How a Ragtag Band of Activists Won the Battle for Net Neutrality
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CIS explores how changes in the architecture of computer networks affect the economic environment for innovation and competition on the Internet, and how the law should react to those changes. This work has lead us to analyze the issue of network neutrality, perhaps the Internet's most debated policy issue, which concerns Internet user's ability to access the content and software of their choice without interference from network providers.
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""I've gotten messages from people in the start-up community where they're pinching themselves to make sure it's real, they're really pumped," said Marvin Ammori, a lawyer who advises major tech companies and supports net neutrality." Read more about FCC Chief Announces Big Win For Net Neutrality Advocates
"Broadband companies generally liked the FCC chairman’s approach, but net-neutrality die-hards quickly started mobilizing against it. Last April, Marvin Ammori, a lawyer who advises startups and Web companies, warned in a meeting at Tumblr’s headquarters in the Flatiron District of New York City that Internet regulation was a do-or-die necessity for small firms." Read more about Net Neutrality: How White House Thwarted FCC Chief
"“If true, this is excellent news and a vital step in the right direction,” Stanford law professor Barbara van Schewick in a blog post today. “… This is the only way to adopt meaningful network neutrality rules that will be upheld in court.”" Read more about In a major policy shift, FCC will regulate Internet as a public utility (report)