Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register)



 
Reply to this topicStart new topic
> Hands Off Our Internet!, Democrats lose House vote on Net neutrality
serverph
post Apr 26 2006, 11:03 PM
Post #1


Ancient Enigma
Group Icon

Group: [MODERATOR]
Posts: 1,753
Joined: 11-July 04
From: under the stars
Member No.: 76



Democrats lose House vote on Net neutrality

QUOTE
A hotly contested Democratic bid to enshrine extensive Net neutrality regulations in the law books failed Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

By a 34-22 vote, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee rejected a Democratic-backed Net neutrality amendment that also enjoyed support from Internet and software companies including Microsoft, Amazon.com and Google.


so how does NET NEUTRALITY affect us all? Rep. Barton (R-Texas) has sponsored a bill to hand over the Internet to big telephone and cable companies. Rep. Rush (D-Illinois) supports Barton's bill that would stifle independent voices and small businesses (and that includes the MOST of us). would you be willing to have the media giants privatize internet as we know it?

but the fight is not yet over... you can still help SAVE THE INTERNET!
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
jlhaslip
post Apr 27 2006, 12:15 AM
Post #2


A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
Group Icon

Group: [MODERATOR]
Posts: 3,882
Joined: 24-July 05
From: In Trouble Again... still?
Member No.: 9,787
Spam Patrol



Okay, I went and had a look. Definately something worth supporting, but how do non-american members of this forum support the cause? There isn't an American Congressman for my Province in Canada (yet).
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
serverph
post Apr 27 2006, 10:24 AM
Post #3


Ancient Enigma
Group Icon

Group: [MODERATOR]
Posts: 1,753
Joined: 11-July 04
From: under the stars
Member No.: 76



QUOTE(jlhaslip @ Apr 27 2006, 08:15 AM) *

Okay, I went and had a look. Definately something worth supporting, but how do non-american members of this forum support the cause? There isn't an American Congressman for my Province in Canada (yet).


just passing it on to people you know, for greater public awareness, may help i suppose. even if non-americans, we can all form a chain of resistance to this, alongside americans. i'm not american either, but steps like these to quelch NET NEUTRALITY especially from american soil, is something which will reverberate throughout the whole net sphere in a global sense. other countries and their isps and media bigwigs may join the bandwagon. in short, the threat not only affects american users, but eventually will affect us all.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Reply to this topicStart new topic

Collapse

> Similar Topics

Topics Topics
  1. Do You Use Blogger?(43)
  2. Make Calls From The Internet?(3)
  3. Internet Browser For Nintendo Ds(38)
  4. Psp Error- Tut On How To Fix(28)
  5. Firefox Or Internet Explorer(295)
  6. I Am Very Much Addicted To Internet(19)
  7. Surf Internet Without Opening It. Useful For School(5)
  8. Rogers : Internet Service Injustice(10)
  9. Need Help For Seo And Internet Marketing Works!(3)
  10. Your Favorite Gun In Counter Strike(56)
  11. Top 10 Most Pirated Software On A Coporate & Internet Level(17)
  12. Setting Up Wireless Internet With Comcast(3)
  13. Sending Free Sms Over Internet!(2)
  14. I Hate It When People Come To Look At Our House.(2)
  15. Increase Internet Bandwidth In Windows Xp(9)
  1. Run Internet Explorer From Command Prompt(21)
  2. Qoodaa Mnp2p Creates A New Epoch Of Internet Transfer(0)
  3. Ie6 - When Will Be Dead ?(12)
  4. The Internet Where Everyone Is Equal(11)
  5. Are Girls Prettier Without Makeup? Vote & Say You Thoughts(64)
  6. How Would I Share An Internet Connection Over Wan?(5)
  7. Internet Explorer Sucks(13)
  8. Css Trick: Hide Disabled Internet Explorer Vertical Scrollbar(18)
  9. Speed Up Your Internet Explorer Fast As Firefox(17)
  10. 14 Vital Internet Tools(2)
  11. Signs Of Victory Against The Internet Spy Phorm(6)
  12. Do You Have Stairs In Your House?(71)
  13. Internet Connection Sharing With Xbox 360 And A Laptop(6)
  14. Micro$oft, Windoze, Internet Exploder, Etc.(8)
  15. Test Your Php Pages W/o Upload/internet(57)


 



- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 26th July 2008 - 03:10 PM