Civil Rights, Labor & Environmental Leaders Call on Congress to Clarify FCC Authority for Broadband

Leaders representing eight national civil rights, labor, and environmental organizations urged Congress to act quickly to clarify the Federal Communications Commission's authority to protect an Open Internet and apply Universal Service funding to broadband.

The coalition wrote to Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, calling for quick action on narrowly targeted legislation that will support broadband build-out to move our nation forward and ensure that every American has the skills necessary for today's digital age.

The organizations are: the AFL-CIO; Communications Workers of America; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; League of United Latin American Citizens; Minority Media and Telecom Council; the NAACP; the National Urban League and the Sierra Club.