Emerging Media and Internet Issues: E-Democracy for Connecticut

List of Concurrence Statements

Every LWV member in CT will receive these Concurrence Statements in their state VOTER. You have several options for responding: 
 

• Mail the Voter form to the LWVCT.  Send to: LWVCT Office, 1890 Dixwell Ave.,  Hamden, CT 06514
• Copy and print out this form, complete and return it by mail,  individually or together with others from your local League. Send to: LWVCT Office, 1890 Dixwell Ave.,  Hamden, CT 06514
• Submit this form electronically  to the LWVCT Office by using the SUBMIT button. 
• Copy, complete, and e-mail  your responses to LWVCT@lwvct.org  

Internet "Net" Neutrality

The LWVCT believes that a free and open Internet is increasingly important to the protection of individual liberties-freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of association -guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and by the Connecticut Constitution. The League also believes that net neutrality protections are essential for political discourse, dissemination of news, and democratic participation. Therefore, the League of Women Voters of Connecticut strongly supports the LWVUS position to protect the open, neutral, nondiscriminatory nature of the Internet.  To further this position, the League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports efforts by the State of Connecticut to protect the open, neutral, nondiscriminatory nature of the Internet. 

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Universal Internet Access for Connecticut

Efficient, affordable high speed access to the Internet for all Connecticut residents-regardless of geographic location or neighborhood demographics-is a necessity for assuring equal access to local and state government, for maintaining openness and transparency in government activities, for communicating with legislative leaders, for engaging in political discourse, and for assuring that voters receive the information they need to make informed choices at the polls.  Therefore, 

The League of Women Voters supports making high speed Internet access available to all Connecticut residents, without cost, through schools, libraries, and other secure public buildings. 

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The League of Women Voters believes that high speed affordable Internet access is an essential service that should be readily available to all Connecticut residents and businesses.  State and local government policies should support broadband, wireless, and other means of high speed Internet deployment throughout the state. 

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Community Access TV and Public Affairs Programming

Access to information through modern TV/video communication is essential to the public interest and to League of Women Voters' mission and purpose- to protect civil liberties, to ensure open, transparent government, and to promote the public's right to know. To protect the public interest, high quality PEG transmission and PEG availability on basic service tiers are essential. Therefore,   

The League of Women Voters believes that community access television channels-for public, educational, and governmental programming-must be adequately protected, promoted, and funded, regardless of the provider of TV/video services to Connecticut residents. 

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The League of Women Voters believes that statewide public affairs programming, such as provided by The Connecticut Network (CT-N), must be adequately protected, promoted, and funded by the state legislature and available to all Connecticut residents, regardless of the provider of TV/video services.

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The League of Women Voters believes that government should provide opportunities for citizen participation in decisions regarding community access TV, or PEG TV.

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