Thursday, August 9, 2012

House unanimous on Free Internet

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously (414-0) in favor of a resolution directing the American delegation to the coming World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) to direct their efforts in support of maintaining a global Internet free from government control.
  There have been efforts to ask the UN to assert more authority and control over the Internet and its operation through the ITU (International Telecommunications Union).  Drafts of a proposed new treaty to be considered at the upcoming conference would shift Internet governance from its current form to the ITU, while also giving individual countries much greater authority to regulate content and Internet operations within their borders.
  The Senate is expected to pass a similar resolution.

Source -  House votes unanimously for Internet FreedomBroadcast Engineering

You might also consider signing and supporting the  Declaration of Internet Freedom
(individuals can also sign/support at this FreePress.net site)

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