Summary
The battle over Internet freedom is heating up again. The spark this time is the proposed Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2007, recently introduced in the Senate. Numerous Internet companies, Web site operators, and advocacy groups fear that without legislation big telecom companies will soon gain the power to restrict the quality or availability of certain types of Internet traffic Web sites, VoIP telephony, video broadcasting, and other new technologies unless each content provider agrees to pay a toll.
The newly introduced bill would impose a concept called "network neutrality," by which Internet service providers (ISPs) may not block or hamper any third-party content or service provided over their networks.See the full content of this document
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Markets, Not Mandates, for Net
A similar bill was defeated in the Senate last year, but this time around "network neutrality" enjoys a greater chance of passage due to the new Democratic majority's more favorab...
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