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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...


3 posted on 06/09/2006 5:37:01 AM PDT by mathprof
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To: mathprof

Why would Amazon support it?


4 posted on 06/09/2006 5:40:18 AM PDT by TaxRelief (Wal-Mart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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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.

9 posted on 06/09/2006 5:48:54 AM PDT by AmericaUnite
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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.

20 posted on 06/09/2006 6:18:43 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: mathprof

No, I think you have it wrong. By not keeping it the way it is, they are going to decide who gets what as far as access.


32 posted on 06/09/2006 6:43:13 AM PDT by SwankyC (1st Bn 11th Marines Semper Fi)
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