ARL Applauds Federal Communications Commission Decision to Support Net Neutrality | Association of Research Libraries® | ARL®

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-02-28

Summary:

"The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today, February 26, 2015, in favor of adopting rules to protect and promote the open Internet, also known as net neutrality. With today’s vote passing the 2015 Open Internet Order, the FCC can ensure that Internet providers do not create 'fast lanes'—designated for those willing and able to pay a premium—and “slow lanes”—for everyone else—and that the Internet remains open and available to all. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) applauds the Open Internet Order, which reclassifies the Internet under Title II of the Communications Act and also relies upon the FCC’s authority under Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act to provide a strong legal basis to protect net neutrality. As both providers and consumers of content and services on the Internet, research libraries and their parent institutions have long relied on the open character of the Internet, including non-discriminatory access ..."

Link:

http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/3543-arl-applauds-federal-communications-commission-decision-to-support-net-neutrality#.VPHM31V4qMY

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.arl oa.libraries oa.librarians oa.fcc oa.usa oa.net_neutrality oa.policies

Date tagged:

02/28/2015, 09:16

Date published:

02/28/2015, 04:16