I received an email from Free Press Media Reform Daily (newswire@freepress.net)
Their newsletter was chocked full of news, but I thought one of the most important sections pertained to us:
There is just one week left to tell the FCC to protect Net Neutrality once and for all.
They sent me to Tell the FCC to Stand Up for Net Neutrality!
They certainly have a way with words don't they?
And they had a tiny little email we could send out to get others involved:
Dear Friend,
The FCC will soon decide whether control over the Internet remains in the hands of users and innovators like us or with a few telephone and cable companies.
Please urge the FCC to stand up for Net Neutrality: http://www.savetheinternet.com/...
In additional news from the email they reported:
Justice Dept. to Take Up Antitrust Review of Comcast-NBC Deal
Comcast's proposed $30 billion merger with NBC Universal will be reviewed by the Justice Department for potential antitrust violations. The merger will also be reviewed by the FCC for the transfer of broadcast licenses and to see how the union could affect the public.
Now I must tell you friends, I am feeling very disheartened. Do you think we have a shot at keeping our nets out of the greedy hands of the corporate pirates? I haven't seen any section of our government that seems to work for us instead of for the corporations. But I could be wrong. You guys flood the FCC and prove me wrong will you?
UPDATE:
From Wiki:
Network neutrality (also net neutrality, Internet neutrality) is a principle proposed for user access networks participating in the Internet that advocates no restrictions on content, sites, or platforms, on the kinds of equipment that may be attached, and on the modes of communication allowed, as well as communication that is not unreasonably degraded by other traffic.
The principle states that if a given user pays for a certain level of Internet access, and another user pays for a given level of access, that the two users should be able to connect to each other at the subscribed level of access.
Though the term did not enter popular use until several years later, since the early 2000s advocates of net neutrality and associated rules have raised concerns about the ability of broadband providers to use their last mile infrastructure to block Internet applications and content (e.g. websites, services, protocols), particularly those of competitors. In the US particularly, but elsewhere as well, the possibility of regulations designed to mandate the neutrality of the Internet has been subject to fierce debate.
In other words, Comcast, ATT, nobody should tell you you have to pay extra to see some "competitors'" sites among other things. Nor should the service be allowed to s l o w d o w n on such either!