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Re: NAD not bought by telcos; that is pure BBR anti-telco BS Maybe you should actually visit their site... not only do they lobby for Verizon but they use a "primer" written by the Verizon foundation to make sure that the NAD and others get the topic right -- I mean in favor of the telco.--- B.
* National Association of the Deaf (NAD): Verizon's telecom and broadband primer.
How insidious does it get? Here's how these groups combine to do campaigns collectively. Verizon created "primer" for groups representing disabilities, deaf, blind, and others so that they can quote the phone companies' position correctly.
According to the National Association of The Deaf (NAD), The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), American Council of the Blind (ACB), National Association of the Deaf (NAD), Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH), TDI (formerly known as Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.), and World Institute on Disability (WID), all use a 'Primer' on essential telecommunications and broadband issues. It is funded by the Verizon Foundation.
»www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=273994
"The Primer contains information that will help you to advocate effectively on Broadband, Peer to Peer Signing, Telecommunication Relay Services (TRS), Wireless, VOIP, Universal Service, and Unbundling.... This "Primer" is designed for advocates to use in working on these urgent issues. The NAD thanks the Verizon Foundation for its support in developing this Primer."
Also, their broadband report was created in conjunction with New Millennium Research Council, which is a 'project of Issue Dynamics', created to help create the aura of legitimate research.
"Broadband is very important for many Americans with disabilities. The case was made in a report, 'Broadband and Americans with Disabilities', that was issued by the National Association of the Deaf and, simultaneously, by the New Millennium Research Council." |
