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From: Craig on 11 Aug 2010 23:52
On 08/11/2010 05:29 PM, Bear Bottoms wrote:
>
> Personally, I'm all for it.

I'm sure you are.

Craig Aaron of the Free Press sees it differently. And you know what?
He's not a plagiarist. Already he has one up on BB. The Google-Verizon
deal is bad for unfettered access to the Internet. Take a moment to
read why:

> But cut through the platitudes the two companies (Googizon, anyone?)
> offered on today's press call, and you'll find this deal is even
> worse than advertised.
>
> The proposal is one massive loophole that sets the stage for the
> corporate takeover of the Internet.

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-aaron/google-verizon-pact-it-ge_b_676194.html>

If you care about net neutrality in the US, submit a comment to the FCC.
You can do it directly or via other orgs such as the Free Press:
<http://savetheinternet.com/fcc-comments>

hth,
--
-Craig
From: za kAT on 12 Aug 2010 04:12
On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:52:31 -0700, Craig wrote:

> On 08/11/2010 05:29 PM, Bear Bottoms wrote:
>>
>> Personally, I'm all for it.
>
> I'm sure you are.
>
> Craig Aaron of the Free Press sees it differently. And you know what?
> He's not a plagiarist. Already he has one up on BB. The Google-Verizon
> deal is bad for unfettered access to the Internet. Take a moment to
> read why:
>
>> But cut through the platitudes the two companies (Googizon, anyone?)
>> offered on today's press call, and you'll find this deal is even
>> worse than advertised.
>>
>> The proposal is one massive loophole that sets the stage for the
>> corporate takeover of the Internet.
>
> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-aaron/google-verizon-pact-it-ge_b_676194.html>
>
> If you care about net neutrality in the US, submit a comment to the FCC.
> You can do it directly or via other orgs such as the Free Press:
> <http://savetheinternet.com/fcc-comments>

Ha. Well who'd thunk it. The odour of bearshit was unmistakable.

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From: HeyBub on 12 Aug 2010 11:18
Bear Bottoms wrote:
> "When Google and Verizon got together last week to talk about net
> neutrality, everyone -- including the New York Times -- freaked out
> and assumed that Google was trying to get Verizon to prioritize Google
> traffic across Verizon's broadband infrastructure. Today, the two
> companies held a joint press conference to say that the exact
> opposite is true: both companies are supporting a 7-point plan to
> maintain net neutrality, and they want the US government to get
> behind it.
>
> The plan, outlined on the official Google Blog, would give the FCC
> broad powers to ensure that all traffic is treated equally, plus
> enforcement powers to punish companies that play favorites.

Anything the government regulates cannot, by definition, be neutral.

> Internet
> service providers would also no longer be able to prioritize any kind
> of legal traffic on their networks over any other in a way that hurts
> users or stifles competition. Providers would also have to be more
> transparent about what their services actually do, instead of
> advertising speeds and services that don't come close to what they
> promise. We're talking an open broadband marketplace where consumers
> have all the power, and the FCC has the ability to protect us, the
> users.

Why not? The government already tells most businesses, including most
recently the entire health industry, how to run things.

Oh, I understand Google & Verizon trying to get ahead of the curve. Their
proposals would do them less damage than if the folks in Washington came up
with a plan. But still, the whole idea of "regulating" the internet via
government oversight is pitiful.


From: Ron on 12 Aug 2010 13:19
On 8/11/2010 8:52 PM, Craig wrote:
> On 08/11/2010 05:29 PM, Bear Bottoms wrote:
>>
>> Personally, I'm all for it.
>
> I'm sure you are.
>
> Craig Aaron of the Free Press sees it differently. And you know what?
> He's not a plagiarist. Already he has one up on BB. The Google-Verizon
> deal is bad for unfettered access to the Internet. Take a moment to read
> why:
>
>> But cut through the platitudes the two companies (Googizon, anyone?)
>> offered on today's press call, and you'll find this deal is even
>> worse than advertised.
>>
>> The proposal is one massive loophole that sets the stage for the
>> corporate takeover of the Internet.
>
> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-aaron/google-verizon-pact-it-ge_b_676194.html>
>
>
> If you care about net neutrality in the US, submit a comment to the FCC.
> You can do it directly or via other orgs such as the Free Press:
> <http://savetheinternet.com/fcc-comments>
>
> hth,

Thanks, Craig. Done and done, I sent the FCC a personal submission as
well as the template response.
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