Net Neutrality might be phased out
Wow. These companies are going insane with greed these days. Companies like AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Bell South and even Cisco systems are trying to privatize the internet. Quote taken from "Common Cause":
Wow. These companies are going insane with greed these days. Companies like AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Bell South and even Cisco systems are trying to privatize the internet. Quote taken from "Common Cause":
Hands Off Our Internet! You think the Internet will always be the great freewheeling information superhighway you've grown to love? Well, think again. Media giants want to privatize our Internet. Telecommunications companies like AT&T and Verizon are lobbying Congress for the right to control where you go on the Internet, how fast you get there, and how much you pay for the service. Tell them to keep their hands off our Internet! If successful in Congress, these companies would open the door to violate what techies call "net neutrality." It is the principle that Internet users should be able to access any web content they want, post their own content, and use any applications they choose, without restrictions or limitations imposed by their Internet service providers (ISPs). Net neutrality is the reason this democratic medium has grown exponentially, fueled innovation and altered how we communicate. We must make certain that for-profit interests do not destroy the democratic culture of the web. But some big telecommunications executives just don't get it. For them it is all about their bottom lines. They already charge us higher prices for slower connections than their counterparts in other parts of the world. Now they say that they should get to double-charge for Internet access - collecting fees not just from us, but also from websites like Google and Yahoo. And what about websites like CommonCause.org or your favorite blog that can't afford to pay up? They might be left in the slow lane of the information superhighway. Common Cause is ready - with your help - to fight the telcom giants in the halls of Congress. A major rewrite of telecommunications law is on the agenda this spring. We need to push back hard at the telecom lobbyists who want to write Internet freedom out of the law.In other words, if these companies are successful, most of the smaller sites that you've come to rely on, will not be able to stay online for long. Ontop of that, people that own servers on PC games like UT, Halo, Counterstrike, Neverwinter Knights, Quake 4 and all of that good stuff, will be charged insane ammounts, to the point where they won't even exist anymore. And, the internet will be rendered a haven for only big business sites, and all of the smaller communities will be left out. This also includes the good 'ol Anime torrent sites, Anime info sites, the sites where you get your Stuff from (IE: Right stuf, Anime Nfo, Anime News Network).