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House rejects Net neutrality rules
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| 6/8/06
| Declan McCullagh
Posted on 06/09/2006 5:26:45 AM PDT by mathprof
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Wasn't the "
turning point in the history of the Internet" the moment when AlGore invented the internet?
Also, FYI, Moveon.org is a big supporter of "net neutrality".
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:26:46 AM PDT
by
mathprof
To: mathprof
OK, what is net neutrality?
To: scrabblehack
Heavy government regulation of the internet. "Net neutrality" could have turned out to be like the "Fairness Doctrine" that used to regulate talk radio...
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:37:01 AM PDT
by
mathprof
To: mathprof
Why would Amazon support it?
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:40:18 AM PDT
by
TaxRelief
(Wal-Mart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
To: mathprof
Also, FYI, Moveon.org is a big supporter of "net neutrality".So are folks like the Christian Coalition, and Gun Owners of America. What's your point? It's definitely not a partisan issue.
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:41:53 AM PDT
by
ThinkPlease
(Fortune Favors the Bold!)
To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:42:25 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: mathprof
Also, FYI, Moveon.org is a big supporter of "net neutrality". So what? We should support it also.
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:43:53 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: scrabblehack
While the debate over Net neutrality started over whether broadband providers could block certain Web sites, it has moved on to whether they should be permitted to create a "fast lane" that could be reserved for video or other specialized content.
Prohibiting that is "not a road we want to go down, but that's what the Markey amendment would do," said Rep. Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican. "The next thing is going to be having a secretary of Internet Access (in the federal government)."
Sounds like it was a way to inflict a regulatory function on the Internet. [Recall that years ago, Hillary Clinton was calling for a gatekeeper, and McCain has recently sponsored some legislation to impose regulations on politicial web sites.]
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:46:49 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: mathprof
"Net neutrality" could have turned out to be like the "Fairness Doctrine" that used to regulate talk radio...That's what I heard as well. I'm glad the government stays out.
To: mathprof
I think the GOP got it right.
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:49:46 AM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: scrabblehack
what is net neutrality? Net neutrality says that your local telco can't (for example) sell you a 1.5Mbps line and throttle it back to 128kbps when you visit the site you want to visit instead of the site the telco wants you to visit.
The GOP is sinking into "crony capitalism" corruption, just as they did on the bankruptcy bill.
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:54:33 AM PDT
by
steve-b
(Hoover Dam is every bit as "natural" as a beaver dam.)
To: mathprof
"Net Neutrality" is liberal code for the so-called "fairness doctrine." In reality, it would make the existence of groups like Free Republic impossible since of course we are not "balanced." Liberals want to make sure conservatives can't express an opinion unless a liberal is around to counter it.
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:55:59 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: AmericaUnite
That's what I heard as well. I'm glad the government stays out.
I haven't read about Net Neutrality much, but I have to agree here. Government regulation should be the very last resort, if nothing else works.
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:56:10 AM PDT
by
JamesP81
To: ShadowAce; All
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posted on
06/09/2006 5:57:35 AM PDT
by
Halfmanhalfamazing
(Linux, the #2 OS. Mac, the #3 OS. That's why Picasa is on Linux and not Mac.)
To: steve-b
It's simple...keep the gubment out of the net.....period. This would be a first step to many more intrusions...the camels nose under the tent!!!!!
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posted on
06/09/2006 6:00:40 AM PDT
by
cbkaty
(I may not always post...but I am always here......)
To: scrabblehack
OK, what is net neutrality?The best I can say is that Net Neutrality is a fancy, friendly name for another government overregulation scheme. IOW, it's a solution for a non-existent problem.
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posted on
06/09/2006 6:02:17 AM PDT
by
meyer
(A vote for amnesty is a vote against America.)
To: steve-b
Actually it's nothing like that. It has to do with MPLS and QoS and nothing to do with throughput.
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posted on
06/09/2006 6:05:05 AM PDT
by
Bogey78O
(<thinking of new tagline>)
To: mathprof
"Net neutrality" is a great name and I want to support it just like supporting "fairness", mom and apple pie. But in looking at what it does, I'm with the GOP on this one.
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posted on
06/09/2006 6:05:28 AM PDT
by
Drango
(No electrons were harmed in this posting. Several however, were inconvenienced.)
To: steve-b
I agree with you on the BK bill but not this.
First, cable companies and telco dsl are going to be history as wireless EVDO and then WIMAX networks take hold.
The population will transition from wired to wireless.
So the fight will be over who will control the air, not the wire.
And in a wireless world, we should always have a choice to change carriers and port our IP and email addresses, and our voice numbers if a carrier interferes with our choices.
Here's the next big thing:
http://www.treocentral.com/
In the meantime it is best that the government stay the hell out of putting their nose into our internet affairs.
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posted on
06/09/2006 6:14:45 AM PDT
by
Hostage
To: mathprof; scrabblehack
OK, what is net neutrality? ... Heavy government regulation of the internet. It is the government telling the telcos to leave the Internet content-neutral as it is now. IOW, don't mess with the recipe that made the Internet great.
To over-use a metaphor, imagine the information superhighway. The telcos currently have a toll booth to get on, and a toll booth to get off. Now they want to put another toll booth in the middle and charge more depending on what kind of car you drive on the road.
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