One year since FCC’s net neutrality rules invalidated, Senator continues call to reclassify Internet broadband access under Title II  Washington (January 14, 2014) – It has been one year since the D.C. Circuit Court invalidated the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) previous net neutrality rules, and today, Senator... Read More

Washington (January 07, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the first net neutrality bill to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, today commended Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler for his commitment to taking action on net neutrality at the February FCC Open Meeting. Last month,... Read More

Washington (December 18, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), along with 37 Senate and House Democrats, today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use its authority immediately to prevent broadband providers from engaging in discriminatory practices and enshrine net... Read More

Senator led first calls for regulatory move backed by president today WASHINGTON (November 10, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today praised President Barack Obama for backing Internet freedom by endorsing the idea to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service. In July, Senator Markey led the call to make such a move,... Read More

Companies Kickstarter, Vimeo, Etsy and more to join lawmakers on Capitol Hill   Washington (September 16, 2014) – As more lawmakers add their support to the call to reclassify broadband as a utility under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) will be joined by several major... Read More

In an effort to preserve Internet freedom, Markey led recent call for FCC to reclassify broadband as a utility under Title II Washington (September 10, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today joined ranks with companies, advocates and national organizations throughout... Read More

Advocates and businesses joined lawmakers today in support of letter sent to FCC’s Wheeler   Washington (July 15, 2014) – As the comment period comes to a close for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposed rulemaking on its Open Internet order, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and eleven Senate Democrats are... Read More

Washington (May 15, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted items related to the upcoming incentive auction and net neutrality. “Without a truly open Internet, America will... Read More

10 Senators Urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to Preserve an Open Internet Washington, D.C. – In a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, 10 U.S. senators called for the FCC to protect net neutrality and reject efforts by big cable companies to extort businesses for the right to provide... Read More

Statement from Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and author of the first net neutrality bill introduced in Congress.     "Openness is the Internet's heart and nondiscrimination is its soul, and infringements on either of these features undermines the spirit and intent... Read More

Lawmaker was first to introduce net neutrality legislation in Congress in 2009 Washington (February 19, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Wheeler announced his plans to reinstate... Read More

  WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced S. 1981, “The Open Internet Preservation Act”, with House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A.... Read More

Washington (January 14, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who introduced the first net neutrality bill in the U.S. Congress, released the following statement today after the D.C. Circuit Court struck down critical segments of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Open Internet rules. Senator Markey is a member of the... Read More

Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo, and Committee Member Edward J. Markey sent a letter to their colleagues to call attention to a troubling constitutional argument being advanced as part of a case filed by Verizon to overturn the Open Internet... Read More

WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey announced his support for the five principles in the Declaration of Internet Freedom, joining congressional colleagues Sen. Ron Wyden, Reps. Anna Eshoo, Darrell Issa and Jared Polis and more than 2,000 organizations and 75,000 individuals from more than 130 countries. "The Internet is... Read More

April 9, 2011: Rep. Markey calls for an open Internet at the National Conference for Media Reform in Boston, MA hosted by Free Press Full text of the speech can be found here.    Read More

HEARING ON H.J. RES. 37, A RESOLUTION DISAPPROVING THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE FCC RELATING TO PRESERVING THE OPEN INTERNET AND BROADBAND PRACTICES REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD MARKEY (D-MA) OPENING STATEMENT MARCH 9, 2011 Last December, the FCC promulgated a commonsense, light-touch regulatory framework for ensuring that the Internet remains an open, level... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a longstanding proponent of net neutrality and author of the first ever net neutrality bill, released the following statement upon Verizon Communications’ federal lawsuit challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) new Net Neutrality Order: “While... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a longstanding proponent of net neutrality and author of the first ever net neutrality bill, issued the following statement following today’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) open meeting: “The Open Internet Order is not perfect, and it does not contain all the... Read More

Markey Urges Inclusion of Policies to Protect Consumers and Innovators, Preserve Openness of Internet in FCC Net Neutrality Order WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a longstanding proponent of net neutrality and author of the first ever net neutrality bill, sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission... Read More