Scott, I'm really glad your museum (and others) has decided to comment and is encouraging staff to do the same for this important issue. I appreciate the straightforward language and information in your email, too -- thanks for sharing!
Head of Knowledge Management The Morton Arboretum | 4100 Illinois Route 53 | Lisle, Illinois 60532 T *630-725-2136* | *cdoughe...@mortonarb.org <cdoughe...@mortonarb.org>* | mortonarb.org On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 10:59 AM, Sayre , Scott A <sc...@sandboxstudios.org> wrote: > Hi β > > Here is the text we have placed on our intranet site to inform our staff > about this legislation and encourage their advocacy. > > Best, > > Scott > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Title/Subject: Have your voice heard on the future of Net Neutrality β > July 17th deadline > > > > The FCC is in the process of changing the rules regarding net neutrality > in a way that could have a negative impact on individuals and organizations > that develop, deliver and access web content, particularly rich media > (video, audio and large images, etc.). While the long-term implications of > eliminating net neutrality are unclear, this change will allow internet > service providers βISPβ like (Spectrum, ComCast, ATT, Verizon, etc.) to > give bandwidth preferences (speed of access) to content of their choice > (programming from which they generate revenue); currently all content is > given equal bandwidth. For organizations like museums, Implications could > be limited bandwidth for accessing our online resources or having to pay > ISPs to maintain our current level of delivery and access. Implications for > consumers could be new limitations placed on the speed and quality with > which different sources of content are delivered based on their ISP. > > > > The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking public comments on > this change through July 17th. The Museum will be submitting comments to > the FCC and a letter to our representatives supporting the continuation of > current Net Neutrality law. > > > > Individuals are encouraged to share their thoughts with the FCC > > Via https://dearfcc.org/ > > You are also encouraged to voice your opinion with your local > representatives prior to the early August vote. > > Senators https://www.senate.gov/general/contacting.htm < > https://www.senate.gov/general/contacting.htm> > Representatives http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ < > http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/> > > > If you would like to learn more about this potential change there are many > articles available on the web. > > Here are a few: > > Summary of the bill > > http://thehill.com/policy/technology/331012-what- > killing-net-neutrality-means-for-the-internet <http://thehill.com/policy/ > technology/331012-what-killing-net-neutrality-means-for-the-internet> > Simple explanation > > https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/upshot/a-super-simple- > way-to-understand-the-net-neutrality-debate.html < > https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/upshot/a-super-simple- > way-to-understand-the-net-neutrality-debate.html> > Potential impact on small organizations and not-for-profits > > http://www.limeredstudio.com/net-neutrality-and-what-it- > means-for-your-nonprofit/ <http://www.limeredstudio.com/ > net-neutrality-and-what-it-means-for-your-nonprofit/> > > > Scott Sayre | Chief Digital Officer |Corning Museum of Glass | One Museum > Way | Corning, NY 14830 | www.cmog.org <> > Office: (607) 438-5298 |Cell: (612) 423-9691 | Twitter: @zbartrout | > Skype: @zbarscott > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > >
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