The "Other" Big Event Tomorrow by John Kerry (re: net neutrality)

[LittleClarkie]

from HuffPost:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-kerry/the-other-big-event-tomor_b_97796.html

Now, I understand you all are pretty interested in a vote happening in Pennsylvania tomorrow. Not surprisingly, I'm focused on that, too -- I spent Saturday in Pennsylvania for Barack -- but there's a very important event happening tomorrow which we can't afford to have lost in the shuffle.

The Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing on the future of the Internet, and a big part of that equation is net neutrality. I know net neutrality is important to a lot of you here, but Senators haven't heard from you in a while on the issue, and I want to make sure we keep this front and center -- it's that important.

Last Friday, I did a liveblog at Firedoglake, and I talked about how some of the big network providers have run into some problems trying to manage traffic using their own rules. The one you've probably heard the most about is the dispute over Comcast and BitTorrent, but this is hardly the only incident to occur since we last took a look at this issue in the Senate.

These actions by the big providers are a cautionary tale. We can't allow companies to pick and choose what companies they allow to access their networks, and we certainly can't depend on overwhelming political pressure on every decision to keep the networks open. This is not good for the future of the Internet and, frankly, it's not good for anyone who uses it either.

More at link...

And here's the link to the live blog he mentions from FDL:

http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/18/fdl-welcomes-sen-john-kerry-on-net-neutrality/

[babylonsister]

1. REC'D! This has a potentially big impact on all of us! nt

[ProSense]

2. Also posted

here

[blm]

9. I wish JK would post about Net Neutrality here at DU - we HAVE great activists when they focus.

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[politicasista]

3. K&R

:kick:

[Kaleko]

4. K & R

[NJSecularist]

5. K&R

:kick: :kick:

Thank you, Senator Kerry.

[fedupinBushcountry]

6. K&R

This is so very important and needs to make it to the front page not just the greatest page. Come on DU lets show our true activism and keep this message on top.

[LittleClarkie]

7. Kick

shamelessly self-kicking

[fedupinBushcountry]

8. Kick

Senator Kerry got over 900 recs for this on DKOS, where are all the DU activist? DUers do you care about this issue or not?

[HCE SuiGeneris]

10. k n r

[LittleClarkie]

11. Day of kick

net neutrality

[Uncle Joe]

12. This is a critical issue and I believe a prime motivation as to why the corporate media

slandered and libeled Al Gore for the better part of two years prior to the selection of 2000, they knew this day would come.

Thanks for the thread, LittleClarkie.

[blm]

13. And why they continued to do it to Kerry. Open government Dems are a THREAT to the fascist agenda

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