From an article written by John Nichols for The Nation
Magazine (May 14, 2014) writes:
“Cable and telecommunications
companies stand to reap billions if the Internet’s guarantee of equal
protection for all communications is scrapped. Without net neutrality
protections, they would be freed to create a pay-to-play Internet where they
could charge corporations and special-interest groups to provide high-speed
service, while consigning websites without benefactors to a digital dirt road.”
In the article he quotes the ACLU:
“The Internet has become so much a
part of the lives of most Americans that it is easy to imagine that it will
always remain the free and open medium it is now. We'd like to believe it will
remain a place where you can always access any lawful content you want, and
where the folks delivering that content can't play favorites because they
disagree with the message being delivered or want to charge more money for
faster delivery.”
Nichols continues:
“FCC chair Tom Wheeler, a former
industry lobbyist appointed last fall to a Democratic seat by President Obama, created
a firestorm when he proposed to establish an Internet fast lane that would
favor free-spending corporations and special-interest groups, while
discriminating against those who cannot pay to play. Wheeler’s assault on net
neutrality, has been met with determined opposition from Americans who want to
maintain honest competition and a democratic discourse in the digital era.”
There is a call to action to all
Americans that want the internet to remain free from the control of the
Corptocracy. Go to FCC.gov and let the
FCC know that they are supposed to represent We The People and not big corps.
The ACLU
answers some key questions here: https://www.aclu.org/net-neutrality
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