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ARL Urges US House of Representatives to Restore Net Neutrality
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is profoundly disappointed with the US Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of the Open Internet Order, which takes effect today, June 11, 2018. ARL...
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In Vote to Restore Net Neutrality Rules, Several Senators Note Importance of Open Internet for Research, Education and Equity
Today, May 16, 2018, the US Senate voted 52-47 to reverse the FCC's decision that would eviscerate protections for net neutrality. The Senate used a procedure known as the Congressional Review...
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ARL Applauds US Senate Vote to Restore Net Neutrality Rules
Today, May 16, 2018, the United States Senate voted 52-47 in favor of protecting an open internet, a bedrock of equitable access to information. In mid-December 2017, the Federal Communications...
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#RedAlert: One More Vote Needed in the Senate to Save #NetNeutrality
In mid-December 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to reverse the strong net neutrality protections that had been put into place by the 2015 Open Internet Order. Since that...
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Net Neutrality Highlighted in Research Library Issues
The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI) explores the implications of the US Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) reversal of its Open Internet Order, with a focus on research libraries...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—April 2018
An update of key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from February 22 through April 20, 2018, by...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—February 2018
An update of key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from September 23, 2017, through February 22, 2018,...
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Net Neutrality to Be Revoked by Federal Communications Commission
An open internet is the bedrock of equitable access to information. On November 22, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published an order that will eliminate protections for net neutrality....
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—September 2017
An update of key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from May 20, 2017, through September 22, 2017,...
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ARL Joins Reply Comments Urging Protection of Net Neutrality
On August 30, 2017, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joined reply comments by several higher education organizations in the Federal Communications Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proceeding "In...