Coalition Sounds Off on Net Neutrality Legislation

DarqFallen writes to tell us that lately everyone has been talking about a tiered internet, though it seems there are other problems on the horizon as well. PCMag has the latest sound-off from the new SavetheInternet.com coalition. From the article: "Vint Cerf, so-called 'father' of the Internet, is among the big names and organizations that have come together to create the SavetheInternet.com Coalition, which hosted a national conference call [yesterday]. [...] [yesterday's] conference call is one of the coalition's many campaign tactics to emphasize the importance of 'Net neutrality,' the concept of a free and open Internet." The main topic of conversation was the latest bill from congress, the "Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancements Act of 2006."

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Explain please

[GuloGulo]

"The main topic of conversation was the latest bill from congress, the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancements Act of 2006."

How topical. Why is it that the main topic of conversation is POTENTIAL net censorship when very real censoship is occurring in China as we speak?

Did they solve that problem while I wasn't paying attention?

Re:Seriously though... we will just surf the nets!

[carrier lost]

I try to meta-moderate as much as possible. I mark all positive mods "fair" and all negative mods "unfair".

I don't think there's a need for negative mods. But maybe it was put in place to take care of something that it has so successfully taken care of, that I can't see the need.

MjM