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The Case for Net Neutrality

Molly gives you the rundown on the latest corporate battle that is bringing the net neutrality issue into focus and may determine the future of the internet as we know it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhpdqoG5tKw&feature=player_embedded added by: pjacobs51

Abandoning "Net Neutrality," FCC Chair Backs Two-Tiered Internet Fees

The Federal Communications Commission is being accused of abandoning “net neutrality” rules that would ensure a free and open internet. On Wednesday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski unveiled proposals that would allow internet service providers to charge higher fees for faster access to online content. We speak to Josh Silver, co-founder of the media reform group Free Press. Video at the link…….. http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/3/abandoning_net_neutrality_fcc_chair_backs added by: treewolf39

Corporations Want to Control Your Intertubes.

Net neutrality is one of the bedrock principles of the Internet. It means that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) must treat all websites equally. They cannot make it easier load some websites, and more difficult to load others. It's what ensures your ISP can't privilege Fox News over Daily Kos. But net neutrality is not the law of the land, so ISPs can abandon it at any time. In fact, Google and Verizon have proposed that net neutrality be abandoned for the mobile web. And they have proposed other violations of net neutrality which would end the Internet as we know it. We cannot allow this to happen. http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/netneutrality_dkos/index2.html Nothing good is likely to make its way through Congress anytime soon, so Daily Kos is joining with CREDO to urge Julius Genachowski, the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to take action. http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/netneutrality_dkos/index2.html Tell FCC Chairman Genachowski to act–don't let corporations write their own rules. Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of Chairman Genachowski's first major speech as head of the FCC, in which he committed to protecting net neutrality. However, despite having the votes on the FCC to pass strong net neutrality rules, Genachowski has avoided taking the necessary action to do so. There's no good excuse for his dithering. The regulatory vacuum his inaction has created set the stage for the Google and Verizon proposal, in which they are attempting to write the rules that would govern their behavior. To see what happens when large corporations write their own rules, we just need look at Wall Street, or the Gulf of Mexico. We can't let that to happen to the Internet, too. We must push Chairman Genachowski to act before it's too late. http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/netneutrality_dkos/index2.html Sign the petition–tell Chairman Genachowski to protect net neutrality.. The Daily Kos community is only possible because of net neutrality. It created the free and open Internet, which allowed netroots activism to flourish. Without net neutrality, it would be impossible for smaller websites, such as ours, to compete. FCC chair Genachowski needs to step up. Join with thousands of others to remind Genachowski to fulfill his promise before it's too late. Make the FCC stop dithering–sign the letter to protect net neutrality now! Save the Intertubes, Joan McCarter, Daily Kos added by: neocongo

Verizon & Google Enter Reported Deal for Tiered Internet Use, Is Net Neutrality in Jeopardy?

The internet and telecom giants Verizon and Google have reportedly reached an agreement to impose a tiered system for accessing the internet. The deal would enable Verizon to charge for quicker access to online content over wireless devices, a violation of the concept of net neutrality that calls for equal access to all services. The deal comes amidst closed-door meetings between the Federal Communications Commission and major telecom giants on crafting new regulations. Video at the link…. http://www.democracynow.org/2010/8/6/verizon_google_enter_reported_deal_for added by: treewolf39

FCC to unveil new Net Neutrality rules

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will unveil in a speech on Monday new proposals that would force Internet providers to treat the flow of content equally, sources familiar with the speech said on Friday. The concept, referred to as net neutrality, pits open Internet companies like Google Inc against broadband service providers like AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, and Comcast Corp, which oppose new rules governing network management.

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