ISPs Blow Off Stanford Net Neutrality Hearing

Posted by kdawson on Monday April 21, 2008 @11:40AM from the if-we-can't-stack-the-room-we're-not-playing dept.

eldavojohn writes "The FCC & Stanford hoped to host an on-campus debate over Net Neutrality and invited AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, and Time Warner to take part. None of them showed up. Unfortunately, only one side of the issue was voiced despite Stanford being home to people opposing Net Neutrality. At the hearing, the FCC Commissioner stated: 'Consumers have come to expect and will continue to demand the open and neutral character that has always been the hallmark of the Internet. The Commission is currently examining several petitions and complaints according to which broadband providers have intentionally and secretly degraded applications in a way that undermines the open and interconnected character of the Internet.'"

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Re:Should I stop holding my breath? by Duncan+Blackthorne · 2008-04-21 14:12 · Score: 1, Redundant

is to create a whole new internet from scratch,
Sure, but who's going to foot the bill for that? The problem with utopian/anarchistic ideas: it works only so long as it's small. Once it gets big, then someone takes advantage of it. Not happening, slick.