Equality In Cyberspace

[Uncle Joe]

http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060525/OPINION01/605250369/1008

The unfettered flow of Internet information to which consumers are accustomed is threatened unless Congress takes action to protect it.

Today the House Judiciary Committee is expected to consider a revision in the 1996 Telecommunications Act. One provision under debate would guarantee Internet neutrality by prohibiting Internet service providers from blocking or discriminating against any lawful Web sites.

While such a measure hasn't been necessary in the past, it is now vital.

Currently, Internet users pay their Internet service provider, usually a telephone or cable company, for Internet access. The user is totally free to access all legal Web sites.

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[wizdum]

1. Good post. This is an important issue that goes to the crux of our...

...first amendment freedoms. If Congress is stupid enough to enact this tiered system, they will have a major revolt on their hands. The cat is already out of the bag, so to speak, and even the telecom companies would be hard pressed to put it back in. I heard Bill Gates in sending an army of lobbyists to Washington himself and he is pro net neutrality. That will benefit keeping net access equal for all.