CD125: Un-Governing the Internet

The Internet is a powerful international communications tool; how does the 114th Congress plan to change how it's governed? In this episode, learn about the bills that are moving through Congress that could have a direct effect on the future of the Internet. Please support Congressional Dish: to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Bills Highlighted in This Episode Bill Highlights the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the rates charged for Internet access The FCC can regulate rates of a company This bill to data roaming and interconnection Votes Passed the House of Representatives Author (IL-16) AT&T Comcast Time Warner Bill Highlights of the FCC's net neutrality order to small businesses for Information the "small businesses" would be exempt from having to provide customers includes: Information about promotional rates, including the duration of the promotion and the full monthly charge the customer will incur after the promotion expires All one-time and/or recurring fees, including modem rental fees, installation charges, service charges, and early termination fees. Actual network performance A "small business" is one that has Votes Passed the House of Representatives Author (OR-2) Cellular Telecom & Internet Association US Telecom Association Bill Highlights electronic communication services from disclosing the contents of communications that the company is holding or maintaining (without this bill, only communications "stored" would be protected). the current law that allows the government to access using only subpoenas (as opposed to warrants) for electronic communications that have been stored more than 180 days the 180 divider with new text that requires warrants regardless of the amount of time the information is stored. the electronic communication services to notify their customers of a received warrant, court order, subpoena, or request, if they want to. the amount of time the government may delay notification of customers about a warrant, subpoena, order, or other directive from to 180 days. Eliminates that requires the government to inform the customer about the information the government requested and why the notification was delayed. Vote Passed the House of Representatives Author (KS-3) Yahoo Google AT&T Facebook Twitter Deutsche Bank : DOTCOM Act of 2015 Bill Highlights the transition of NTIA's functions in Internet domain name registry until 30 days after Congress receives a report outlining the transition plan. Votes Passed the House of Representatives Author (IL-15) Verisign Sound Clip Sources Hearing: (not available on C-SPAN), House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, March 17, 2016. Hearing: (not available on C-SPAN), House Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, May 13, 2015. Hearing: , House Judiciary Committee, December 1, 3015. Additional Information , March 2016. Report to Congress: by Lennard Kruger, Congressional Research Service, March 22, 2016. Report to Congress: by Lennard Kruger, Congressional Research Service, March 23, 2016. Hearing: , Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, February 25, 2015. Hearing: , House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, May 13, 2015. Hearing: (not available on C-SPAN), House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, July 8, 2015. , February 2015. ICANNWiki: Webpage: Webpage: Additional Reading Article: , The Economist, March 5, 2016. Article: by Klint Finley, Wired, March 1, 2016. Article: by Mario Trujillo, The Hill, November 30 2o15. Article: by Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post, September 24, 2015. Article: by Milton Mueller, Internet Governance Project, August 18, 2015. Article: by Jeremy Malcom and Mitch Stoltz, Electronic Frontier Foundation, June 23, 2015. Article: , The Economist, March 20, 2014 Article: by Sam Gustin, Fortune, March 17, 2014. Press Release: by NTIA Office of Public Affairs, March 14, 2014. Article: by Grant Gross, PC World, December 15, 2014. Scholarly Journal: by Marshall Leaffer, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 5, Fall 1998. Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: by (found on by mevio) Cover Art Design by