Yep. Just starting. This is the big one! The FCC vote on net neutrality. Controversial is the bit about peering. As far as ISOC is concerned what is as important is that the shackles on the building of new networks be removed. joly posted: "Today Tuesday February 24 2015 the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business presents Rewriting the Communications Act: An Introductory Event. After more than a year of preparation, all eyes are on Capitol Hill in 2015 as Congress prepares to und" [image: new fcc logo] <http://i2.wp.com/isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/newfcc.png> Today *Thursday February 26 2015* the *Federal Communications Commission* <http://www.fcc.gov/> (FCC) will hold an *Open Commission Meeting <http://www.fcc.gov/events/open-commission-meeting-february-2015>*. Topics under consideration are *Community Broadband* – the Commission will “consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order addressing petitions filed by two municipal broadband providers asking that the Commission preempt provisions of state laws in North Carolina and Tennessee that restrict the abilities of communities to provide broadband service”: and *Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet* – the Commission will “consider a Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order that responds to the Verizon court remand and adopts strong open Internet rules, grounded in multiple sources of the Commission’s legal authority, to ensure that Americans reap the economic, social, and civic benefits of an open Internet today and into the future”. The meeting will be webcast live. *What: Open Commission Meeting <http://www.fcc.gov/events/open-commission-meeting-february-2015>* *Where: Washington DC* *When: Thursday February 26 2015 – 10:30am-12:30pm EST | 15:30-17:30 UTC* *Agenda: http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-hold-open-commission-meeting-thursday-februa... <http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-hold-open-commission-meeting-thursday-february-26-2015>* *Webcast: http://www.fcc.gov/live <http://www.fcc.gov/live>* *Twitter: @fcc <https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=fcc&src=typd> | #netneutrality <https://twitter.com/hashtag/netneutrality?f=realtime&src=hash> | #OpenInternet <https://twitter.com/hashtag/openinternet?f=realtime&src=hash> | #CommunityBroadband <https://twitter.com/hashtag/communitybroadband?f=realtime&src=hash>* *Facebook: #fcc <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/fcc> | #netneutrality <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/netneutrality> | #OpenInternet <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/openinternet> | #CommunityBroadband <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/communitybroadband>* *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7589 <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7572> -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -