Net Neutrality is the idea that the Internet should remain equally accessible to all, not just those with enough cash to pay for it. From Save the Internet:
There's plenty more about this issue at the Save the Internet site above.
This measure allowing the telecom companies to charge more has already passed the House. However, it now moves to the Senate, where some Senators have already expressed doubts. It begins this week in the Commerce Committee, and Senator Inouye is Co-Chair of that Committee.
If you want to keep the Internet the way it is and not have to pay higher prices to get your website in full view of all users, go to Senator Inouye's website, click the contact button (under "Offices") and send him a note. I think he's already predisposed to vote with the small guys, but it can't hurt to ask him to do so. Be sure you use a Hawaii address; Congresspeople pay more attention to their own constituents than they do to "outsiders."
Congress is pushing a law that would abandon the Internet's First Amendment -- a principle called Network Neutrality that prevents companies like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from deciding which Web sites work best for you -- based on what site pays them the most. If the public doesn't speak up now, our elected officials will cave to a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign.
This measure allowing the telecom companies to charge more has already passed the House. However, it now moves to the Senate, where some Senators have already expressed doubts. It begins this week in the Commerce Committee, and Senator Inouye is Co-Chair of that Committee.
If you want to keep the Internet the way it is and not have to pay higher prices to get your website in full view of all users, go to Senator Inouye's website, click the contact button (under "Offices") and send him a note. I think he's already predisposed to vote with the small guys, but it can't hurt to ask him to do so. Be sure you use a Hawaii address; Congresspeople pay more attention to their own constituents than they do to "outsiders."
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