Re: Say goodbye to the internet as we know it

Sounds "evil" to me but I'd like to hear more details. And where
do you get that people anyone "slept" through this? Where was the
wake up call? People will be covering the story after it's too late.
It's called CYA. If this is real.


"R&B" <none_of_your_business@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2010080521255974129-noneofyourbusiness@xxxxxxxxx
For those who have dozed through the "net neutrality" debate, here's the
result.

You're about to start paying more for the internet. And the internet you
get will be a tiered system, like cable television, where you pay extra to
access everything.

No longer will you just be able to surf the 'net and go to any website you
want. The internet service providers (and telecoms) will be able to "slow
the faucet" to certain sites that don't pay a premium fee to be served up
with everything else. And some sites will just be restricted altogether,
unless you buy the "premium package" from your ISP to be able to access
them.

Oh, and if your company has its own website, that website may or may not
be as accessible to just anyone as it's been up to now if your company
doesn't pay a fee to Google or Verizon (or whoever else gets a piece of
this action).

Your tax dollars at work.

This is what happens when a citizenry sleeps through a critically
important matter -- a matter some are arguing is the First Amendment issue
of the 21st century.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/technology/05secret.html?_r=2&hp

It's almost here.

And you can thank the corporatists in Congress -- both Republicans and
Democrats -- for siding with the telecoms on this.

Douchebags.

Randy




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