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The following are the latest developments in the realm of proposed legislation in the "net neutrality" issue...
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The inventor of the WWW has a short, to-the-point post that explains exactly why supporting real, bona fide net neutrality is the Right Thing to Do. ... Tim explains:
When I invented the Web, I didn't have to ask anyone's permission. Now, hundreds of millions of people are using it freely. I am worried that that is going end in the USA.
I blogged on net neutrality before, and so did a lot of other people. (see e.g. Danny Weitzner and, SaveTheInternet.com, etc.) Since then, some telecommunications companies spent a lot of money on public relations and TV ads, and the US House seems to have wavered from the path of preserving net neutrality. There has been some misinformation spread about. So here are some clarifications. (Story lead originates at: arstechnica.com) READ: Tim Berners-Lee on Net Neutrality
You can't have your cake and eat it too... this "Anti-Net-Neutrality" cartoon does a better job of explaning the issue that all the hyperboyle the lobbying bloggers can muster. Enjoy. BroadbandReports.com - New York, NY, USA
Sen. Hillary Clinton has thrown her support behind "network neutrality" regulations that conservatives say mark the first major attempt by the federal government to regulate the Internet. In a mass e-mail to supporters, Clinton writes: "I want to tell you a little bit about Net neutrality, why I believe it's so important to our democracy, and what you can do to help." NewsMax.com - West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Although they may not even know it, proponents of net neutrality legislation, when they rail against the prospect of incumbent carriers carving up the Internet into tiered services, are really railing against IMS. New Telephony - Phoenix,AZ,USA
A Senate panel on Thursday took up legislation that aims at settling an intensifying debate between the corporations that own the lines that bring Internet service to millions of homes and offices and the companies that enable people to use those services. The outcome could affect the pocketbook of virtually everyone who taps into the World Wide Web.. FOX News - USA
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, told eWEEK on June 22 that he does not want any sort of net neutrality legislation to be part of the telecom bill currently being debated by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. PC Magazine - USA, 06.23.06
Net Neutrality is a concept being explored right now in the U.S. Congress, which is trying to decide whether to allow Internet Service Providers to offer tiers of service for extra money or to essentially be prohibited from doing so. Robert X. Cringely - PBS - USA
Michael S. Malone says: "I'm completely confused about "Net Neutrality," but I'm very damn certain about "Net Freedom." Chances are that even if you followed the recent vote by the House of Representatives voting down new regulations regarding Internet "neutrality," you are still confused about whether this was a good or bad thing. ABC News - USA
Microsoft, Google, and other supporters of "Net Neutrality" legislation claim that they are protecting freedom on the Internet. But, said Alex Epstein, a fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, "Any law enforcing 'Net Neutrality' would be a terrible blow to Internet freedom."
* READ: What the Misguided Have Missed Regarding Network Neutrality The concept of Network Neutrality has unfortunately been misunderstood by many conservatives, libertarians, and other champions of the free market. That's too bad, because the free market essence of the Internet is exactly what would be lost without Network Neutrality. The Ayn Rand Institute - Irvine, CA, USA
On one hand, you have Cleland who is talking on behalf of an industry that's scrambling to figure out how to survive the disruptive technologies like VoIP that are ripping the rugs from under it. On the other, you have an Internet entrepreneur who actually started, ran and built a business that has done a fair amount of disrupting. ZDNet - USA
Feelings run pretty high among Internet users when discussing Net neutrality. The idea that network operators such as AT&T and Verizon could become Internet gatekeepers, charging tolls to certain content providers to carry certain types of data, goes against the whole ethos of a neutral network which simply transports packets regardless of their content. EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet - Darien, CT, USA
... Republicans insist that the bill is a good compromise and any further Net neutrality provisions will "kill competition." About - News & Issues - New York, NY, USA
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