http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2006/10/13/mega-merger-vs-internet-freedom/ Tracking the battle over Network Neutrality Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:23:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2006/10/13/mega-merger-vs-internet-freedom/#comment-9908 jthomp Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:21:06 +0000 http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2006/10/13/mega-merger-vs-internet-freedom/#comment-9908 If the FCC votes in favor of the people, which I'm praying they do, then it will restore my faith in the system of our country. When I first got involved with trying to save Net Neutrality, the situation seemed more and more bleak every day. If we win this, it will be a major victory for the Net Neutrality cause and will send shock waves through the country and the free Internet as we know it. Hopefully, this victory will show others the importance of a free Internet. Allowing this merger to happen would be the undoing of what was done some 20 years ago. How can we blindly let history repeat itself? If the FCC votes in favor of the people, which I’m praying they do, then it will restore my faith in the system of our country. When I first got involved with trying to save Net Neutrality, the situation seemed more and more bleak every day. If we win this, it will be a major victory for the Net Neutrality cause and will send shock waves through the country and the free Internet as we know it. Hopefully, this victory will show others the importance of a free Internet. Allowing this merger to happen would be the undoing of what was done some 20 years ago. How can we blindly let history repeat itself?

]]> http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2006/10/13/mega-merger-vs-internet-freedom/#comment-9716 Fingers Crossed on Net Neutrality Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:29:18 +0000 http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2006/10/13/mega-merger-vs-internet-freedom/#comment-9716 [...] The Postponement of the FCC decision on the AT&T BellSouth Merger creates a time for all of us when we must work harder than ever to man the phones, fire off those emails and write those letters to the editor. Though I believe the merger will eventually happen the key now is to make sure the FCC puts conditions on the deal that will buy us the time to ensure the future of the web. I do think that Copps and Adelstein want to do what’s best to protect the US taxpayer, but huge political weight is being brought to bear against them. I hope they can see their way to do what’s best, or, if blocking the merger entirely isn’t in the cards, then they at least wring out a few years of Net Neutrality as a condition, as well as a few other bones, and buy us all the time we need to change the color of the electorate. [...] […] The Postponement of the FCC decision on the AT&T BellSouth Merger creates a time for all of us when we must work harder than ever to man the phones, fire off those emails and write those letters to the editor. Though I believe the merger will eventually happen the key now is to make sure the FCC puts conditions on the deal that will buy us the time to ensure the future of the web. I do think that Copps and Adelstein want to do what’s best to protect the US taxpayer, but huge political weight is being brought to bear against them. I hope they can see their way to do what’s best, or, if blocking the merger entirely isn’t in the cards, then they at least wring out a few years of Net Neutrality as a condition, as well as a few other bones, and buy us all the time we need to change the color of the electorate. […]

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