UGN safenet UGN safenet
One side says "protect us" the other side says "protect us" ... which side to take?
The following are the latest developments in the realm of proposed legislation in the "net neutrality" issue...
<< Previous | Net Neutrality Index | Next >>
The Net neutrality bill took kind of a weird turn despite its defeat, when the public got to hear the mouthpiece for the telecom industry, Senator Ted Stevens. Wow. Stevens, an Alaska Republican, made a 10-minute speech before Congress that was something of a cross between a comedy act by Professor Irwin Corey and testimony by Casey Stengel, both famous for flubs, non sequiturs, and double-talk. John C. Dvorak PC Magazine - USA
Google has taken a new tack in the net neutrality wars. It is now warning the telcos that if they misuse their monopsony positions to interfere with the services of competitors, it stands ready to pursue antitrust actions ... See Reuters Story RedState - Mclean,VA, USA
The Senate Commerce Committee passed the Advanced Telecommunications and Opportunity Reform Act, after striking a controversial Net neutrality amendment from the legislation. ABC News - USA
Dear Sir, I am quite concerned about the stagnation of the Net Neutrality discussions in the Senate. I think that keeping the Internet free from unnecessary regulation is one of the most deceivingly pressing matters that has been raised in a while. It is a complicated issue, but what isn't complicated is what is at stake. What is at stake is the potential innovation, and subsequent revenue, profits, jobs, and shareholder value that could be created with a free Internet. Blogcritics.org - Aurora,OH, USA
George Ou, another blogger here at ZD Net, persists in insisting that the Net neutrality position is deeply flawed. I'm responding ... The backbone should be "neutral" because it is essential to the architecture of the network. If you refuse to acknowledge that blocked paths and administrative latency associated with dynamic billing would substantially reduce the performance of all networked services, you're not living in reality. ZDNet - USA
The US Democratic party has adopted net-neutrality as a party-political issue following the rejection of a second pro-neutrality amendment in a vote late last week. The Senate Commerce Committee were tied at 11 for and 11 against, with Republican members voting against the amendment and Democrats for it. Digital-Lifestyles.Info - London,England,UK
Full disclosure: I'm a liberal but I was reading through the comments to see what you guys thought of this and, believe me or not, a lot of you have it all wrong on your perception of net neutrality. Essentially, the telecoms want to charge those who operate websites (RedState, other bloggers, small businesses, EVERYBODY) a fee to ensure speedy delivery of their website. (That is, at the fastest rate of the person trying to access it -- be it 56K or DSL.) RedState - Mclean,VA, USA
Although the net neutrality amendment did not prevail in the committee, the issue could be revived. The amendment that failed was part of a larger telecommunications bill that passed the committee and now heads to the full Senate. A similar amendment could be reintroduced into the larger bill before that vote. SF Gate
Net neutrality continues to wrangle members of the House and Senate as lawmakers debate the pros and cons of the US ... Howard Waltzman, chief counsel of Telecommunications and the Internet for the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, for instance, wants the act passed for more multi-channel competition and lower cable prices. Yet Johanna Shelton, minority counsel of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, claimed that there are clearly problems in the bill and further stated 'outright blocking is a huge problem.' Monsters and Critics.com
Several experts weighed in against Net neutrality, calling it unnecessary regulation that hinders market forces at Tuesday's Wireless Communications ...
"Net neutrality is corporate welfare for dot-com billionaires," said Scott Cleland, founder and president of Precursor LLC and chairman of NetCompetition.org, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington.
Cleland said that Net-neutrality legislation would hinder broadband access providers' ability to offer more than one service. PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA, USA
Werner Vogels led a session on network neutrality. What is net neutrality - or net discrimination? About - News & Issues
<< Previous | Net Neutrality Index | Next >>
Please share your concerns or discoveries, we're listening.
Return to: the top of this page, or the INDEX for this department
Exit to: The User Group Network front page
Contact: The Editor, Webmaster or Membership Director