New York Considers Resolution Backing Net Neutrality
City council resolution says Net "in jeopardy" until rules approved
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 11/20/2009 10:40:06 AM
The New York City Council was scheduled to hold a meeting Friday morning on a resolution backing strong network neutrality principles.
The resolution, which says the Internet is "in jeoprady" until such rules are approved, was co-sponsored by seven council members.
"The Council of the City of New York calls upon the Federal Communications Commission to codify strong network neutrality principles in order to ensure that the Internet will continue to foster innovation, increase competition, and spur economic growth as well as making the Internet faster and more affordable for all," the resolution reads.
It also cites Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) proposal of a bill to block the FCC as a reason for adopting the resolution.
Public Knowledge sent Communications Director Art Brodsky to the meeting, according to the group. He was scheduled to endorse the resolution "in the strongest terms possible."
FCC Chairman Julius Genachwoski was in New York Thursday and met with Mayor Michael Bloomberg about "the value of broadband deployment and adoption, the importance of interoperable communications networks for the public safety community, and economic challenges in the media landscape," according to the chairman's blog.
A spokesperson for the chairman said the visit was not related to the resolution and that he was in New York for a speech at the Paley Center and took that opportunity to meet with the mayor.
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