The Battle for Net Neutrality Isn't Over

“FCC chairman Tom Wheeler is still moving ahead with a proposal that puts the entire future of the Internet in danger,” wrote Evan Greer, campaign manager at the group Fight for the Future, in an email to YES.

Why are we not surprised?

The proposal the FCC just approved includes stronger protections than the FCC’s original plan, which would have allowed telecom companies to place their own subsidiaries’ content into the fast lane.

Earlier this month, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler revised the proposal to forbid that practice. Wheeler's revisions did not satisfy net neutrality proponents, but they took place only because of the significant public outcry that greeted the original plan. That suggests that continued activism can produce even greater results.
 
So Tom Wheeler was forced by activists and a strong public outcry to reduce the power of the telecom companies but he didn’t go far enough.

More at:  http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/four-signs-net-neutrality-isn-t-dead-yet?utm_source=YTW&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=20140516

James Trimarco wrote this article for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas with practical actions. James is web editor at YES! and you can follow him @JamesTrimarco.

Please support YES! Magazine.