Several groups argued that President Barack Obama’s recent...
Several groups argued that President Barack Obama’s recent comments on net neutrality (CD Aug 7 p2) differ from the FCC’s rulemaking notice, and asked for Obama’s help. “Your vision of net neutrality is fundamentally incompatible with FCC’s plan, which would…
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explicitly allow for paid prioritization,” the groups said in a letter to the White House Friday (http://mzl.la/1B12X5V). “The only way for the FCC to truly protect an open Internet is by using its clear [Communications Act] Title II authority. Over the next few months, we need your continued and vocal support for fair and meaningful net neutrality rules.” The letter’s signers include the American Civil Liberties Union, Common Cause, Consumers Union, Demand Progress, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Press, MoveOn.org, Mozilla and Public Knowledge. The FCC had declined comment on the allegation of any difference between Obama and FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, and the White House has not responded to requests for clarification on where Obama stands. Wheeler has defended his commitment to protecting the open Internet and has said the NPRM asks many questions rather than prescribes any one path.