Press Release - Net Neutrality
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jean Rabinow, 203-288-7886 LWVCT@lwvct.org Christine Horrigan, 860-567-3268 cshorrigan@optonline.net
Connecticut League Leads Adoption of Internet Neutrality Resolution at LWVUS National Convention Hamden, CT. June 15. On Monday, Connecticut delegates to the League of Women Voters 47th biennial national convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, successfully spearheaded a nationwide resolution protecting Internet neutrality, the idea that all web sites should enjoy equal access and equal treatment on the information superhighway. The 800 delegates from across the country strongly supported the League of Women Voters of Connecticut’s statement to call upon Congress to support measures that would continue to protect equal access to the Internet for all content providers. LWVCT’s co-president Jara Burnett said, "This is all about our core belief that democratic government depends on the informed and active participation of all. Whenever we reach out to our 25,000 members, provide nonpartisan election information to voters, or speak out to our legislators to protect the civil liberties of all Americans, we depend on neutral Internet access. After all, what other information delivery system is more participatory than the Internet?" "The Internet has to be protected against discrimination by special interests seeking to become Internet gatekeepers," explained Carole Young-Kleinfeld, LWVCT’s VP/Citizen Information and Communications. Earlier in the convention, the Connecticut League sponsored a panel discussion featuring speakers from Free Press and the Alliance for Community Media on community access television, the Internet, and pending legislation in Congress. The panel answered delegates’ questions about media issues and the Connecticut League’s Internet neutrality resolution. According to LWVCT’s Government Director Christine Horrigan, "The free flow of information is the cornerstone of a vibrant democracy. The League should not remain silent as special interests seek to diminish the free and open nature of the Internet which is just a new technology for delivering what the League has been fighting for since our inception — information to create an informed citizenry."
### The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. |
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