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Monday, August 21, 2006

The selling out of the internet
Posted by Jill | 6:45 AM
We've all had a jolly good time with the techno remix of Sen. Ted Stevens' incoherent and ignorant speech about the internet as he tries mightily to get his legislation passed that will give control over the internet to Big Telecom.

But behind the jokes lies a serious issue, that that is net neutrality. This issue has been quiet for the summer, but it hasn't gone away.

Call your Senator today and urge him or her to support net neutrality. Tell your Senator that YOU, not Comcast or Cablevision or Verizon or SBC should decide what you see on the internet. Tell your Senator that YOU paid for the development of the internet with YOUR tax dollars, and you don't want it privatized. Remind your Senator that he/she represents YOU, not giant corporations from which he/she's received campaign donations.

And if you live in New Jersey, call Sen. Bob Menendez' office(202-224-4744
) and remind him that he's in a close election race, and you'll be watching.

The Nation explains the issues here.
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