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I thought you might be interested in the campaign to save Internet freedom at www.savetheinternet.com.
Congress is pushing through a law that would permit large telephone and cable companies, like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast, to control what you do, where you go and what you watch online.
Congress is pushing through a law that would permit large telephone and cable companies, like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast, to control what you do, where you go and what you watch online.
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The problem is that if we allow the telecommunications companies to decide which data is more important and should be moved faster, they're going to pick the data that they are getting PAID the most for. Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.org explains where this will lead in this article on CNN.com:
Let's say you call Joe's Pizza and the first thing you hear is a message saying you'll be connected in a minute or two, but if you want, you can be connected to Pizza Hut right away. That's not fair, right? You called Joe's and want some Joe's pizza. Well, that's how some telecommunications executives want the Internet to operate, with some Web sites easier to access than others. For them, this would be a money-making regime.
This issue and fight revolves around the concept of Net Neutrality. The concept is that everyone and every type of data gets equal access to the data pipes that make up the internet. As Craig Newmark says, "When the Internet is neutral, everyone can use it, just like everyone can use public roads or airwaves. All businesses on the Internet get an equal shot at success."
The lobbyists for the telecommunication companies say that they'll only charge extra for "premium routing". Billy-Bob Smith, the CTO for BellSouth in
Altanta told told the Washington Post he should be able to charge Yahoo extra so that it's search engine would load faster than Google's. In his own
words, "If I go to the airport, I can buy a coach standby ticket or a first-class ticket," Smith said. "In the shipping business, I can get two-day air or six-day ground."
I know that sooner or later it will trickle down to the avg. american consumer. We will be paying out of out ***es for the internet soon. So do your part and keep the net free!!! well not free, the way it is now.
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