net neutrality
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FEEDBACK | American Indians and the internet; Dems and abortion — and more
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Access trumps ‘net neutrality’ for Native Americans I am very concerned about an upcoming vote on the Congressional Review Act (CRA) for Net Neutrality. I agree that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should not block or censor content, but the CRA is not the way to codify that. If the CRA passes, it will impose utility-style…
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Congress must rein in FCC, establish ‘bright-line rules’ to preserve net freedom
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Innovations such as electricity, passenger cars and air travel have provided all of us with a better quality of life and millions of jobs. The same is true for the Internet – unquestionably the most impactful innovation of the last 25 years. However, while a solid legal structure of consumer protections was built around these…
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Rep. Mike Coffman to unveil plan to save net neutrality
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Rep. Mike Coffman, the Republican congressman from Aurora, will unveil his plan to save neutrality on Tuesday. Last year the Republican-controlled FCC repealed the Obama-era rules that prevent internet providers from charging more for higher speeds to some customers – such as major retailers – who can afford better and faster websites, gaining a huge…
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Proposed congressional regs imperil digital access for rural Colorado
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Led by Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, Democrats in Congress are holding the future of America’s high-speed internet hostage. In the process, they are testing the limits of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) in a blatant effort to reinstate burdensome, Obama-era regulations on the internet. Reinstating these overly prescriptive, public-utility style regulations would only serve…
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Rep. Chris Hansen takes Colorado’s net neutrality debate national
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State Rep. Chris Hansen, a Democrat from Denver, has been making the case for Colorado to do what it can to protect consumers as the Trump administration rolls back net neutrality rules. Thursday he made the case in Washington via an op-ed in The Hill newspaper. Hansen responded to a piece last Monday in the…
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For consumers’ sake, let’s keep ‘net neutrality’ in place in Colorado
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On December 14, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission put our democracy and our economy at risk. That’s when the FCC voted to deregulate the internet and repeal the 2015 Net Neutrality rules. Net neutrality states that no internet service provider can block your access to any website or service for politically or financially motivated reasons.…
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Colorado House debates net neutrality versus benefits of competition
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The Colorado House on Monday debated legislation to preserve net neutrality and ensure internet providers that receive tax dollars aren’t playing games with speed and prices. House Bill 1312 passed on a voice vote and is likely to pass the recorded vote in House in the next few days. Then it will have a tougher…
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Bennet, Tipton talk energy, broadband and healthcare at Club 20 event
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GRAND JUNCTION – U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton talked Saturday about issues close to Western Colorado’s hearts and wallets. They told the spring meeting of the Club 20 Western Slope coalition what they’re doing in Washington to improve energy development, the high cost of healthcare, the slowness of rural broadband internet service…
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Sen. Kerry Donovan solicits governor’s help on net neutrality, rural broadband
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State Sen. Kerry Donovan, D-Vail, is calling in Gov. John Hickenlooper’s help on two projects dead to Democrats and internet users, especially in rural Colorado. Donovan’s office shared a letter she the governor Thursday. She said that when Republicans members of the Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama administration rule that all websites and traffic…
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Out West Roundup: Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts
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Montana Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts BILLINGS, Montana – Montana last week became the first state to bar telecommunications companies from receiving state contracts if they interfere with internet traffic or favor higher-paying sites or apps, under an order from Gov. Steve Bullock intended to protect so-called net neutrality. The Democratic governor’s order…
