The turf war over who gets to *Control* the internet is a topsy turvy battle too complex to recount in brief (as in a header), which makes this primer an important article pertaining to our *Freedom to be Informed*. — Needless to say there are many powerful players in both the public and private sectors, including a long time Arch Nemesis of the Publics: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has been effectively promoting “model legislation” ending traditional telephone company accountability requirements. Such legislation has been adopted by at least 23 states. This legislation removed carrier of last resort requirements, thus telecoms no longer have to serve small rural communities… Last year, many within the broad tech, Internet and media communities organized to halt the Hollywood studios and record companies from pushing new anti-piracy laws through Congress. — The battle against SOPA-PIPA is a model campaign for the next battle against Verizon, AT&T and ALEC to preserve net neutrality and an open Internet.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:46:00 +0000
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