IPTVision > Net Neutrality Bill Hits Congress...Again
[IPTV News, Events, Jobs, Providers - TVover.net] Senators Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced the bill, known as the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, which can be viewed here. This will be the second go around of network neutrality legislation.
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The Open Piehole: remains free from interference by broadband service providers. The legislation, known as the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, according to a release by Dorgan, would ensure that broadband service providers do not discriminate against [...]'>U.S. Senators Dorgan and Snowe Introduce Internet Freedom Preservation Act (via Cosmos)
The Conspiracy to Keep You Poor and Stupid: Dakota) and Olympia Snowe (R - Maine) have introduced a so-called "net neutrality" bill that would slap massive regulations in Internet infrastructure providers, gutting their future profitability and reducing their incentives to build infrastructure in the first place. Here's the proposed legislation... (via Cosmos)
Out of Control: Nothing prevents eBay from favoring its PayPal subsidiary, an Internet-based bank and transaction-processing company, in handling fee-based account settlements with buyers and sellers. (via Cosmos)
[Savetheinternet.com] Save the Internet Blog: The cable and telephone companies have fought net neutrality with a lavishly financed and misleading lobbying campaign, because they stand to gain an enormous windfall. But there is growing support from individuals and groups across the political spectrum, from MoveOn.org to the Gun Owners of America, who worry about what will happen to their free speech if Internet service providers are allowed to pick and choose the traffic they carry …
[Reason.org] Out of Control: Olympia Snowe (R, Maine) and Byron Dorgan (D., N.D.) have resuscitated the same network neutrality bill that was defeated last term in committee. If passed, the bill would impose major regulatory scheme on the Internet, supposedly to solve a problem that does not exist.
[Saveaccess.org] Dorgan, Snowe Introduce Net Neutrality Bill | Save Access: “We applaud Senators Dorgan and Snowe for reigniting the essential Net Neutrality debate on Capitol Hill," said Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press. "Their continuing commitment will help make competitive and affordable broadband services a central issue in the 110th Congress."
[Paulsblog.pulver.com] Paul Kapustka's Blog: Network Neutrality Archives: The folks who are building Internet2 have already told the Senate so, in that by building 10 Gbps backbones and 100 Mbps links to desktops, they are ALREADY doing things like streaming HD videoconferences and more. In Boulder, Internet pioneer Bob Kahn asked why there aren't more technical solutions being proposed for the net neutrality concerns -- my guess is it's a combination of people like Cisco running scared from any real debate (they don't want to anger the people who buy their million-dollar routers) and the scattered efforts from the rest of the arrogant Silicon Valley companies (Google the new Microsoft here) who still think they can ignore what happens in D.C.
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