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Net Neutrality 10-08-2006

October 8, 2006 by Liz Leave a Comment

Net Neutrality Links

I’m adding this link to the Net Neutrality Page.

Verizon PoliBlog, Broadband Deployment and Net Neutrality

I live in Pennsylvania, and if the Cable Customer Choice and Competition Act, aka SB 1247 and HB 2880, are passed, what will happen is this–

    Franchise fees, which are right now negotiated on a town by town basis will be flattened to 3%, which is less than most municipalities currently get. That means a local tax hike for most communities.

    There will be no buildout requirements, which currently exist when franchises are negotiated on the municipality level. This means Verizon can “skim the cream” and leave huge areas unserviced — a broadband ghetto. . . .

    Courtesy Community hookups for municipal services will no longer be required. This means that Libraries, Municipal Services, Emergency Serivices, and others will have to purchase their broadband services. This is another cost that will be passed on to the taxpayer.

    Community TV and local access will no longer be a requirement, further distancing content providers from local residents and further marginalizing communities.

    In most cases prices will stay the same or go up.

    There will be very little additional competition.

    FiOS is still Asynchronous, unlike similar Fiber Optic networks in other countries.

    Verizon is notorious for its small print, so if you buy “unlimited access” or “unlimited bandwidth” don’t for a second believe you’ll get it.

So, while I applaud Verizon for opening a dialog, to say I’m unhappy with their scheming and underhanded tactics . . . is a gross understatement. Meanwhile I will be working the phone, letters to the editor, the governor, and everyone else I can get hold of to get Act 183 repealed to once again allow community WIFI in PA

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Comments

  1. Carolyn Manning says

    October 9, 2006 at 12:31 PM

    If the citizen-level lobby is the way to go, circulate a letter or petition about this and I’ll sign it. When I feel confident in my knowledge, I’ll circulate one myself.

    Reply
  2. ME Strauss says

    October 9, 2006 at 12:35 PM

    Hi Carolyn!

    If you want a citizen level group . . . . I don’t know where to send you. The only petition that I know is SavetheInternet.com and they’re a little more organized than strictly citizen level.

    Reply
  3. Carolyn Manning says

    October 9, 2006 at 1:51 PM

    Thanks. There’s a lot on the site. Perhaps people should know more about it.

    Reply
  4. ME Strauss says

    October 9, 2006 at 1:54 PM

    I bring them around every few posts or so. 🙂

    Reply
  5. bj says

    October 9, 2006 at 10:40 PM

    You can poke around here re Local Access:

    http://freepress.net/defendlocalaccess/

    I seem to remember writing my state level reps and senators and signing a petition. I know that’s where I started.

    And thanks for the link love, Liz!

    Reply
  6. ME Strauss says

    October 9, 2006 at 10:44 PM

    Hey BJ,
    How are ya! I’m at freepress all of the time — they’re all over net neutrality. 🙂 Thanks for finding and sharing that link.

    You’re a good one, Kickass Web Design!

    Reply
  7. Carolyn Manning says

    October 10, 2006 at 1:49 PM

    Thanks for the Freepress address, BJ. It and Save the Internet are in the new Advocate Groups in my faves. Oh, my! Shades of the 60s.

    Reply
  8. ME Strauss says

    October 10, 2006 at 1:51 PM

    We’re a Wild Bunch here, Carolyn. No bones about that. 🙂

    Reply

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