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FTC Staff Opposes Net Neutrality

Internet Lawyer — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:20:46 +0000

Instead of supporting heavy-handed regulation as proposed by Google and other major online players, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s staff came out against so-called “Net Neutrality.” Here’s a link to the 170-page report in case you have insomnia. In plain English, this means that the FTC is going to let competitive market forces determine pricing [...]

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Google, AT&T, And Net Neutrality Update

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:10:08 +0000

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission placed network neutrality conditions on AT&T’s acquisition of BellSouth. Using these restrictions as a model, Google is lobbying Congress to pass legislation that provides Internet neutrality with respect to access, thereby preventing ISPs from charging higher rates for priority access to the Net. Hat tip to ContraCostaTimes. Google, AT&T, And [...]

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Net Neutrality Back In The Spotlight

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:54:40 +0000

With big players like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon pushing the issue, the FTC will revisit the issue of net neutrality versus tiered pricing. The heavy lobbying and campaign contributions are designed to tilt the playing field further to the advantage of the big online companies at the expense of small business and individual consumers. Watch [...]

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Mental Midgets Revive Net Neutrality From The Dead

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:51:28 +0000

Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Amazon, et al. still wage their “net neutrality” campaigns. Level the playing field with equal access to prevent multi-tiered Internet…or just a means to preserve the market share of the big boys at the expense of small businesses? Regardless of the position one takes on net neutrality, having elected representatives with a [...]

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