{"id":341147,"date":"2017-05-17T05:38:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T21:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1491337"},"modified":"2017-05-17T05:38:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T21:38:31","slug":"fcc-commissioner-net-neutrality-is-doomed-if-were-silent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/fcc-commissioner-net-neutrality-is-doomed-if-were-silent\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC commissioner: \u2018Net neutrality is doomed if we\u2019re silent\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn urged the public to continue voicing their\u00a0support for a free and open internet.<\/p>\n

\u201cNet neutrality is doomed if we\u2019re silent,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Many have questioned the future of net neutrality under Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The\u00a0Republican-controlled commission has made\u00a0its intentions known\u00a0to strip away regulations<\/a>\u00a0surrounding net neutrality and privacy that were put in place by\u00a0former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. In March, President Trump signed an order rescinding the Broadband Privacy rule, allowing ISPs to sell consumer browsing data.<\/p>\n

Clyburn has been one of the most vocal supporters of consumer privacy protection and the open internet at the FCC. The best way to make a difference on these issues is to make your voice heard, Clyburn believes.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The internet]\u00a0is the most enabling platform of our time,\u201d she\u00a0said. \u201cThe only way to defend something is to weigh in.\u201d<\/p>\n

The commissioner claimed that over a million people had reached out offering opinions on how the FCC should act; she also noted that researchers have suggested that 96% of those who have weighed in have done so in favor of an open internet.<\/p>\n

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    Net neutrality isn\u2019t the only topic on the commissioner\u2019s mind. Clyburn also took the time to discuss at length her efforts to improve the affordability of inmate communications solutions at private prisons\u00a0and highlight the lack of protections available for families trying to get in touch with inmates. Expensive video call solutions from companies the space are\u00a0\u201cdisrupting families and lives,\u201d Clyburn says.<\/p>\n

    Clyburn, who was appointed to the FCC by Obama in 2013, will be wrapping\u00a0up her term as commissioner this year. She wouldn\u2019t offer too many details in terms of what\u2019s next, but did say she planned to continue speaking up for the issues she fought for at the FCC.<\/p>\n

    \u201cRegardless of my title, I\u2019m not going far.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    \"\" Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn urged the public to continue voicing their\u00a0support for a free and open internet. “Net neutrality is doomed if we’re silent,” she said. Many have questioned the future of net neutrality under Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The\u00a0Republican-controlled commission has made\u00a0its intentions known\u00a0to strip… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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