[Air-L] Open Data on Net Neutrality

[Ian O'Byrne]

Hi Stu,

Thanks for the quick work on this. I'm spreading it through my social
networks as we speak. I pulled the link from your blog post to expedite the
process. For others that are interested...the link is here:

http://blog.texifter.com/index.php/2014/08/06/open-data-on-net-neutrality-help-crowd-source-analysis-of-comments-to-the-fcc/

Please share this far and wide. Great analysis. Thanks again.
-Ian

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On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Shulman, Stu <stu at texifter.com> wrote:

> Yesterday the FCC released the public comments on Net Neutrality:
>
> http://www.fcc.gov/files/ecfs/14-28/ecfs-files.htm
>
> The FCC has asked the public to help make "visualizations" to help find the
> substantive comments and surface key themes:
>
>
> http://www.fcc.gov/blog/fcc-makes-open-internet-comments-more-accessible-public
>
> Quoting the FCC:
>
> "We recognize that not everyone may have the requisite technical skills to
> build visualizations and analyze raw XML data.  (Members of the public
> will, of course, still have the option of reviewing and searching the
> record via ECFS).  However, we’re hoping that those who do have the
> technical know-how will develop and share these tools for the public to
> use."
>
> Texifter has tools to allow anyone not versed in raw XML extraction to
> search and code this data, among other things, then export the results as a
> CSV file, including the relevant metadata. We have loaded the data and
> started a project using DiscoverText, which was built specifically for
> crowd-source public comment review by US federal agencies. We invite you to
> join our collaborative, web-based effort to find substantive comments and
> visualize what the public said about Net Neutrality. You can work directly
> with me and others to crowd source the review of the non-duplicate
> comments, or you can conduct your own parallel project with the same data.
> To get involved, sign up for the free trial DiscoverText account and note
> in the comment box that you want to work with the FCC data.
>
> https://app.discovertext.com/Home/SignupContactTrial
>
> You might be interested in these preliminary stats based on what we
> downloaded yesterday:
>
> + 446,667 items posted to the FCC web site
> + 300,172 items after de-duplication
> + The largest group of exact duplicates is 105,320 identical items that
> say:
>
> "Net neutrality is the First Amendment of the Internet, the principle that
> Internet service providers (ISPs) treat all data equally. As an Internet
> user, net neutrality is vitally important to me. The FCC should use its
> Title II authority to protect it. Most Americans have only one choice for
> truly high speed Internet: their local cable company. This is a political
> failure, and it is an embarrassment. America deserves competition and
> choice. Without net neutrality, a bad situation gets even worse. These ISPs
> will now be able to manipulate our Internet experience by speeding up some
> services and slowing down others. That kills choice, diversity, and
> quality. It also causes tremendous economic harm. If ISPs can speed up
> favored services and slow others, new businesses will no longer be able to
> rely on a level playing field. When ISPs can slow your site and destroy
> your business at will, how can any startup attract investors? My friends,
> family, and I use the Internet for conversation and fun, but also for work
> and business. When you let ISPs mess with our Internet experience, you are
> attacking our social lives, our entertainment, and our economic well being.
> We won'tstand for it. ISPs are opposing Title II so that they can destroy
> the FCC's net neutrality rules in court. This is the same trick they pulled
> last time. Please, let's not be fooled again. Title II is the strong,
> legally sound way to enforce net neutrality. Use it."
>
> --
> Dr. Stuart W. Shulman
> http://people.umass.edu/stu
>
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