July 12th: Internet-Wide Day Of Action To Save Net Neutrality
Whatever issues you are interested in depend on keeping the Internet free and open. ~ Lo
From: Battle For The Net
July 12th: Internet-Wide Day Of Action To Save Net Neutrality
WHAT IS NET NEUTRALITY?
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Updated: Jun. 2, 2014
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Democracy loses if the Internet is sold to the highest bidder — and that may be what’s about to happen.
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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
Aug. 23, 2011
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It was only a matter of time before the “pull down” NAFTA and WTO trade agreements on U.S. wages and jobs would be followed by “pull down” contract demands by U.S. corporations on their unionized workers toward levels of non-unionized laborers.
The most recent illustration of this three-decade reversal of nearly a century of American economic advances for employees is the numerous demands by Verizon.
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Democracy Now!
Aug. 6, 2010
Verizon & Google Enter Reported Deal for Tiered Internet Use, Is Net Neutrality in Jeopardy?
The internet and telecom giants Verizon and Google have reportedly reached an agreement to impose a tiered system for accessing the internet. The deal would enable Verizon to charge for quicker access to online content over wireless devices, a violation of the concept of net neutrality that calls for equal access to all services. The deal comes amidst closed-door meetings between the Federal Communications Commission and major telecom giants on crafting new regulations. [includes rush transcript]
