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Net neutrality at a legal crossroads

We the People

National Constitution Center

News, News Commentary, History

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Gus Hurwitz and Travis LeBlanc join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen for an engaging debate about the potential repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules. To learn more about this week’s topic, visit our podcast resources page at constitutioncenter.org/debate/podcasts. Visit the resources page to explore show notes, guest bios, related Interactive Constitution essays, and more. Please subscribe to We the People and our companion podcast, Live at America’s Town Hall, on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network.

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0:00.0

I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome to

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We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.

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The National Constitution Center is the only institution in America chartered by Congress

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to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.

0:24.9

And this week we discussed the hotly contested and important question of net neutrality.

0:30.5

On December 14th, the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on whether to repeal the Obama era net neutrality rules.

0:39.0

Supporters of net neutrality argue that repealing the rules will hurt consumers and challenge First Amendment

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values. Opponents of the Net Neutrality rules argue that there are a classic case of government

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overreach, stifling competition, and innovation on the internet.

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Joining us discuss these important questions

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are two of America's leading thinkers on technology

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and communication law.

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Gus Hurwitz is assistant professor of law and co-director of the Space Cyber and Telecom

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Law Program at Nebraska College of Law.

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He's testified before the Senate on important questions and his work has been cited by the FCC in its orders.

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And Travis LeBlanc is a partner at the firm Boys Schiller Flexner.

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He previously served as the chief of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, where he spearheaded hundreds of enforcement actions involving consumer protection, competition, and compliance.

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Gus, Travis, thank you so much for joining.

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It's great to be here.

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Thanks, Jeff.

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Pleasure to be here with you.

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Wonderful.

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