Category: Jill Politics

FCC to propose ‘Net neutrality’ rules

September 21, 2009 by Jack and Jill P...

Official: FCC to propose ‘Net neutrality’ rules
By DANIEL LOVERING, AP Business Writer – Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:58PM EDT

The head of the FCC plans to propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and certain applications over their networks, an official at the agency said Saturday.

The Federal Communications Commission chairman, Julius Genachowski, will announce the proposed rules in a speech Monday at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, the official said on condition of anonymity because news of the announcement had not been formally released.

The proposals would uphold a pledge Barack Obama made during the presidential campaign to support Internet neutrality — the equal treatment of Internet traffic. That would bar Internet service providers such as Verizon Communications Inc., Comcast Corp. or AT&T Inc., from slowing or blocking certain services or content flowing through their vast networks.

Without strict rules ensuring Net neutrality, consumer watchdogs fear the communications companies could interfere with the transmission of content, such as TV shows delivered over the Internet, that compete with services the ISPs offer, like cable television.

Monday Open Thread

September 21, 2009 by Jack and Jill P...

In this image released by the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor pose for a photo in the Justices’ Conference Room prior to Justice Sotomayor’s formal Investiture Ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Steve Petteway)

Good Morning.

As you begin a new week, don’t forget JJP.

Drop those links. Engage in debate. Give us trivia and gossip too.

And always, have a peaceful day.

President Obama’s Sunday Talk Show Blitz

September 21, 2009 by Jack and Jill P...

thanks to Icebergslim for the clips

The President made the Sunday Talk Show rounds (except for Faux Noise – LOL).

Face the Nation

Evening Open Thread

September 20, 2009 by Jack and Jill P...

The President and First Lady at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Dinner.

Good Evening.

Drop those links. Engage in debate. Give us trivia and gossip too.

And continue to have a peaceful day.

Bill Cosby/Michelle Bernard Program on MSNBC Open Thread

September 20, 2009 by Jack and Jill P...

Post your comments about the program. Begins at 7pm EST. It’s going to be at Howard University.