An increasing array of issues is currently being debated under the heading of "net neutrality," and dialogue surrounding this concept is rapidly gaining strength. At the heart of the net neutrality debate is whether the Internet, the Web, and associated technologies will continue to thrive as an open platform for innovation and free expression and what policies, if any, are necessary to ensure that they will. In an effort to answer questions so central to CDT’s vision, CDT has been working hard to gather information and gain understanding regarding several critical aspects of the debate: the key technical, economic and regulatory foundations of today's open Internet; future trends in Internet-related technology that with either enable or constrain open platforms in the future; and evolving business models that may encourage or discourage operators of key services toward the open platform status quo that we enjoy today.
CDT Tells FCC To Include Openness, Privacy in Broadband Plan - In comments submitted to the FCC on Monday, CDT stressed that a national broadband plan should include a commitment to maintain and indeed strengthen the legal and policy framework that has enabled the Internet to become such a dynamic and innovative medium. CDT also recommended that the plan feature further measures to safeguard the Internet's open character, promote online privacy, harness broadband to achieve greater transparency in government, and more. June 09, 2009
Share this articleCDT Says Broadband Stimulus Should Demand Openness - CDT filed comments today urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ensure that broadband services supported with stimulus funds will be open to the full range of current and future Internet uses. CDT argued that the broadband stimulus program's interconnection and nondiscrimination obligations should be interpreted to preclude grantees not just from blocking access to selected online content, services, applications, or protocols, but also from impairing the quality or speed of selected communications. Reasonable security management and congestion management techniques should be permitted, CDT said. April 13, 2009
Share this articleCDT Releases Transition Papers - CDT today released a series of papers that outline Internet policy proposals for President-elect Obama's Transition Team in the areas of security and civil liberties; preserving free speech on the Internet; keeping the Internet an open platform; protection of consumer privacy; and promoting open government. The 2-3 page memos provide a concise overview of the issues and recommend practical, achievable actions the new administration can take to keep the Internet open, innovative and free. The Internet played an integral part in this election, making it the most participatory in history. CDT believes the Internet can play an equally critical role in other areas, including health care, economic development and education, given the right government policies. December 09, 2008
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