This in turn creates a pressure in these countries for more democratical, more compatible policies with the rest of the world.

Handing over of the internet to a small number of corporations, which will turn it to a media that can be controlled only through them will make a splendid example for such countries, who are already trying to stomp down freedom creeping in through the internet into their countries.

Result will be the salvation of regimes like iran, korea, the arab dictatorships and will make it easy for hardliners in china to get their way with the country.

And what, would this result lead to, can anyone guess ?

Yea, u.s. citizens will have to die in distant wars in distant lands to protect u.s. democracy from threats, and bring democracy to these countries.

Far fetched ?

NO. Something that is already happening does not need to be far fetched - it can be only real.

I am talking about these so called ‘lobby’ corporations. These people are PAID to make others believe in something, whether it is true or not.

It is NOT opinion, it is PROPAGANDA.

The only difference it has from what Nazis done with Goebbels is that it is PAID.

I hate the concept of the nazi, but telling the truth, Goebbels is more honest in that at least HE BELIEVED IN what he was advocating. He wasnt just the mouthpiece of anyone who have paid him.

This is just stupid. Such ‘lobby’ corporations need to be BANNED. This is not ‘freedom of business’ - it is 21st century’s paid people fooling.

And senators ? Senators who voice utterly ridiculous ‘opinions’ about something which they do not have the slightest idea about, after getting some amount of ‘donation’ from any company ?

Is this the U.S. system of government ?!?!

Oh boy. It makes one long for monarchies.

This is an interesting article, which describes what cell phone companies (in particular, Verizon) have done with their private networks. The article concludes by suggesting that it’s not unreasonable to expect the telcos to put similar restrictions on their internet services once they’ve been deregulated.

JR