Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Google a threat to Net Neutrality? (or...Fairness Raped Again. Guess who? Corporations)

Google, have you no shame? What was all that one in a million talk?

As far as I can tell, net neutrality is viewed as essential equality under law by everyone except corporations with a profit motive. Why does the FCC have to negotiate with broadband providers to define net neutrality? Incentive is everything. Google and Verizon would never advocate policy that doesn't tighten their grip on power and market share.

from PC World: "In addition to the 'public Internet,' which is basically what you're enjoying right now, Verizon wants the right to maintain a private Internet, on which companies can pay for fast delivery of traffic."

Money always gets the last word. Isn't this straight Big Money corporate influence laying wood to fairness?

Google: Don't Be Evil from MoveOn.org Official Channel on Vimeo.



Might common folk benefit? Perhaps..........Reaganomics 2.0, anyone? A data trickle down effect, I can see it now! Data streaming efficiently and speedily to wealthy corporations who then wield that bandwidth to spur economic growth that enables universal wi-fi for every American citizen and small business (albeit, the slow "public" internet).

I'm skeptical. The whole thing smells like tax cuts for the rich.

Google's public position mentions compromise. What is there to compromise? we're talking about net neutrality. Net Neutrality. My small human brain might not get it. What am I missing?

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