Open Access


Local Government Rulings
Open Access Mandated
Open Access Not Stipulated

Latest Developments
History of Developments

Open Access Advocacy:
Organizations
White Papers

Open Access Opposition:
Organizations
White Papers

Articles and Press Releases

Other Internet Resources


Local Government Rulings: Open Access Mandated
  • Somerville and Quincy, MA
  • Portland/Multnomah County, OR
  • St. Louis, MO
  • Broward County, FL
  • Cambridge, MA
  • Harrisburg, PA
    Singapore


    Local Government Rulings:Open Access Not Stipulated
  • Dearborn, MI
  • Richmond, VA
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Seattle/King County, WA
  • Denver, CO
  • Plymouth, MA
  • Miami-Dade County, FL
  • Fairfax, VA
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Chicago, IL


    Latest Developments

    04-6-01

    FCC Approves AOL-TW Merger with Open Access Conditions
    The FCC has approved the merger between America Online and Time Warner based on a set of conditions concerning its Internet service, instant messaging service, and corporate relationships.

    In regards to AOL-TW's Internet services, the company is not permitted to restrict the ability of customers to choose a rival ISP over its own service. The company must allow customers to obtain a list of participating ISPs by calling their local AOL-TW cable system. Last, the provider cannot dictate the content of the first Internet screen a customer of a rival ISP sees and these unaffiliated ISPs must be able to directly bill customers.

    AOL-TW cannot get exclusive access to AT&T's cable systems to offer high speed Internet access. The new company cannot enter into any agreement with AT&T that affects AT&T's ability to set rates and conditions for ISPs unaffiliated with AOL-TW

    FCC
     http://www.fcc.gov

    AOL
    http://www.aol.com

    Time Warner
     http://www.timewarner.com


    History of Developments - click here


    Open Access Advocacy: Organizations
  • Washington Association of Internet Service Providers
  • Bay Area Open Access Coalition
  • High-Speed Access Coalition (HiSAC)
  • OpenNet Coalition
  • Southern California Open Access Alliance
  • Media Access Project
  • Pennsylvanians for TOTAL Competition
  • Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation
  • Consumer's Union
  • Alliance for Community Media
  • Benton Foundation
  • Center for Media Education
  • Civil Rights Forum on Communication Policy
  • Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
  • Consumer Project on Technology
  • OMB Watch
  • TURN: The Utility Reform Network
  • The Utility Consumers' Action Network
  • ISP Coalition
  • Massachusetts Coalition of Consumer Choice and Competition on the Internet (MCCCCI)
  • Consumer Federation of America
  • Club20
  • Consumer Action
  • Common Cause
  • iAdvance


    White Papers

  • Transforming the Information Superhighway Into a Private Toll Road: The Case Against
    Closed Access Broadband Internet Systems
  • FAQs: AT&T's Acquisition of MediaOne, OpenAccess, and the Public Interest
    (OpenNet Coalition's White Paper, submitted to the FCC)
  • MaCable.Com: Closed vs. Open - Models for the Broadband Internet
    (White paper by Strategic Policy Research)


    Open Access Opposition: Organizations
  • Commercial Internet eXchange (CIX)
  • Hands Off The Internet
  • Association of County Executives
  • NetAction
  • Frontiers of Freedom


    Open Access Opposition: White Papers
  • The FCC and the Unregulation of the Internet
  • A Report by Heartland Institute - "Access to the Internet: Regulation or Markets?"
  • Broadband Cable: The Open-Access Debate
  • Open Access: What's At Stake?


    Articles and Press Releases
    11-08-99Cable or Telecom? Portland Case May Turn on Data-Service Ruling
    11-05-99Regulatory Classification Of Cable Modem Service Dominates Appeals Court Questions
    11-01-99New Can of Worms Opened in Open Access Debate
    10-15-99Let the Feds Regulate
    10-14-99Feds Snooze on Cable Access - Will Consumers Lose?
    09-20-99Intimidation Just Part of the Game for AT&T
    09-15-99Bells Don't Have to Lease Broadband Gear
    08-19-99A Regulatory Fairytale for the 21st Century
    08-17-99FCC Weighs In on Open Access
    07-27-99SF Declines to Force AT&T to Open System to Rivals
    07-23-99The Cable Debate, Part II
    07-14-99Broward County Regulators Rule for Open Access
    07-02-99Congress Makes Push to Open Cable Networks
    07-22-99Slowly Widening the Bandwidth
    06-28-99Aussies: Open Access Not Hard
    06-26-99Access Remains An Open Question
    06-28-99San Fran Committee To Review Open Access
    06-21-99ISPs Battle AT&T for Local Cable Access
    06-21-99L.A. Looks To Accelerate Broadband Access
    06-16-99Kennard Stumps For National Broadband Policy
    06-15-99Excite@Home Fires Back At Open Access Cable Proponents
    06-14-99GTE Debunks Cable Access Myth
    06-14-99Oregon Stance Against AT&T Seen Nationwide as Idiotic, Inspiring
    06-08-99Open Access Proponents Celebrate Initial Victory
    06-07-99Cable Open Access Fight Far From Over
    06-07-99Federal Judge Deals AT&T Open Access Defeat
    06-05-99AT&T told to open Internet access
    05-27-99Kennard Hopes Multiplicity Of Broadband Pipes Will End Calls for Open Cable Access
    05-25-99 The Battle for Broadband Access
    05-12-99ZDTV's Sm@rt Reseller: The "Open Access" Policy
    05-07-99Congress: Give It Up, AT&T
    05-03-99 Will AT&T Blot Out AOL?
    04-15-99 Farmers sound off for broadband services
    04-13-99AOL, ISPs Ask For 'Light Touch'From Lawmakers
    03-26-99AOL Attacked Over Cable Access Lobbying
    02-18-99Case Renews Call for Open Cable Access
    02-17-99City, County Strike Deals Over TCI Lines
    02-17-99ISP Files Application with TCI for Leased Access
    02-04-99Kennard Says FCC Will Not Require AT&T to Open its Cable Network
    02-04-99ISPs Form Coalition In Bid For Open Access
    02-01-99FCC Postpones Internet Access Decision - Cable wags optimistic in wake of report on broadband Web business
    02-04-99ISPs Form Coalition In Bid For Open Access
    01-28-99Who's Picking on AT&T
    01-28-99FCC: No New Broadband Rules Needed Now
    01-27-99Consumer and Media Advocates Ask FCC to Require Open Access to High-Speed Cable-Internet Networks
    01-25-99Communication Advocacy Groups: FCC Should Require Open Access to High-Speed Cable Networks
    01-20-99ISPs Demand Cable-TV Access
    01-20-99ISP Group Pushes for Open Access
    01-18-99AT&T Warns Cities: Don't Threaten Us
    01-12-99Battle Brews Over Internet Access on TCI's Network
    01-11-99ISPs Push for Open Cable Networks
    12-22-98Oregon Cable Regulators Open @Home ISP Delivery
    11-24-98Regulators Urge TCI to Open Cables
    Not DatedInvestment Firm Blocks Cable Access for Regional ISP
    Not DatedFCC/AT&T Policy Shifts Leave ISPs Out of the Game



     Other Internet Resources
  • FCC
  • Consumers Demand Open Access to the High-Speed Internet
  • @Home's Collection of Articles and Press Releases
  • Yahoo!'s Open Access Page
  • Open Access Propaganda Site


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