Tuesday, August 01, 2006
!Ted Stevens looking for Cloture Vote on Net Neutrality!
Ted Stevens is looking to have a cloture vote (this limits the senate's time to debate to 30 additional hours) on Thursday just before the senate recesses. If this vote is successful, it will force an up or down vote with whatever Sentators remain to vote on whether to keep the net neutral or not.
The reason this issue is important to any persons in the US that are NOT telcos or cablecos is that if this bill passes, Internet Service Providers will be able to increase or decrease bandwidth to content providers based on any criteria they choose. The Telcos and Cablecos have been lobbying for this to have greater control over what content is accessible and what content is not--its a direct action based on the bite the Internet has taken out of telephone providers and cable comapany providers bottom line.
What it means to us. If it passes, businesses could potentially have to broker a deal with every Internet Service Provider (Comcast, AOL, the Baby Bells, etc) one by one to allow our systems to be accessed quickly and easily. Business could potentially have to pay these providers to provide unencumbered access to our end users to use our systems.
This is VERY bad.
Please phone or fax a message to your Senator saying something like:
I urge Senator BLANK to protect Net Neutrality, which prevents the largest phone and cable companies from turning the Internet into their private tollway. I urge the Senator to vote NO on Senator Stevens' telecommunications bill (S. 2686) unless real Net Neutrality language is added that prohibits network operators from discriminating against content and creating a tiered Internet.
The bill as it stands will only hurt small businesses.
You can find your Senator's information at: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
My letter read something like:
The Honorable Ken Salazar
United States Senate
702 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-0606
Dear Senator Salazar,
I am writing you in consideration of Senator Stevens' telecommunications bill (S. 2686). It is an ill conceived bill that will harm small business who rely on delivering content by hampering Internet traffic.
Senator Stevens is hoping to pass a cloture vote to limit further consideration of this bill just as the Senate enters recess.
I urge you to protect Net Neutrality, which prevents the largest phone and cable companies from turning the Internet into their private tollway. I urge you to vote NO on Senator Stevens' telecommunications bill (S. 2686) unless real Net Neutrality language is added that prohibits network operators from discriminating against content and creating a tiered Internet.
Best Regards,
Matthew Saunders.
The reason this issue is important to any persons in the US that are NOT telcos or cablecos is that if this bill passes, Internet Service Providers will be able to increase or decrease bandwidth to content providers based on any criteria they choose. The Telcos and Cablecos have been lobbying for this to have greater control over what content is accessible and what content is not--its a direct action based on the bite the Internet has taken out of telephone providers and cable comapany providers bottom line.
What it means to us. If it passes, businesses could potentially have to broker a deal with every Internet Service Provider (Comcast, AOL, the Baby Bells, etc) one by one to allow our systems to be accessed quickly and easily. Business could potentially have to pay these providers to provide unencumbered access to our end users to use our systems.
This is VERY bad.
Please phone or fax a message to your Senator saying something like:
I urge Senator BLANK to protect Net Neutrality, which prevents the largest phone and cable companies from turning the Internet into their private tollway. I urge the Senator to vote NO on Senator Stevens' telecommunications bill (S. 2686) unless real Net Neutrality language is added that prohibits network operators from discriminating against content and creating a tiered Internet.
The bill as it stands will only hurt small businesses.
You can find your Senator's information at: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
My letter read something like:
The Honorable Ken Salazar
United States Senate
702 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-0606
Dear Senator Salazar,
I am writing you in consideration of Senator Stevens' telecommunications bill (S. 2686). It is an ill conceived bill that will harm small business who rely on delivering content by hampering Internet traffic.
Senator Stevens is hoping to pass a cloture vote to limit further consideration of this bill just as the Senate enters recess.
I urge you to protect Net Neutrality, which prevents the largest phone and cable companies from turning the Internet into their private tollway. I urge you to vote NO on Senator Stevens' telecommunications bill (S. 2686) unless real Net Neutrality language is added that prohibits network operators from discriminating against content and creating a tiered Internet.
Best Regards,
Matthew Saunders.
