Historic Net Neutrality Vote: Watch The FCC's Meeting LIVE

The Federal Communications Commission is holding what it described as a "momentous meeting on the Open Internet" beginning at 10:30AM ET Tuesday morning.

At the meeting, the FCC is set to vote on net neutrality rules that would require Internet service providers treat all information traveling over broadband networks equally.

The FCC will be live-streaming the meeting (Watch it here), live blogging it, and tweeting the proceedings via @FCC.

The FCC's net neutrality proposal has been slammed from all sides. Opponents of the plan, like Republican FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, called the plan a "threat to Internet freedom," while net neutrality advocates criticize the agency's proposal for maintaining an "Open Internet," saying it does not go far enough.

The FCC's regulations are "worse than nothing," wrote Al Franken. Free Press' Timothy Karr called the FCC's rule "toothless," "riddled with loopholes," and a sign that the FCC "has given its stamp of approval to online discrimination."

Still, the plan looks set to pass. The AP writes, "FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski now has the three votes needed for approval, despite firm opposition from the two Republicans on the five-member commission. Genachowski's two fellow Democrats said Monday they will vote for the rules, even though they consider them too weak."

What do you think of the FCC"s proposal? Weigh in below.

Comments

[bluguy8]

12:38 PM on 12/21/2010

When the FCC screws this up . Something new will come along. And the Internet wi disappear

[edejan]

12:14 PM on 12/21/2010

Well, I haven't had any luck trying to get these live feeds. Ironic.

[JohnDewey]

12:47 PM on 12/21/2010

Try here:

http://theuptake.org/2010/12/21/live-fcc-votes-on-net-neutrality/

[BiffThiele]

11:44 AM on 12/21/2010

I thought that the Citizen's United decision was the worst that could happen to this free society. Apparently, I was mistaken.

Obama, on the other hand, is batting about 120. (That's out of a 1000, for those who don't know baseball.) He really needs to be traded, because he certainly is not on our team.

[progressive populist]

11:37 AM on 12/21/2010

Michael Copps is laying the smackdown right now.

[commonsense333]

11:11 AM on 12/21/2010

Big business paid for this meeting. Just now they are talking about 9/11 call centers. What has that got to do with the vote? They are just throwing pork in the barrel. Bought and paid for. I suggest we all cancel our internet and take up guns.

[Saidas]

11:05 AM on 12/21/2010

"Opponents of the plan, like Republican FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, called the plan a "threat to Internet freedom,"

Only a Republican could say that keeping the Net neutral for all is a threat to Internet freedom.

[StansDad]

10:37 AM on 12/21/2010

The question isn't if we will sell out to the large existing companies, but when. My guess is as soon as this meeting starts.

[ShhhNow]

10:20 AM on 12/21/2010

Am I allowed to say?

[mjb5406]

10:45 AM on 12/21/2010

Only if you're an AT&T shareholder!