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Information Today February 3, 2015	ALA Educates Libraries About the E-rate Program The American Library Association launched the Got E-rate? initiative, which encourages library leaders to apply for internet discounts as part of the E-rate program.
InternetNews December 10, 2010 Kenneth Corbin	Kerry Urges FCC to Back Net Neutrality Plan Massachusetts senator calls on Democrat commissioners to support FCC chairman's plan to enact a compromise net neutrality framework that leaves hard-line advocates crying foul.
Information Today November 12, 2015	FCC Allows Internet Companies to Keep Tracking User Activities According to The Washington Post, the Federal Communications Commission will not impose a requirement on Google, Facebook, and other internet companies that could make it more difficult to track user activities.
InternetNews August 17, 2010	Democrats Scoff at Google-Verizon Compromise Four House Democrats are urging FCC Chief Julius Genachowski to blow off Google and Verizon's net neutrality compromise proposal.
Information Today March 3, 2015 George H. Pike	FCC Approves Net Neutrality The Federal Communications Commission gave a huge victory to Net Neutrality advocates by voting in favor of sweeping new rules that change the way internet services are regulated.
InternetNews August 9, 2010	Google, Verizon Posit Net Neutrality Accord The two Internet and communications giants have put aside their differences to hammer what could be a palatable legislative solution to the net neutrality brouhaha.
Information Today April 30, 2015	ARL Announces Copyright Policy Coalition The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), American Library Association, Center for Democracy & Technology, and seven other organizations launched the Re:create coalition for promoting balanced copyright policy.
InternetNews October 16, 2006 Roy Mark	AT&T Makes Network Neutrality Concessions In hopes of winning approval to merge with BellSouth, AT&T says it will follow FCC principles for 30 months.
Information Today September 10, 2007	Update on Net Neutrality: U.S. DOJ Warns the FCC to Be Wary Antitrust officials at the U.S. Department of Justice have submitted a filing to the FCC to respond to suggestions by some companies and individuals that the FCC should adopt new regulations governing the transmission of traffic over the Internet - the so-called "net neutrality" rules.
InternetNews April 27, 2010	Groups Clash on FCC's Net Neutrality Authority In the wake of a major legal setback, the FCC finds itself in uncertain territory concerning its authority in the broadband sector, but it's receiving plenty of free advice.
InternetNews December 1, 2010	FCC Planning Net Neutrality Rule Vote Dec. 21 Federal Communications Commission chairman looks to strike a compromise on the testy issue of net neutrality, announcing plans to bring an order to a vote at the agency's meeting later this month.
Information Today May 13, 2014 George H. Pike	FCC Open Internet Proposal Could End Net Neutrality In what is being described as the end of Net Neutrality, the Federal Communications Commission expects to publicly propose new rules to allow ISPs to create different rate scales and transmission speeds for different types of content.
InternetNews August 16, 2010	Google Defends Work With Verizon on Net Neutrality Network neutrality advocates say that the search giant has sold out. But now Google has its say.
InternetNews October 15, 2009	Net Neutrality in GOP Crosshairs Eighteen Senate Republicans call on the FCC chairman to rethink the issue.
InternetNews August 6, 2010	FCC Drops Net Neutrality Talks After Google-Verizon Deal Buzz In the wake of reported sideline talks between two rivals, the FCC says it lacks a "robust framework to preserve the openness and freedom of the Internet."
Information Today April 29, 2014 Nancy K. Herther	FCC and IMLS Focus on Libraries, Broadband, and the Future of Net Neutrality Libraries as Key to Addressing the Digital Divide... The FCC Announces a Game-Change for Net Neutrality... Governmental and Business Efforts to Speed Up Access...
InternetNews February 1, 2007 Roy Mark	Democrats Put FCC Chairman on Defensive Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin defends statements about the AT&T-BellSouth merger and network neutrality principles.
D-Lib February 2009 Bonita Wilson	Challenges and Opportunities Historically, libraries have been instrumental in helping individuals and businesses through difficult economic times
InternetNews October 10, 2006	Net Neutrality Back on FCC's Agenda Network neutrality proponents hope agency will make non-discriminatory handling of broadband traffic part of the AT&T/BellSouth deal.
InternetNews December 23, 2010	Net Neutrality 2010: How Did We Get Here? The year ends with the Federal Communications Commission putting the first net neutrality rules on the books, and what a long, winding path it took to get there.
InternetNews September 21, 2009	FCC Chair Throws Weight Behind Net Neutrality Push Genachowski promises "data-driven" approach to writing Net neutrality rules into FCC's operations in a move that has wireless industry worried.
Information Today August 16, 2010 Wallace Koehler	Network Neutrality in Play Again In the first week of August 2010, Google, one of the largest of the content providers, and Verizon, a major communications carrier, proposed a seven-part set of policies to manage the internet.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	Net Neutrality Is Back In Court Again Net neutrality is back in court again -- and this decision could undo federal regulations that protect the principle.
Information Today May 1, 2006 Wallace Koehler	Network Neutrality Under Challenge The U.S. Congress has network neutrality under scrutiny and perhaps under threat.
InternetNews April 13, 2010	Net Neutrality Camp Looks to Title II Switch Following the ruling of a federal appeals court voiding the FCC's ruling in the Comcast/BitTorrent case, open Internet advocates warns that the commission needs to tighten up its regulatory authority.
InternetNews October 9, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Lawmakers Call for FCC Probe Into Google Voice Critics accuse Google of double standard on Net neutrality.
InternetNews October 18, 2006 Roy Mark	Unexpected Face Time for Network Neutrality Throughout the U.S. House and Senate debates over network neutrality, Republicans steadfastly insist no federal law is needed prohibiting discrimination in the handling of Internet traffic.
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InternetNews September 30, 2010	Will FCC Take Up Net Neutrality Charge? The combination of strong lobbying efforts on both sides and a midterm election doomed a House compromise bill on the controversial issue, leaving the FCC perhaps to go it alone.
Information Today April 15, 2014 Barbie E. Keiser	National Library Week 2014: Lives Change @ Your Library The United States has celebrated National Library Week during the second week of April (aka School Library Month) since 1958. This year, it's being celebrated April 13-19, with author Judy Blume serving as honorary chair.
InternetNews June 19, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Civility Creeping Into Net Neutrality Debate? Converging Web and telecom sectors may be coming to understand each other, but deep fissures on Net neutrality issue remain.
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InternetNews November 3, 2006 Roy Mark	Net Neut. Delays AT&T-BellSouth Vote Again FCC remains deadlocked over attaching additional network neutrality conditions to deal.
InternetNews June 9, 2006 Michael Hickins	Net Neutrality Spotlight Moves to Senate Network neutrality proponents will make competition and innovation the hallmarks of their Senate fight.
InternetNews April 25, 2006 Roy Mark	House Panel to Vote on Network Neutrality One committee prepares to vote on a telecom reform bill that Democrats contend lacks effective network neutrality protections, another panel opens hearings on the antitrust implications of just such a scenario.
Information Today November 2000	Libraries Receive Grants to Digitize Resources The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency that lends support to the nation's museums and libraries, has announced the recipients of its Library Preservation and Digitization Grants...
Information Today June 14, 2010	Support for Public Access to Oil Leak Monitoring Data Almost 40 organizations led by OpenTheGovernment.org and including a number of library associations, joined in sending a letter to President Obama urging him to give the public access to all monitoring data.
Information Today June 25, 2012	Penguin Group Launches Library Lending Pilot Program Penguin Group, The New York Public Library, and 3M Library Systems announced a pilot project that will make Penguin eBooks available to patrons of both The New York Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library.
InternetNews October 7, 2009	AT&T's Skype Move Won't Stop Net Neutrality Push Decision to allow VoIP app on iPhone welcomed by Net neutrality advocates, but unlikely to curb momentum for new rules.
InternetNews October 19, 2009	Wireless Players Rally Against Net Neutrality Regs Industry members and advocates warn against bringing wireless sector under the thumb of the FCC.
InternetNews December 11, 2009	Net Neutrality Debate Enters Free Speech Territory Cable and advocacy groups find another point over which to square off.
InternetNews January 6, 2011	House Republicans Push Net Neutrality Repeal The new Congress wasted no time going after the FCC.
InternetNews April 23, 2010	Net Neutrality Faces an Uphill Battle FCC Commissioner Michael Copps knows the recent federal appeals decision was a setback for proponents of net neutrality, but he has a plan to push it forward.
InternetNews September 18, 2009	FCC Chair Set for Net Neutrality Play In a speech scheduled for Monday, expect the FCC's Julius Genachowski to detail his broadband policy agenda.
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Information Today February 23, 2009	Library Associations Oppose Repealing Public Access Bill, Urge Action The library groups say that the bill would amend the U.S. Copyright Code, prohibiting federal agencies from requiring, as a condition of funding agreements, public access to the products of the research they fund.
InternetNews July 17, 2007 Roy Mark	Senators Push FCC on Network Neutrality The Federal Communications Commission should expand the focus of its network neutrality inquiry to include the impact of carrier practices on content providers, U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan and Olympia Snowe said Monday.
InternetNews January 15, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	FCC Takes Up BitTorrent Beefs With Comcast The Federal Communications Commission wants cable giant Comcast to do some explaining about complaints that it selectively blocked Internet traffic across its network.