Net Neutrality Links 01-13-2008
Politicians, Politicians, Politicians. Geez, do these boneheads get enough attention? (Shed a few more tears Hillary - we’ll believe you, not). Scott, Scott, Scott - good God, they let you speak before Congress? eeeuuu! iickie poo??? Oh, and don’t forget Scott - you spot it, you got it.
You might want to read the articles about how AT&T has been lying/manipulating/fudging again to get their way…
Eight technology law issues to watch in `08
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Net neutrality concerns mount but politicians do not respond.
Net neutrality, which has been simmering as an issue in Canada over the past three years, will reach a boiling point this year as leading ISPs implement traffic throttling technologies that undermine the reliability of some Internet applications and experiment with differing treatment for some content and applications. Despite consumer concerns, politicians and regulators will do their best to avoid the issue.
Net Neutrality Wins Iowa
Matt Stoller’s article reprinted from The Huffington Post
An open and accessible media is the only fully mature part of the progressive infrastructure, with a sound governance theory (put media as close to the people as possible), and strong adherents in most sectors, including Congress and …
E-Vote: Assessing the Influence of Technology on the 2008 Presidential Elections
Government Technology - Folsom,CA,USA
TechPresident, a Web site “covers how the 2008 presidential candidates are using the Web and … how content generated by voters is affecting the campaign.” Questions include net neutrality, warrantless wiretapping, America as a theocracy, medical marijuana and many more.
CNET political article provides dose of reality for net neutrality
By Scott Cleland
CNET has a great article: New Hampshire voters: Net Neutrality? Huh? that exposes what we all know — that net neutrality is a niche special interest issue that is not at all on the minds of average Americans. …
A Net Neutrality Investigation Pending
By admin (MIT.edu)
The FCC’s response will be an important test of its willingness to enforce “Net Neutrality,” the principle that Internet traffic be treated equally by carriers. The agency has a broadly stated policy supporting the concept, …
Is AT&T Siding With NBC To Get Rid Of Neutrality?
Techdirt - USA
I tend to be skeptical when people start screaming “net neutrality” when it’s not warranted, but here’s a situation where it may be worth asking a few …
AT&T Concessions Prove Meaningless
WebProNews - Lexington,KY,USA
Remember how after AT&T made Net Neutrality concessions to get their merger with BellSouth approved, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was so quick to remind …
Net Neutrality and Price Discrimination
In the latest of a series of looks at the economics of the Internet, mathematician Andrew Odlyzko, director of the Digital Technology Center at the University of Minnesota, takes a dispassionate look at the dispute and concludes that while carriers certainly have a strong interest in charging premium prices, it is hard to come up with an economic justification for them doing so.
Hillary Clinton’s Lobbyist Driven Telecom Plans
By Matt Stoller
Hillary Clinton’s ‘Connect America’ plan to expand broadband access, which is based on a private-public partnership model called Connect Kentucky. Well, it turns out that Connect Kentucky is basically a fraudulent front group funded by government grants set up by telecom interests to advance their legislatve agenda and lie about internet access. And what Clinton wants to do is spread it nationwide.
Frustrated net neutrality zealots are lashing out at a universal broadband success story
By Scott Cleland
An obviously frustrated Art Brodsky of Public Knowlege, trashes the Nation’s leading and successful pilot effort to promote universal broadband in the country — Connect Kentucky — in a voluminous post that’s best described as a …
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