Senate Network Neutrality Hearing Recap from Benton

The Benton Foundation has done a great job of tracking Tuesday’s US Senate Meeting on the Future of the Internet.

The main topic was Net Neutrality. FCC Chairman Martin stands firm on the FCC’s responsibility to ensure that the public and full and unfettered access to the Internet to pursue legal activity. Senator Daniel Inouye (who introduced the Broadband Data Improvement Act) is optimistic about recent activity around Net Neutrality. People seem to be working together. And then lots of content providers came out in favor of Net Neutrality and the network providers came out against that barrier on their business plans.

The full story (from Benton) includes a link to Justine Batemen’s testimony (that would be Mallory Keaton to many of us).

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Librarian who follows rural broadband in MN and good uses of new technology (blandinonbroadband.org), hosts a radio show on MN music (mostlyminnesota.com), supports people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota (elimstrongtowershelters.org) and helps with social justice issues through Women’s March MN.

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