President Obama made good on his promise to stand up for the Internet.
He called on the FCC in the strongest possible way to save the Internet
by undoing a Bush-era deregulation scheme and reclassifying broadband
as a public utility under Title II.
When it comes to Net Neutrality, President Obama just proved whose side he is on–that of the American people and an open and equal Internet.
In the wake of an election that put Republicans in control of the Senate, what happens in the next two years depends a lot on what President Obama is willing to stand up for. Yesterday, President Obama made it very clear that he will stand up for an open and equal Internet.
The president’s statement is a bold repudiation of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s dangerous “hybrid” plan, which would allow for the creation of fast lanes and slow lanes on the Internet.
His statement was immediately attacked by AT&T and Verizon, and by Republicans like Senator Ted Cruz who has received campaign donations from–you guessed it–AT&T and Verizon!
It's now up to President Obama’s FCC Chair Tom Wheeler and the two other Democratic commissioners serving on the commission that regulates the telecom industry. We don’t yet know if the Democratic majority on the FCC will join President Obama in standing with the American people or if they will cave to Comcast, AT&T and Verizon. But we do know that CREDO and our allies will bring the full force of our activism to the FCC.
Read more: Huge news: President Obama takes game changing stand on Net Neutrality | CREDO Action
When it comes to Net Neutrality, President Obama just proved whose side he is on–that of the American people and an open and equal Internet.
In the wake of an election that put Republicans in control of the Senate, what happens in the next two years depends a lot on what President Obama is willing to stand up for. Yesterday, President Obama made it very clear that he will stand up for an open and equal Internet.
The president’s statement is a bold repudiation of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s dangerous “hybrid” plan, which would allow for the creation of fast lanes and slow lanes on the Internet.
His statement was immediately attacked by AT&T and Verizon, and by Republicans like Senator Ted Cruz who has received campaign donations from–you guessed it–AT&T and Verizon!
It's now up to President Obama’s FCC Chair Tom Wheeler and the two other Democratic commissioners serving on the commission that regulates the telecom industry. We don’t yet know if the Democratic majority on the FCC will join President Obama in standing with the American people or if they will cave to Comcast, AT&T and Verizon. But we do know that CREDO and our allies will bring the full force of our activism to the FCC.
Read more: Huge news: President Obama takes game changing stand on Net Neutrality | CREDO Action
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