[Libs-Or] information Fwd: [District Dispatch] Library, higher education groups’ net neutrality concerns championed by U.S. Reps. Matsui, Markey and Eshoo

[Diedre Conkling]

 Library, higher education groups’ net neutrality concerns championed by
U.S. Reps. Matsui, Markey and
Eshoo<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=5502>
December 17, 2010 ( No
Comments<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=5502#comments>)

For Immediate Release
December 17, 2010

WASHINGTON – The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of
Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE say U.S. Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-5),
Edward Markey (MA-7) and Anna Eshoo (CA-14) are championing the concerns of
anchor institutions by calling on the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) to ensure its upcoming order on network (net) neutrality applies to
them.

Higher education and libraries are at the forefront of developing new and
innovative research applications and educational content over the Internet.
The members’ letter<http://www.matsui.house.gov/images/stories/fcc_community_anchor_institutions_12_17_10.pdf>sent
to the FCC today requests that any net neutrality safeguards ensure
that the Internet remains open for such content and essential services to
the public.

 “During your proceedings, we want to ensure that America’s community anchor
institutions – the schools, libraries, community colleges, and other higher
education institutions – are not left out of the proposed safeguards,” the
members’ letter to the FCC commissioners states.

The members assert that “Community anchor institutions should be included in
the definition of broadband Internet access service and in the
non-discrimination protections. Leaving these critical institutions out of
the proposal will create a gaping hole in the FCC’s net neutrality
safeguards.”

Earlier this week, the ALA, the ARL, and EDUCAUSE sent their own
letter<http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/ala-relays-concerns-about-upcoming-net-neutrality-order-fcc>
to
the FCC, requesting the same safeguards as well as other changes necessary
to make certain the net neutrality order applies to non-profits, such as
libraries and education entities, who create and provide access to Internet
content.

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*Diedre Conkling
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