Net Neutrality Gets Boost From House Panel

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 The panel recommended a version of the Net neutrality bill that would bar telecom companies from charging premium fees for Web companies that sell video and other content. This is far from a full victory, but it's a step in that direction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Telecom Companies Masquerading as Concerned Citizens

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 Companies like AT&T and BellSouth are backing an organization claiming to be saving the Internet by keeping it free of "burdensome and unnecessary regulation." But that's nonsense. They're the ones that want to put toll lanes on the Internet. (These are the same companies that reportedly handed over America's phone records to the NSA.) Buzzflash sorts it out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Differing Views on Net Neutrality

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Rep. Ed Markey just introduced a net neutrality bill, which would prevent the creation of a two-tier Internet, with faster access for those Web companies that can pay for it. Check out the N.Y. Times' defense of neutrality, and a Washington Post Op-Ed argument against it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )