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It's Official: Sen. Ted Stevens Has No Idea How The Internet Works

Un-freekin'-believable.

And this is the guy spear-heading the new telecom reform legislation?

You've got to read/hear this to believe it.

Ryan Singel writes over on 27B Stroke 6:

The Senate Commerce Committee deadlocked 11 to 11 on an amendment inserting some very basic net neutrality provisions into a moving telecommunications bill. The provisions didn't prohibit an ISP from handling VOIP faster than emails, but would have made it illegal to handle its own VOIP packets faster than a competitor's.

Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) explained why he voted against the amendment and gave an amazing primer on how the internet works.

posted by Fergie @ 6/29/2006 07:06:00 PM