"The darkest day of the year may end up marking the beginning of a long winter's night for Internet freedom."
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- Net Neutrality at risk!!!
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- FCC Commissioner: Net Neutrality A 'Threat To Internet Freedom'
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David Culver, ed., Evergreene Digest
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Net Neutrality at risk!!! Misty, Craig, Tim and the Free Press Team
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FCC Commissioner: Net Neutrality A 'Threat To Internet Freedom' Bianca Bosker, Huffington Post
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- "On this winter solstice, we will witness jaw-dropping interventionist chutzpah as the FCC bypasses branches of our government in the dogged pursuit of needless and harmful regulation," FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell wrote. "The darkest day of the year may end up marking the beginning of a long winter's night for Internet freedom."
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- "'Net neutrality' sounds nice, but the Web is working fine now. The new rules will inhibit investment, deter innovation and create a billable-hours bonanza for lawyers." --FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell
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The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time, Al Franken, (D-MN), Huffington Post
Net neutrality is the most important free speech issue of our time. And that's why, this Tuesday (Dec 21), when the FCC meets to discuss this badly flawed proposal, I'll be watching. If they approve it as is, I'll be outraged. And you should be, too.
The FCC's Guide to Losing Net Neutrality Without Really Trying, Craig Aaron, Huffington Post
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- Apparently FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski expects the millions of Americans who have spoken out for Net Neutrality to buy this lemon when the FCC meets to vote on his rules on Dec. 21.
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- Reactions To FCC Net Neutrality Proposal Mixed
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Reject Fake Net Neutrality, Timothy Karr, Free Press
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- Commissioners Clyburn and Copps are longstanding champions of real Net Neutrality. If they know you've got their backs, they can toughen up the language of Genachowski's plan.
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- Chairman Genachowski needs their votes. Commissioners Clyburn and Copps have real political leverage to fix this rule.
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- The FCC's Guide to Losing Net Neutrality Without Really Trying
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