Net Neutrality Voted Down in U.S. House Committee

Ana10g writes "Business Week provides a look at the recent vote by the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, in which the FCC would have been given the power to prohibit discrimination of Internet traffic. The battlefield seems to be centered around which group has the better funded lobbyists, with companies such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and many others competing against the well funded Telecommunications lobbysts. The committee voted the amendment down, 34 to 22."

Comments

Re:There's something so wrong with this story

[Anonymous Coward]

"What's best for the biggest corporations is best for all of us. You're not a commie, are you?"

Re:Anyone Suprised?

[Reverend528]

I think congressmen are like patents. It's morally acceptable to purchase them for defensive purposes.

Insights * 2

[Nom du Keyboard]

The battlefield seems to be centered around which group has the better funded lobbyists,

Shouldn't be which group has the most voters? And I mean in the country, not in Congress.

with companies such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and many others competing against the well funded Telecommunications lobbysts.

Ah, yes. Your monopoly profits at work -- ON BOTH SIDES!

Re:Insights * 2

[Anonymous Coward]

That's the best you can do? Not even a tired old excuse of "but the Democrats did it too" that comes from the people who lie awake at night and wish that the Republicans could have been as awesome as the Democrats? Not even a reasoned discussion about how our representatives are supposed to vote for what best represents their constituents interests, rather than whats right? Not even a lecture on trickle down economics where BigCompany's CEO getting an extra million dollars bonus this year means he'll be able to hire twice as many illegal immigrants to clean his new mansion? Not even a mention about how we're all commie terrorist lovers for wanting to get the service we paid for?

Man no wonder Bush and the Republicans are sucking it so hard at the polls, you're all completely out of it. Come on, let's have some more of that fear and money grubbing that makes you all so popular!

Re:There's something so wrong with this story

[Anonymous Coward]

"What's best for the biggest corporations is best for all of us. You're not a terrorist, are you?"

There, brought you up to the 21st C.

Re:Anyone Suprised?

[x2A]

So it's YOUR fault?!!

*grr*

Re:Hmm... Technicalities.

[x2A]

"Unless that was intended as funny"

*lol* can see it now: breakdown of votes for new amendment was:
60% funny
20% troll
20% overrated

goddamn mods

Logic breakdown...

[skiddie]

It's the evil big telecom corporations vs. The Public and Microsoft.

OMG!!1! We're on the same side as Microsoft!?!?! WTF?!?!?!11?!?//

Re:I'd love to see this.

[From A Far Away Land]

And with the government demand to hand over logs they don't want to give, the fellating might happen sooner rather than later in order to get out of that pickel Bush is putting them into.

At least if they fellate Bush, then we can finally impeach him ;-)

they'll probably argue its about competition

[Jafafa Hots]

You know... if everyone is forced to deliver all net content unfettered, there's no competition on quality, whereas is they aren't required to, different carriers will be able to compete on how unrestricted their net access is... thereby helping consumers by driving prices... um... sideways or something.

OMFG! No way!

[edunbar93]

The battlefield seems to be centered around which group has the better funded lobbyists

Gee, I would *never* have thought! I mean, like, in this day and age, I would expect that buying off politicians was *impossible!*

Re:Anyone Suprised?

[SamSim]

And the opposite of the Constitution is... well, you work it out.

Re:Anyone Suprised?

[Zediker]

Prostitution! Whoo Hoo! =D


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