Whereas,
mobile
Internet
access
provides
the
Latino
community
with
the
transformative
opportunity
to
organize,
tell
our
stories,
and
access
information
that
is
relevant
to
our
community,
Whereas,
there
is
only
one
Internet
and
rules
protecting
the
free
speech
rights
of
users
should
protect
users
regardless
of
whether
they
access
the
Internet
through
fixed
or
mobile
platforms,
Whereas,
The
FCC
passed
open
Internet
rules
for
fixed
Internet
access
but
did
not
extend
the
same
rules
to
mobile
users
accessing
the
Internet,
allowing
mobile
carriers
to
block
third-‐party
applications
and
slow
down
Web
content,
Whereas,
The
FCC’s
decision
splits
the
Internet
in
two,
adopting
one
set
of
rules
for
fixed
Internet
access
and
another
set
of
rules
for
mobile,
Whereas,
strong
open
Internet
rules
should
be
applied
to
allow
mobile
users
to
access
the
content,
applications
and
services
of
their
choice
online,
without
discrimination,
Whereas,
Latino
organizers,
organizations,
media
makers,
and
residents
of
all
ages,
nationalities,
languages
and
economic
and
immigration
status
rely
on
the
mobile
Internet
to
share
and
access
information,
Whereas,
an
open
Internet
allows
Internet
users
to
communicate
directly
to
the
public
without
permission
from
corporate
gatekeepers,
Whereas,
without
strong
open
Internet
protections
that
ban
discriminatory
practices
from
mobile
carriers,
Internet
service
providers
have
a
strong
incentive
to
block
or
slow
down
users’
ability
to
access
the
content
and
applications
of
their
choice
online,
Whereas,
in
recent
months,
our
community
has
witnessed
why
Internet
freedom
is
critical
to
a
democratic
and
free
society
by
the
struggles
of
the
citizens
of
Egypt
and
Tunisia
to
use
the
Internet
and
their
mobile
devices
to
fight
oppressive
government
regimes,
Whereas,
without
strong
Network
Neutrality
rules
that
prevent
discrimination
on
the
mobile
Internet,
Latino
wireless
users
will
have
less
control
to
communicate
freely,
1. THEREFORE
BE
IT
RESOLVED
that
the
organizations
represented
by
delegates
of
the
2011
National
Latino
Congreso
urge
the
FCC
to
protect
Internet
freedom
by
adopting
strong
open
Internet
rules
that
protect
mobile
users,
by
banning
discrimination
on
the
mobile
Internet;
2. FURTHER,
BE
IT
RESOLVED
that
the
organizations
represented
by
delegates
of
the
2011
National
Latino
Congreso
call
on
Congress
to
pass
legislation
to
protect
Internet
freedom
by
adopting
strong
open
Internet
rules
that
protect
mobile
users
by
banning
discrimination
on
the
mobile
Internet;
3. FURTHER,
BE
IT
RESOLVED
that
the
organizations
represented
by
delegates
of
the
2011
National
Latino
Congreso
reject
any
efforts
by
Congress
to
pass
legislation
that
would
strip
the
FCC
of
its
ability
to
enforce
open
Internet
protections.
[i]
Livingston,
G.
(2011).
Latinos
and
Digital
Technology,
2010.
Washington,
DC:
Pew
Hispanic
Center.