net neutrality
paraphrased from Wikipedia
principle that advocates the Internet have no restrictions on content, sites, or platforms, on the kinds of equipment that may be attached, and on the modes of communication allowed… if a user pays for a certain level of Internet access, and another user pays for a given level of access, that the two users should be able to connect to anything on the internet at the subscribed level of access
Some arguments for and against
http://www.google.com/search?h…
And a chance for you and all of you friends to comment to the FCC.
Dear Friend,
Big telecoms would like to inspect and filter the Internet content you
access, block Web sites and applications they don’t like, and overcharge
you for using the Web. But the net neutrality rules proposed by the
Federal Communications Commission would prevent them from doing that.
The public comment period for these rules ends on Thursday, and the phone
and cable companies and their phony front groups have already flooded the
FCC with comments objecting to net neutrality.
We need you to speak up because there has been an all-out lobbying effort
by the telecommunications industry to kill net neutrality. Even before the
FCC proposed their rules, 18 Senators (all Republicans) sent a letter to
the FCC opposing net neutrality. One Republican senator even announced an
effort to prevent the FCC from spending funds to enforce the new rules
once they go into effect. Separately, 72 House Democrats sent their own
letter to the FCC opposing net neutrality rules.
I just wrote a personal letter to the FCC explaining why I support net
neutrality. Please join me by clicking on the link below before the
comment period ends on January 14.
http://act.credoaction.com/cam…
This was almost discussed recently on CoPols.com
http://coloradopols.com/diary/…
But it’s a big deal – imagine if Comcast decided that CoPols.com was just too much bandwidth to allow Comcast users to get here. ANd instead directed us to the MSNBC.com posting section when Comcast users tried to get here. I pay for bandwidth not help in deciding how to use that bandwidth.
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Its one of those things that I occasionally forget to check in on, thanks for the reminder. Just sent my letter to the FCC reminding them of my position.
…should be going to CO congressmen, most especially 1st, 2nd, and 7th (maybe 3rd and 4th, too, since at least they registered for the right party!) plus Merry Mark and Mike.
72 Democrats opposed??? Where can we find that list?
Boys and girls: this isn’t about, or not just about, ColoradoPols! It’s like saying the government will authorize who owns a printing press! There’s just one Internet! That’s the whole idea of the thing! Not AOL over here, CompuServe over there, Boozywidget’s ‘Lectronic Naval-Gazing Service somewhere else. Our country, our future, the future of the human race depends on this! (Yeah, JO is carried away; the printing press was no big deal, either, not really. Put your messages in the USPS mail to everyone! Get there soon enough. Et cetera.)
Comcast to JO: “You sent your mother an email last year. Next one is due next year, BUT you can sign up for our special Even Numbered Year Email Message Package for just $5.95 a month for five messages of up to five words to six addresses. That’s 29 free emails (don’t forget the one to acknowledge this offer every month!). Plus, the printing on your bill is a beautiful shade of blue. Package is perfect for “Hi Mom, Thinkin’ ‘Bout Ya” (if you don’t sign it; overage charges may apply). Sign up today before the FCC yanks this away too!”