[OPLINLIST] FW: ALA to FCC: We will protect the Open Internet

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From: Don Wood [mailto:dwood at ala.org]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 10:09 AM
To: alacro-l at ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] ALA to FCC: We will protect the Open Internet

Good morning!

I'm writing to let everyone know that ALA will continue to be active on the net neutrality issue. We released a statement and blog post on the FCC's recent activities, and we're hoping that you can share the links (and press release below). It will help our advocacy efforts if libraries can send us examples of Internet Service Provider (ISP) slowdowns, lost quality of service relative to subscribed ISP speeds, and any other harm related to serving  community needs.

DD article: http://www.districtdispatch.org/2014/05/game-redux-network-neutrality/
Release: http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/05/ala-prepares-help-protect-open-internet

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Jazzy Wright
Press Officer
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American Library Association prepares to help protect the Open Internet

Washington, D.C.-Today's vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) re-opens one of the most important rulemakings to affect America's internet users and the libraries that support free public access and communities of researchers and learners. American Library Association (ALA) Immediate Past President Maureen Sullivan released the following statement in the wake of the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Open Internet:

"The ALA remains steadfastly committed to the Open Internet and will actively engage on behalf of libraries nationwide, and the millions of people who rely on our services and millions more who share our commitment to intellectual freedom and equitable access to online information.

"The ALA was extremely disappointed with January's decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down the FCC's 2010 Open Internet Order. Now that the Internet has become the primary mechanism for delivering information, services and applications to the general public, it is especially important that commercial Internet Service Providers are not able to control or manipulate the content of these communications.

"We are pleased that the FCC has taken the first step today to filling the void created by the appeals court's decision, and we will advocate forcefully for enforceable policies that ensure the internet remains an open platform for information exchange, intellectual discourse, creativity, innovation and learning for all."

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