Telecoms Flip Flop on Net Neutrality, Regulation
The net neutrality debate has set off a furor. But if you get beyond the heated rhetoric, you can see that the arguments from the telecom companies really don’t make any sense. Here’s a simple example.Today, Congressman Barton said that his bill preserves the Federal enforcement of net neutrality. His bill, the COPE Act, is what we’re fighting against, and he is closely aligned with the telecommunications industry. Now set aside whether you like or don’t like net neutrality. In fact, set aside whether you even understand net neutrality.More here.
The Hands Off the Internet telecommunications coalition is encouraging people to send letters to Congressmen, and the very first line is “I am writing to ask you to oppose Net Neutrality.” And yet they are supporting Barton’s COPE Act? This doesn’t make any sense. If they are so opposed to government regulation of the internet in the form of enforceable net neutrality, what happened in the last few days to suddenly cause them to become fans of government regulation of the internet?
Apparently the telcos were for net neutrality and before they were against it. Or maybe it’s the other way around. I get so confused sometimes.
posted by Fergie @ 5/17/2006 07:30:00 AM
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