Yesterday, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee's Communications and Technology Subcommittee, announced a competition to rename or "rebrand" net neutrality, the term used to describe the principle of all Internet traffic being created equal.
Robert Kulp, co-owner of Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke, Virginia, recently submitted an opinion piece to the Roanoke Times regarding the Senate passed Marketplace Fairness Act. Kulp, who owns a brick and mortar store that also sells on the Internet, described the benefits that his business has seen from leveraging the online marketplace.
In May, after voting 3-2 to move ahead with a net neutrality plan that would allow Internet providers to charge websites for faster service, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a new proceeding in an effort to seek public opinion on the best way forward to preserve Open Internet access in the United States. As the primary authority for communications law, regulation and technological innovation, the FCC has been grappling with how to address the net neutrality issue after the D.C. Court of Appeals struck down portions of the 2010 Open Internet Order in January.
Last month, eBay Inc. co-hosted a webinar with the U.S. Department of Commerce to highlight some of the technical solutions that have been created in the last few years that make exporting easier for small technology-enabled businesses.
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With the end of the 113th Congress swiftly approaching, Congress has only a few short weeks left in the legislative calendar. With the clock running out, proponents of the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) are actively trying to push the legislation through Congress and to the President’s desk by the end of the year. Although the Senate passed the MFA in May 2013, leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have announced their intention to find an alternative to the Senate-passed Internet sales tax bill and have refrained from moving the Senate-passed bill.
Earlier this month, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of passing the Internet Tax Freedom Act without attaching the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act. In his statement, the Senator said “If the Senate refuses to take action, the Internet will be taxed this November.
A strong champion of eBay Inc. customers, merchants and employees, eBay Inc. Government Relations was pleased to host Congressman Thomas Massie at eBay Inc. headquarters to talk about the future of commerce and how federal policies can continue to support the growth of small- and medium-sized businesses.