Get off your LIBERAL Democrat high horse and let the US fly free as it always has.

Jessica

As Tim, over at the Free Press writes:
According to a report in today’s Chicago Sun-Times, the charitable arm of AT&T — formerly known as SBC Communications — donated $1 million to the Rebirth of Englewood Community Development Corporation, a n…

Verizon has applied for a cable TV franchise in my town Red Bank, New Jersey. I am pushing the town council to make Verizon address the Net Neutrality as part of the franchise agreement. I think this is a key way to enforce Net Neutrality.

Verizon has already spent the money on running fiber in my town, they are ready to roll out their cable TV service and now I want to force them to have to address the issue of Net Neutrality before they get our town’s approval.

In my opinion this is the best way to fight for Net Neutrality.

Take a look at my blog for more information about our very local fight for Net Neutrality.

http://www.redbanktv.org

Thanks
Tom @ redbanktv dot org

BY LYNN SWEET Sun-Times Washington Bureau Chief

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-sweet25.html

WASHINGTON — An Englewood community center founded by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), a key player on telecommunications legislation, received a $1 million grant from the charitable arm of SBC/AT&T, one of the nation’s largest phone companies.

The chief of a congressional watchdog group says Rush’s ongoing association with the Rebirth of Englewood Community Development Corporation and his role in shaping telecommunications law as a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee is a conflict of interest. Using charitable giving as a backdoor way to curry favor with lawmakers is coming under increasing scrutiny, figuring in controversies associated with former Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.), who was forced to temporarily step aside as the ranking Democrat on the Ethics panel.

On Wednesday, the energy and commerce panel on which Rush sits is set to vote on a controversial rewrite of telecommunications law co-sponsored by Rush and backed by major phone companies eager to compete with cable television companies.