Massive telecom bill continues uncertain progress through Senate

Submitted by jonathan on Wed, 2006-07-12 18:19

WHAT'S AT STAKE: NET NEUTRALITY

• Gun Owners for Net Neutrality: arguments from a conservative/free market perspective
• Saving the net: how to keep big telecom from flushing the net down the tubes: tech journalist Doc Searls weighs in
• The end of the world... wide web?: Rabble's tech activist angle
• A Network Neutrality Primer: Harold Feld explains what it is we're talking about
• Net Neutrality is an African-American Issue: Bruce Dixon mows down some astroturf
• The Death of the Internet: a video primer from COANews

WHAT'S AT STAKE: COMMUNITY TV

• Congress poised to kill Community TV: detailed overview of how cable/Internet policy and local public access TV are intertwined
• Local governments oppose COPE bill: How the legislation threatens local accountability

HOW THE TELECOM TYCOONS PLAN TO KICK OUR ASS

• Companies spending $1mil/week lobbying on broadband Internet issue
• Industry astroturf campaigns mimic authentic grassroots activism
• Forget public debate, Congress plans to write telecom rules in private

TAKE ACTION!

• Send Congress a message from savetheinternet.com and/or saveaccess.org. (find out where your representatives stand here.)
• Tell your friends and family to take the same actions, and join our email list for updates!

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