Maynard G Krebs
@teksavvy.com
| We could use a law like this in Canada to deal with Bell
Two Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would subject broadband providers to antitrust violations if they block or slow Internet traffic.
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The legislation requires Internet service providers to interconnect with the facilities of other network providers on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis. It also requires them to operate their networks in a reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner so that all content, applications and services are treated the same and have an equal opportunity to reach consumers.
Any ISPs that do not follow these net neutrality rules would be subject to antitrust enforcement.
The legislation, introduced Thursday, earned praised from some consumer and online rights groups.
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"The bill squarely addresses the issue of the enormous market power of the telephone and cable companies as the providers of 98 percent of the broadband service in the country," said Gigi Sohn, president of Public Knowledge. "The bill restores the principle of nondiscrimination that allowed the Internet to flourish in the dial-up era, making certain that the same freedom and innovation will flourish in the broadband era without burdensome regulation."
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"Americans have come to expect the Internet to be open to everyone," Conyers said in a statement. "The Internet was designed without centralized control, without gatekeepers for content and services. If we allow companies with monopoly or duopoly power to control how the Internet operates, network providers could have the power to choose what content is available."
Read the whole article at »www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_852573C4···chnology |
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Robrr
join:2008-04-19
Toronto, ON | Have to read into the bill some more but sounds promising. |
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JayMan
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sdfsdf3333
@bell.ca | reply to Maynard G Krebs
and you think the cons. will do that?
LOL! ndp MAY BE |
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