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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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That's the essence of the "net neutrality" debate: should the Internet backbone be treated like, or differently from, other telecom infrastructure? ... About - News & Issues - New York, NY
Google said Tuesday that it was prepared to take the legal route if it felt telecommunications companies were abusing their market position, a sign that the net neutrality fight may extend beyond the halls of Congress and into the courts. BetaNews - USA
In recent weeks, the concept of "net neutrality" has been debated in the media, blogosphere and halls of Congress. Black Enterprise - New York, NY, USA
In a bizarre attempt to explain why he voted against Net Neutrality amendment he attempted to explain how the internet worked with statements like the following ... Blogging Stocks - USA
Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL, USA "It is because the Internet is a NEUTRAL platform that I can put out this podcast and transmit it over the Internet without having to go through any corporate ...
"It is because the Internet is a NEUTRAL platform that I can put out this podcast and transmit it over the Internet without having to go through any corporate media middleman. I can say what I want without censorship or without having to pay a special charge.
But the big telephone and cable companies WANT TO CHANGE THE INTERNET AS WE KNOW IT. freemarketnews.com
The lawmakers are battling over an issue with the confusing label of "net neutrality," but the real buzzword to remember is "money" -- who has it, who needs it ... NewsFactor Network - Woodland Hills,CA, USA ...
a Wall Street Journal Point-Counterpoint style debate with former Clinton press secretary Mike McCurry, where Newmark was pro-net neutrality and McCurry ... "There are billions of dollars at stake here," said Mark Levine, a partner of Core Capital Partners, a Washington-based firm that often invests in telecom-related companies. The phone and cable companies want to get some of those billions from wealthy Internet-based companies, such as Google and eBay, in exchange for faster delivery of their content. p2pnet.net - Ontario, Canada ...
This is part 1 of a two-part series on the growing debate on net neutrality. By TERRE PORTER.
The whole issue of net neutrality boils down to the FCC reclassification of cable broadband modem service in 2005 as an "information service" and not as a "telecommunications service" under the 1996 Act. The change meant that cable modem service was no longer subject to the common-carrier regulation.
What does that mean? It's similar to Verizon being required to allow AT&T to offer long distance service to Verizon's customers. Brand X Internet service wanted to do something much the same with Internet service. The company wanted to offer broadband Internet service through existing cable companies' network, which would have been OK before the reclassification. The result was a court case that went all the way to the Supreme Court. Search for Brand X Internet on Google or Yahoo for more information. Tampa Bay Newspapers
The cable and telephone companies have outmaneuvered them so far on "net neutrality." But they could have some friends in the Senate. ... For the last two years, the Internet giants Yahoo and Google, along with the rapidly proliferating ranks of web bloggers, have won all kinds of buzz, clout and attention. But on Capitol Hill, in the debate over "net neutrality," it's Old Media 2, New Media 0. TIME - USA
After the US Senate dumped Net Neutrality for 2006, I had hoped it would die... or at least subside till next season. Twas not to be. ...
Freeloaders Are Not The Issue
In the continuing annoying debate on net neutrality, one thing that the telco supporters keep bringing up is the idea that breaking net neutrality is needed to stop "freeloaders" from using up all the available bandwidth and choking off the network for everyone else. techdirt.com
Net neutrality is the push to prohibit a pay-for-speed Internet pricing structure that the cable and phone companies -- From Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley, it's become one of the most controversial and confusing topics to hit the tech industry this year: network neutrality. The term is confusing, the ad campaigns have further clouded the issue, and it's no longer easy to tell who's for it and who's not. Washington Post
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