Net Neutrality Links
I’m adding this link to the Net Neutrality Page.
Verizon’s Got a Policy Blog Called PoliBlog
. . . Itââ¬â¢s called PoliBlog and in the first posting, Verizon honcho and former Congressman from Iowa Tom Tauke explains why Verizon has taken to blogging.
. . . While this may seem a bit counterintuitive, PoliBlog is not intended as a ââ¬Åcorporateââ¬Â blog. Instead, it is our effort to find a place in the universal town square. We are players in the communications and broadband worlds. What we do or donââ¬â¢t do has real impact. So we think we should offer our perspectives and positions on issues and subject them to scrutiny, comment, and debate. Itââ¬â¢s good for us. And itââ¬â¢s healthy for the policymaking process.
Now, itââ¬â¢s entirely possible that Verizon is being slicker-than-slick by . . . not barging out the door and banging all of us on the head with a bunch of one-way arguments on, say, net neutrality . . . only to mess with our heads or spew forth lobbying or PR materials later.
If Verizon doesnââ¬â¢t . . . however, kudos to the telco for at least trying to join the conversation
About page of the Poliblog by Verizon
About poliblog
Verizon, through its blog, seeks to encourage intelligent discussion of public policy issues affecting the telecommunications industry and Verizon in particular. We will do this by posting our own points of view regularly, engaging in conversation with other posters who offer fact-based comments and reacting to the relevant ongoing blogosphere conversation. While no telecommunications subject is considered off-limits, we will focus on policy issues that have implications for the greatest number of companies and consumers.
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UPDATE: THE POSTS ARE BACK. You can find them at Poliblog
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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They cant be trusted – it is almost an insult for a company like Verizon to blog.
There should be rules 🙂
Hi Howard,
I posted this because I thought was important that folks be aware. I also thought it was VERY interesting that by the time I got there all of the original posts were no long up. Hmmmmm
It reminds me of a line from the Wizard of Oz: “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain”.
Hi Carolyn,
It does have that kind of feeling about it. It’s going to be fun to see how long it lasts and where it goes . . .
Instead of Verizon spending so much money on a blog to talk about things such as games, like todays post, they should be paying long time and sick employees the disability and other compensation they deserve. Verizon has purposely and intentionally allowed possibly tens of thousands of current and former employees to work with and use a product they knew could cause illness, disabilities, birth defects, cancer and death and purposely not warned them. This decision apparently made to avoid worker comp, disability and related costs. Ask Tom Tauke, Thomas.j.tauke@verizon.com, eric.rabe@verizon.com, john.s.czwartacki@verizon.com, david.m.fish@verizon.com, jim.gerace@verizon.com , ivan.g.seidenberg@verizon.com, william.barr@verizon.com, david.m.feldman@verizon.com about this. Maybe they can give a good reason for these decisions.
In response no. 6, I had posted this comment on Verizon’s poliblog site several hours ago. Apparentley they are selective and did not choose to post my response to Eric Rabe’s story about games today. I thought instead of spending so much money on games, they may want to invest in their sick employees they have purposely allowed to become possibly disabled, develope cancer and die. I guess gaming is more important to Verizon , Ivan Seidenberg and other corporate officers.