[XCSSA] Net Neutrality

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Charles.. You wanting to do another presentation?

I would love to hear about all the latest news..  Since toady (the 15th) in 
the public comments cutoff.. and out meeting is THIS Monday. :)

Tweeks


On Tuesday 12 June 2007 20:19, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> A few years ago, the old common-carrier-like Net Neutrality standards
> that had applied to the internet from the beginning were being
> dismantled by the FCC.  The giant telcos and cable operators
> (including Time Warner) who provide internet access were going to be
> allowed to become gatekeepers, to slow down, speed up, or disconnect
> sites at their own choosing.  As happened with the railroads more
> than a century ago, this would likely lead to each internet operator
> to favor its own business partners, and crush everyone else.  The
> glory days when any person with a good idea could rise to the top
> were going to be over.
>
> The FCC felt the outrage from citizens, and opted to let Congress
> make the decision.
>
> In 2006, after $175 million was spent on lobbying Congress by the
> telcos, a new telecommunications law, the COPE Act of 2006, would
> have shattered Net Neutrality.  But millions of net users wrote to
> Congress, and the new law did not pass.
>
> Now, the FCC's latest deadline for public comment on this issue is
> June 15.
>
> http://savetheinternet.com/
>
> http://savetheinternet.com/=faq
>
> Net Neutrality is not anti-business.  Virtually every business that
> uses the net wants Net Neutrality (including Google, Amazon.com,
> eBay,  Yahoo, etc.).  This is also internet pioneers such as Vint
> Cerf have always wanted.  Even major newspapers want this.
>
> It's pretty clear that if the internet providers get what they want,
> they'll be able to hook the big fish while frying the smaller ones.
> They'll rule the world.  As has happened with the broadcast spectrum
> used for TV and radio.
>
> AT&T and others have also created "astroturf" groups (like Hands Off
> The Internet) to promote their own view, as well as to confuse and
> confound.  They often use the word "freedom" to describe what they
> want.  But it's freedom for them and not anyone else.
>
> Charles
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