Via Politico, just now:
The FCC is extending the deadline for initial public comments on Chairman Tom Wheeler's controversial net neutrality proposal because of trouble with the commission's online comment system, the agency announced Tuesday. The deadline was set for midnight.
FCC officials hope that the extension, until Friday at midnight, will give people who have had problems filing online the ability to have their voices heard. Wheeler's proposal has sparked a firestorm for allowing Internet-service providers such as AT&T and Verizon to charge companies for a fast lane to deliver content.
"Not surprisingly, we have seen an overwhelming surge in traffic on our website that is making it difficult for many people to file comments through our Electronic Comment Filing System," said FCC press secretary Kim Hart. "Please be assured that the commission is aware of these issues and is committed to making sure that everyone trying to submit comments will have their views entered into the record."
As of late Monday, there were 677,000 comments filed in the proceeding. Wheeler has said he'd like the commission to make a decision by the end of the year. "
Further, we are crashing the FCC's servers with our comments! Keep it up, Kossacks!
Via EFF.org,
So many net neutrality comments that FCC's servers are crashing. New extended deadline is Friday: https://dearfcc.org/
When you DO file a comment regarding net neutrality, you WILL receive an email back acknowledging receipt. Here is what I received from FCC chairman Tom Wheeler back on May 22, 2014.
Thank you very much for contacting us about the ongoing Open Internet proceeding. We're hoping to hear from as many people as possible about this critical issue, and so I'm very glad that we can include your thoughts and opinions.
I'm a strong supporter of the Open Internet, and I will fight to keep the internet open. Thanks again for sharing your views with me.
Tom Wheeler
Chairman
Federal Communications Commission
------- Original Message -------
From: [ my email address ]
Subject: We can’t treat the internet as a service anymore
To Chairman Tom Wheeler and the FCC Commissioners––––
The internet is a cornerstone of modern life -- from our day-to-day lives to businesses and jobs. We simply can’t live without it, so it’s time to declare that it is a public utility, not a private “service.”
Amy Ringenbach / aka Bleuz00m
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