On 6/7/06, Brad Camroux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 09:23:37AM -0600, Neil Bower wrote: > > Came across this article today: > > > > http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/62155/ > > > > It basically talking about a bill in the House of Representatives in the > > states that would allow ISPs to charge more to businesses who want to ensure > > a higher priority to 'net traffic. > > > > This would mean that anyone with the big bucks could buy higher priority > > giving their sites better response time than joe blow's site. > > I haven't read the article yet, but I would think that kinda defeats the > purpose > of the internet, no? > > Brad > Hi, Last Friday evening on the PBS TV network the program NOW featured an article on this subject. http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/222/net-neutrality.html I seems that the big telecom giants such as Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast are opposed to "Net Neutrality". Those in favour of "Net Neutrality" include companies such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. It seems that Microsoft does seem to be taking the right stand on at least one issue
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