[Hidden-tech] Questionable NET NEUTRALITY Bill passed the House

[Silvana Gravini]

Thanks for this update ... for all interested, the following is a site 
dedicated to same:

http://www.savetheinternet.com/

Silvana


On Jun 9, 2006, at 3:57 PM, webmaster wrote:

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> For those that have not seen the Washington actions on a topic we 
> discussed
> a few months ago - please read AND ACT
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>    NET NEUTRALITY - WHAT IS IT ?
>
>      * Right now any website you visit arrives at your computer screen 
> at
>        the same speed as any other ie. the internet is neutral as to
>        whom you visit.
>      * A bill passed the US House of Rep last night (HR525) that would
>        change this.
>
>
>    WHAT DOES HR5252 SAY ?
>      * Right now, you pay $15 to $40 a month to an ISP - a company like
>        Verizon, Comcast, Earthlink, T-Mobil etc. - to get access to the
>        internet.
>      * The bill HR525 will allow these companies to select specific
>        websites to download faster to your computer.
>
>
>
>    HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU ?
>      * Websites who pay a fee to the ISP will have their pages download
>        faster to your screen than those who don't pay.
>      * In other word DeepPockets.com will appear instantly on your 
> screen
>        but when you go to  YourFavoriteNonProfit.org the ball in the
>        browser will spin for hours.
>
>
>
>    WHO IS OPPOSING THIS BILL ?
>      * Conservatives, Liberals, Entrepreneurial Start Ups, The 
> Christian
>        Coalition, MoveOn.org, National Rifle Association, American
>        Friends Service Committee, Google, Amazon, US Rep John Conyers 
> (D
>        - MI), US Rep James Sensnebrenner (R - WI ).
>      * Everyone who believes in unfetttered access to information on 
> the
>        internet.
>
>
>
>    WHAT CAN YOU DO ?
>      * Find out how your congressperson voted last night on HR5252 (see
>        links below)
>      * Contact him/her to tell them you oppose passage of HR5252 and 
> are
>        in favor of Net Neutrality (see links below)
>      * Contact your senator and tell them to support net neutrality in
>        opposing HR5252 when the issue comes befor the Senate.
>
>
>    HOW TO CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSPERSONS
>      * Find out who your congressperson is at [1]http://www.house.gov/
>      * Find out how he/she voted on HR5252 at
>        [2]http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll241.xml
>      * For more information, google "net neutrality"
>
> References
>
>    1. http://www.house.gov/
>    2. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll241.xml
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