---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20181201170624.GA14163@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 12:06:24 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: House Democrats Who Haven't Supported Net Neutrality Yet Have All Taken Money from Telecoms The deadline to pass the piece of legislation that would allow Congress to overturn the repeal of net neutrality is quickly approaching, yet many Democrats are staying mum. By Kaleigh Rogers The Democratic members of Congress staying mum on net neutrality have all taken campaign contributions from major telecom companies, according to Federal Election Commission filings. In May, the Senate passed a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act that would overturn the Federal Communication Commission's decision to scrap free internet rules last year. That resolution was then sent to the House, and the Democrats introduced a discharge petition, which, if it gets 218 signatures, will force the House to vote on the resolution even without the recommendation of a committee. The Dems have until December 10 to get 218 signatures, which would require every Democrat and a few Republicans. So far, they have 177 signatures. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wj3gx5/house-democrats-who-havent-supported-net-neutrality-yet-have-all-taken-money-from-telecoms -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181201165655.GA14143@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 11:56:55 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: City council looks at internet service issues, discusses public internet option By Talon Delaney The Ames City (Iowa) Council is taking initiatives to increase the efficiency and quality of the city's internet. ... The city has two main internet providers, MediaCom and CenturyLink. City of Ames staff cited a study with more than 700 local respondents, most of them voicing displeasure about their internet service. http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/politics_and_administration/city-council-looks-at-internet-service-issues-discusses-public-internet/article_672c6754-f341-11e8-a8f7-f7dcbe215bfa.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181201171202.GA14208@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 12:12:02 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Here's How Much Money Dems Not Backing Net Neutrality CRA Get from Comcast, Verizon and AT&T All but 17 House Democrats have signaled they want to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to restore net neutrality rules. By Donald Shaw Net neutrality supporters in the House of Representatives - mainly Democrats - have been working for months to round up enough signatures to force a vote on restoring net neutrality. https://readsludge.com/2018/11/29/heres-how-much-money-dems-not-backing-net-neutrality-cra-get-from-comcast-verizon-and-att/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 03 Dec 2018