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Net Neutrality: Access to Information and Reliance on an Open Internet
On August 29, 2017, the Association of Research Libraries filed reply comments in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proceeding "In the Matter of Restoring Internet...
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ARL and Other Groups File Amicus Brief in Mozilla v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joined with 19 library and higher education organizations on August 27, 2018 in submitting an amicus brief in Mozilla v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC),...
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Library and Higher Education Groups File Amicus Brief Supporting Net Neutrality
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joined with 19 library and higher education organizations yesterday in submitting an amicus brief in Mozilla v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), emphasizing the importance...
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Government Petitioners’ Brief Points Out Verizon Throttling of Fire Department Battling Largest Fire in California History
On August 20, 2017, petitioners challenging the FCC’s abandonment of net neutrality protections in Mozilla v. FCC filed their initial briefs. Coverage of Mozilla’s joint brief with other non-government petitioners...
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Research Library Associations Commit to Principles of Net Neutrality
The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA)—a global coalition of several major research and academic library associations in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States, including the Association of...
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ARL Urges US House of Representatives to Restore Net Neutrality
*Cross-posted from ARL News* 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,...
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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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What Does GDPR Mean for Libraries Worldwide? ARL Releases Issue Brief
The European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect tomorrow, May 25, 2018, and is likely to have a significant impact on the way libraries around the...
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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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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...