Google Fires Off Warning to US Telcos

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday July 5, 2006 @02:37AM from the you-wouldn't-like-google-when-it's-angry dept.

mytrip writes "The US Senate Commerce Committee last week approved reforms in communications legislation that will make it easier for Internet providers to offer IP-based television. The resultant perceived threat of telecommunications companies muscling in on the Web has stirred search giant Google into firing off warnings. A spokesman said it would not hesitate to file anti-trust complaints if Internet-providing telcos abuse powers that could come from U.S. legislators in further reforms - some of which, Google argues, could threaten 'Net Neutrality'.

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Re:They have the power to illustrate the case... by vhold · 2006-07-05 05:18 · Score: 1, Flamebait

So demonstrating their search monopoly would do what now?

Maybe inspire legislators to create the notion of search neutrality, forcing google to implement pagerank according to a law? It would also give ammunition to those who are already trying to bring antitrust cases against Google.