net Neutrality Full Senate Commerce Committee Hearing Tuesday, February 7 2006 - 10:00 AM - D-562
• Testimony of Mr. Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist Google, Inc. June 14, 2006, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Hearing on Reconsidering our Communications Laws, Wednesday, June 14, 2006, http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=1937&wit_id=5416 ("This is sometimes called the "End to End" principle of the network. This neutrality permits the decentralized and open Internet we have come to expect. The resulting environment of "innovation without permission" meant, for example, that Tim Berners-Lee was not forced to seek permission from network owners before unveiling the software enabling the World Wide Web. ")

News

• Legislating Network Neutrality - Necessary?, Net Caucus 6/9/2006
• Net-Neutrality Law Moves Forward - House Judiciary Committee approves, 20-13, Broadband Reports 5/25/2006
• Retailers Support Net Neutrality Legislation, National Jeweler 5/23/2006
• Senate hearing recap: the new "communications network", Susan Crawford 5/25/2006
• Pending Internet neutrality legislation is vital to preserving ..., Houston Chronicle 5/25/2006
• Congress must be pressured to preserve Internet neutrality, San Jose Mercury News 6/14/2006
• US stalemate on net neutrality, Australian IT 6/14/2006
• CDT Paper Calls For Focused Internet Neutrality Legislation, CDT 6/21/2006
• Net Neutrality Backers Pin Hopes on Senate Action, Ecommerce Times 6/21/2006
• House Judiciary chairman introduces Internet 'neutrality' bill, MarketWatch 5/19/2006
• Net Neutrality Bill Goes to Washington, Free Press 5/5/2006