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- International Journal of Communication
These interdisciplinary academic journals are peer reviewed and focus on communication. The Web site offers 34 scholarly journals exploring all facets of the complex issue of Network Neutrality.
- Hands Off the Internet
This group states its opposition to any government regulation of the Internet, and the majority of its membership are telecommunications companies and conservative lobby groups. The group’s main rival, SavetheInternet.com, claims Hands Off the Internet was specifically created to oppose any federal legislation supporting Network neutrality.
- Save The Internet.com
This is the home site of the SavetheInternet.com coalition which has more than a million members pushing for Congress to preserve Network Neutrality. The group receives no industry funding.
- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
This organization is the result of a joint partnership between the Electronic Frontier Foundation and many leading universities including Harvard and Stanford. The group helps individuals to determine their rights on everything from copyright to content protection.
- Telecommunications Act of 1996
The FCC Web page is devoted to the landmark Telecommunications Act of 1996, which promoted deregulation of the telecommunication industry. With regards to the World Wide Web, the law guarantees equal treatment for everyone on the Internet.
