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Now that the Federal Communications Commission has jettisoned its rules banning internet service providers from blocking or discriminating against lawful content, the issue is heading for Congress. And if the activists who first brought the issue into the limelight have a say, it will become an issue in the 2018 election campaign.

Republicans have introduced a so-called Net Neutrality bill that critics say will only reinforce fears of “fast lanes” and “slow lanes” in light of the Federal Communication Commission‘s vote to repeal the Obama-era rules.

Groups like Free Press will fight the FCC repeal in court.

The ink isn’t dry yet on the federal government’s decision to repeal its Net Neutrality rules, and yet many are already gearing up for what they say is an inevitable legal battle (once again) over the future of the web.

Craig Aaron, Free Press Action Fund president and CEO, called Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s legislation, which would allow paid prioritization, “fake Net Neutrality.”

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who claims to represent the interests of voters in Tennessee but generally prefers the views (and campaign contributions) from AT&T and Comcast, is the first Republican to propose a bait-and-switch “Net Neutrality” broadband bill.

TRENTON — On Tuesday, New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald announced plans to introduce a new version of the “Civic Info Bill” in the 2018 session.

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R–Tennessee) introduced anti-Net Neutrality legislation that she dubbed the “Open Internet Preservation Act.”

One of the most important projects in New Jersey is Free Press’ News Voices project, which builds relationships between newsrooms and communities.

The Republican-controlled FCC voted along party lines to repeal Net Neutrality, but open-internet defenders are urging the public to recognize that the fight is not over.