Press Release
June 21, 2006
NAHJ Supports the Principle of "Network Neutrality” Which Will Preserve a Free and Open Internet
Media Contacts: Joseph Torres, (202) 285-3949
Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Congress is currently re-writing and debating our nation’s telecommunications laws that will determine the future of the internet.
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists supports the principle of "network neutrality," which preserves a free and open Internet and will ensure that all Internet users can access content or run applications and devices of their choosing without manipulation or discrimination. NAHJ takes this position because it is critical that all communities, including the Latino community, have unfettered access to information from a diversity of viewpoints without artificial and unnecessary obstacles.
For reporters covering this issue, here is a list of organizations to contact representing both sides of the debate:
Organizations
Consumers Union
Phone: (202) 462-6262
Contact: Susan Herold, media director
http://www.consumersunion.org/
Free Press
Contact: Craig Aaron, communications director
(202) 265-1490
www.freepress.net
Media Access Project
Contact: Andrew Jay Schwartzman, president and CEO
(202) 232-4300
http://www.mediaaccess.org/
National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA)
Contact: Rob Stoddard, senior vice president, communications & public affairs
(202) 775-3629
http://www.ncta.com/
United States Telecom Association
Contact: Allison Remsen, media relations
(202) 326-7370
http://www.ustelecom.org/
On-line Resources
Save the Internet Coalition
www.savetheinternet.org
NCTA Web page on Network Neutrality
http://www.ncta.com/IssueBrief.aspx?contentId=2715
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