Timothy Karr of Free Press on the FCC's proposed Net Neutrality protection

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http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/22/fcc_chair_proposes_net_neutrality_rules

FCC Chair Proposes Net Neutrality Rules to Protect a Free and Open Internet

The Federal Communications Commission has announced a new set of proposals to prevent internet service providers from curbing or blocking online services. On Monday, FCC Chair Julius Genachowski unveiled a plan that would make permanent existing safeguards that ensure open access to websites and other online content. The new rules would also extend to barring companies from limiting certain kinds of data, such as free internet phone services and file-sharing applications. The safeguards would also apply to wireless phone carriers for the first time. Supporters call the proposals a major step forward in the campaign for net neutrality.

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• Free press
• net neutrality
• save the internet
• Tim Karr
• Democracy Now
• Genachowski
• FCC

[crazijoe123]

Bigdawg.....Did you know the Government created the internet and from it's inception has always had non-discrimination or "net neutrality" principles? You position seems more knee-jerk.

[Bigdawg3433]

Government involvement is bad bad bad

[gangupnow]

i heard about a law being discussed in Washington which will allow Obama to shut down inter-net nation wide...what that all about.?