{"id":1590,"date":"2019-04-10T07:58:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T15:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2019-04-10T08:02:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T16:02:20","slug":"us-house-votes-to-save-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2019\/04\/10\/us-house-votes-to-save-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"US House Votes to Save the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the House took a firm stand on behalf of internet users across the country. By passing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/1644\">Save the Internet Act<\/a>, members have made it clear that Americans have a fundamental right to access the open internet. Without these protections in place, big corporations like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&amp;T could block, slow, or levy tolls on content at the expense of users and small businesses. We hope that the Senate will recognize the need for strong net neutrality protections and pass this legislation into law. In the meantime, we will continue to fight in the courts as the DC Circuit considers <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2018\/01\/16\/mozilla-files-suit-fcc-protect-net-neutrality\/\">Mozilla v. FCC<\/a>, our effort to restore essential net neutrality protections for consumers through litigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the House took a firm stand on behalf of internet users across the country. 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