Library and Education Groups File Net Neutrality Comments with FCC

by SLJ
Jul 19, 2014 | Filed in Programs+
Concern over net neutrality rules prompted a joint filing by a coalition that includes ALA and EDUCAUSE, with suggestions to ensure the preservation of "an open Internet for libraries, higher education and the communities we serve."

The 42 page document containing comments on net neutrality filed with the Federal Communications Commission today can be accessed here.

11 organizations signed the comments including:

American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Council on Education American Library Association Association of American Universities Association of College & Research Libraries Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Association of Research Libraries Chief Officers of State Library Agencies Council of Independent Colleges EDUCAUSE Modern Language Association

Eight days ago ten of the eleven organiztions listed above published a  joint set net neutrality principles.

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