Major telecommunications are spending millions of dollar lobbying congress to make the Internet into a private network. This is really about the government withdrawing our right to Internet Freedom. Telecommunication are honing on limiting our direction through connection, by creating a toll based info structure. Thus generating immense profit thorough distribution and control. Internet has bought freedom of speech to the people, providing us with the most efficient and low cost medium, ever. It has helped increased collaboration, connectivity, information, god dammit! Internet has changed my life. It has saved my long distance relationship, connected with old friends, spying on friends, helped me decided what to buy, what to wear , find a job, kill time, youtube, eliminate the need of paper mail, increased my junk mail, multiplied my shopping addiction, music, download, bloggers, 2 girls and a cup, etc…
Kidding aside, this is an important issue and please voice out to your local congressman
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How could this affect you?
Search Engine:
Seach Engine could pay dominant Internet providers to guarantee their search engines opens faster on your computer than competitors
Blogger:
Costs will skyrocket to post and share video and audio clips – silencing citizen journalists and putting more power in the hands of a few corporate-owned media outlet
Small Businesses and tele-commuters:
Internet companies favor their own service, you won’t be able to choose more affordable providers for teleconferencing, Internet phone calls etc..
Consumers:
Your choices as a consumer could be controlled by your Internet provider steering you to their preferred services for online banking, health care, information, resource, etc… (The route you travel)