Progressives to Obama: Don’t ‘back away’ from net neutrality

The letter argues that a failure to enact net neutrality rules would threaten civic participation on the Internet as well as the goals in the National Broadband Plan.

“Please re-affirm your commitment to Net Neutrality and support quick and clear action by the FCC to regain its authority to protect the open Internet once and for all,” it says.

Carbon copies went to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.)

The letter comes as at least four separate,
simultaneous processes seek to find a solution on net neutrality, including private talks on the Hill, private stakeholder meetings at the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), a rulemaking procedure at the FCC, and weekly sessions
on Capitol Hill among more than 30 stakeholders led by the commerce
committees.