US politicians have rejected attempts to enshrine the principle of net neutrality in legislation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5063072.stm
Jesus Freaking Christ, is there anything that can be done to stop these fascists? Anything??
And yes John, I called my congresspeople & voiced my concern over this bill. So I'm not complaining without having done anything constructive.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5063072.stm
During the debate House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, said that without the amendment "telecommunications and cable companies will be able to create toll lanes on the information superhighway".
"This strikes at the heart of the free and equal nature of the internet," she added.
Critics of the amendment said it would bring in unnecessary government regulation.
Prior to the vote net firms worried about the effect of the amendment on their business lobbied hard in favour of the amendment. They fear their sites will become hard to reach or that they will be forced to pay to guarantee that they can get through to web users.
Jesus Freaking Christ, is there anything that can be done to stop these fascists? Anything??
And yes John, I called my congresspeople & voiced my concern over this bill. So I'm not complaining without having done anything constructive.
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