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House turns deaf ear to Net Neutrality

Posted on June 9, 2006.

The U.S. House of Representatives turned a deaf ear to Net Neutrality, barely even bothering to argue the matter. Despite a deluge of pleas from both liberal and conservative organizations and the founders of the Internet themselves, the House rejected Net Neutrality provisions in the latest telecom bill. The full story is at WebProWorld.

I just wanted to share some advice for anyone who has been watching this issue and didn't see this coming: the U.S. government doesn't care about you. They care about money and anything that guarantees more control over the Internet. They don't want to see the average Joe making a fortune out of garage-grown websites. They want to see that money in the hands of powerful telecom corporations that put money in the pockets of politicians. It's not a partisan issue. It's not about the Constitution. It's about greed. End of story.

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3 Comments

1. karmatosed on June 9, 2006

   It's not just the US government - the Uk one has the same approach and so do regretably a lot of governments.

2. Scott Reynen on June 9, 2006

   You've just pointed out problems and suggested no solutions. That's not advice; it's defeatism.

3. C Montoya on June 9, 2006

   Scott: If there was a solution, I would suggest it. I'm not going to get into my deep political-philosophical opinions here, but I'm not being defeatist, just illuminating the problem. I think that's a good start.