This week, a key federal official cautioned against calls for net neutrality, the effort to expand government reach in the Internet marketplace. It’s a wise move to keep the Internet free of red tape. So why are lobbyists pushing for new rules? Net neutrality holds that Internet network providers such as AT&T and Verizon should remain neutral with respect to their online content. Although the issue appears to be how best to ensure an open Internet, it’s obscuring the hidden agenda.
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Nixing Net Neutrality
Posted by: Sonia Arrison August 25, 2006 04:00 AMThis week, a key federal official cautioned against calls for net neutrality, the effort to expand government reach in the Internet marketplace. It’s a wise move to keep the Internet free of red tape. So why are lobbyists pushing for new rules? Net neutrality holds that Internet network providers such as AT&T and Verizon should remain neutral with respect to their online content. Although the issue appears to be how best to ensure an open Internet, it’s obscuring the hidden agenda.