The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is holding a hearing on Internet freedom and Net neutrality in Palo Alto on April 17, and there is room for more than 700 people.
Your comments in person will send a strong message to Washington that Americans will not tolerate private corporate Internet gatekeepers. Agency officials at the FCC — and political leaders in Congress — must take immediate action to safeguard free speech and innovation online.
Verizon has been caught blocking text messages about reproductive rights; Comcast has been caught blocking peer-to-peer communications; and AT&T wants to inspect and filter what travels through its Internet network. The government must put in place baseline protections that will leave the Internet open to the millions of people who use it.
All testimony given at the event will be added to the public record, and your testimony will help build the case for free speech online.
| WHAT: | Public FCC Hearing on the Future of the Internet |
| WHEN: | Thursday, April 17 |
| TIME: | Noon to 7 p.m. — with public comment at 4:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University 471 Lagunita Drive, Palo Alto |
Be sure to download the ACLU Net Neutrality myths and facts and bring them with you.
The FCC has allotted at least two hours for public testimony, and the ACLU of Northern California is working with their allies and partners on the ground to be sure everyone who wants to testify has a turn at the microphone.
Here’s the agenda:
Noon — Welcome/Opening Remarks from FCC Commissioners
12:45 p.m. — Panel 1: Network Management and Consumer Expectations
3 p.m. — Panel 2: Consumer Access to Emerging Internet Technologies and Applications
4:30 p.m. — Public Comment (That’s you!)
6:30 p.m. — Closing Remarks
7 p.m. — Adjournment
Read the FCC announcement.
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