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The Real Issue With Net Neutrality

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the people-always-the-problem dept.

An anonymous reader writes "TechDirt brings into focus one of the largest problems in the net neutrality debate, not the issues themselves, rather it's the people involved and the lies they like to sling. An example of this is certainly the number of lobbyists that are being looked to as 'experts' and getting their opinions published as such. One specific example was a recent piece published in the Baltimore Sun by Mike McCurry, a lobbyist working for AT&T who claimed that with new legislation working for net neutrality Google wouldn't have to pay a dime. In response, TechDirt has suggested that McCurry should swap telco bills with Google, somehow I doubt it will happen."

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  1. you are getting ahead of yourself.... by krell · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Competition crushed the CD, the DVD and the newspaper"

    The DVD is in its prime right now. For that matter, CD sales are still brisk (even now) and there's a lot of dead trees turning into newspapers.

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    Where were you when the voynix came?
  2. Do your part! by lord_mike · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is a list of senators and their positions on Net Neutrality...

    http://www.savetheinternet.com/=senatetallybyvote

    You can call toll free through the Capitol switchboard at 888-355-3588.

    Ted Stevens is trying to force a vote on Thursday, so there is little time! Each phone call is considered to be worth about a 1,000 votes the general election, so your phone call will make a difference!

    The follwing three senators are crucial:

    - Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas
    - Ben Nelson of Nebraska
    - Joe Lieberman of Connecticut

    You can make a difference!!! Call now!

    Thanks,

    Mike

  3. Network neutrality simplified by MobyDisk · · Score: 4, Informative

    I wrote a quickie article in an attempt to simplify network neutrality for the lay person.
    (I linked to the Google cache 'cuz my server won't take the load and Coral Cache seems to be down)