tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271521772011-06-08T01:20:06.919-05:00Fighting For A Fair and Equal InternetSteven A. Stehlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18191525513673970357noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27152177.post-1152937104856106152006-07-14T23:16:00.000-05:002006-07-14T23:18:24.866-05:00

Here's a link to a funny bit on how the Internets is made of tubes...

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Yesterday, according to sources at savetheinternet.com, the House Rules Committee voted to allow two attempts to add meaningful Network Neutrality rules the Barton-Rush COPE Act. One proposed amendment, by Representatives Markey, Boucher, Eschoo and Inslee, is, apparently, sufficiently strong. Another, by Lamar Smith, is much weaker.Text of the two amendments -- Markey, Smith.Please call your

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A critical vote is going down in Congress right now and we need you to get phones ringing off the hook on Capitol Hill.The House Judiciary Committee is beginning to "mark up" a good Net Neutrality bill at around 11am (EST) this morning. Then they're going to vote on whether to bring it to the full floor. Many in the Committee are being pressured by AT&T, Verizon and other major telcos to vote

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If you use a telephone, the internetor a television, this concerns your future!Without net neutrality the network providers might decide to degrade our access to content on the Internet. Everyone everywhere should have free access to everything on the Internet. Should the telco have the right to prevent me from reading Wealth Bondage to protect me from whips and chains? Should they have the right

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May 23, 2006Dear Mr. Stehling,Thank you for contacting me regarding legislation to update telecommunication regulations. I am happy to hear from you, and I apologize for the delay in my response.In 1996, Congress made major changes to our nation's telecommunications laws with the goal to encourage the development and deployment of new technologies and services. The telecommunications

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Major props to the Appleton post Crescent coming down with an editorial supporting network neutrality before the Capital Times and Wisconsin State Journal. I can't even find an article on the subject in either of those papers. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel doesn't fair much better, but they have at least run two AP articles on the topic.In case everyone missed the memo, Rep. F. James

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I received a response from Rep. Ron Kind's office in regards to my April 28th email to all Wisconsin members of Congress. Here's his response:Dear Steven :Thank you for contacting me regarding telecommunications issues. I appreciate hearing from you.The House currently is considering H.R. 5252, the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement (COPE) Act, which would be the first major

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Rep. Ed Markey of Massachussets has just introduced the Network Neutrality Act of 2006. Below is what the Markey amendment would do. Read the full text courtesy of his website:This network neutrality bill has essentially three parts. The first part articulates overall broadband and network neutrality goals for the country, and spells out exactly what network neutrality means and puts it into the

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The New York Times has weighed in on the importance of "Keeping a Democratic Web." Below is just a portion of the editorial. You need to sign in to read the rest.One of the Internet's great strengths is that a single blogger or a small political group can inexpensively create a Web page that is just as accessible to the world as Microsoft's home page. But this democratic Internet would be in

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I received an email reply from Sen. Kohl's office about my inquiry into his position on the Markey Amendment. I wish politicians weren't so vague when addressing specific issues. I want a simple answer; for, against, on the fence. I believe Sen. Kohl is on our side. I'm not exactly sure. I think I need to read over his message a few more times to properly digest it, but judge for

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Wisconsinite John Anderson is currently pursuing his doctorate in media studies at the University of Illinois Institute of Communications Research. He also produces a weekly five minute radio program called Media Minutes for Free Press focused on issues of media policy and reform. The April 28 program boils down the issue of net neutrality, listen by clicking below:Media Minutes: Internet freedom

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Entrepreneur Magazine recently had an article that highlights how the erosion of net neutrality could hurt small business in Wisconsin (as well as the rest of the country):Free to Flow: What would a multitiered internet system mean to you?Currently, all internet traffic is treated in the same way, whether it's a web page from Google or a page from a small bakery in Wisconsin. It's the concept of

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David Isenberg has a clear description of the Markey Amendment and provides some links that we should follow to make our voices heard more broadly... David says,The text (.pdf) of the Markey Network Neutrality Amendment, which was introduced in the House Telecom & Internet Subcommittee and defeated, in the Commerce Committee and defeated, and will be introduced ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE,

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I just sent the following message in an email to every member of Congress from Wisconsin. It's a short message and I'm not holding my breath for a response, but I hope this combined with contacts from other constituents will encourage our representatives to make a statement about their position. I would like to get a statement from you about your position in regards to the Markey Net Neutrality

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Network Neutrality legislation is already convoluted. It frames the conflict between the telcos and the cable companies, with AT&T and friends seeking a legislative mandate for competition in video distribution markets that cable companies currently dominate. Public utilities franchises, the Commerce Clause of the constitution, rules governing common carriage, and more are all muddled together

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We are internet users of Wisconsin and we support Net Neutrality. Fair access to the internet is under attack and we mean to defend it. We encourage all internet users, businesses and individuals, to join our cause. Special interests groups and big communications companies are spending enormous sums of money to convince Congress to remove regulations that make the internet a level playing

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