Google-Verizon Pact Worse than Feared: Democracy on the Internet Faces Foreclosure

[babsbunny]

Google-Verizon Pact Worse than Feared: Democracy on the Internet Faces Foreclosure

http://blog.buzzflash.com/alerts/3240

The following is an August 9th news release from FreePress.net about the betrayal of Google, in its violation of net neutrality, with Verizon.

In response to Google and Verizon’s “policy framework” unveiled today, MoveOn.Org Civic Action, Credo Action, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, ColorofChange.org and Free Press, all members of the SavetheInternet.com Coalition, issued the following joint statement:

"The Google-Verizon pact isn’t just as bad as we feared — it’s much worse. They are attacking the Internet while claiming to preserve it. Google users won’t be fooled.

"They are promising Net Neutrality only for a certain part of the Internet, one that they’ll likely stop investing in. But they are also paving the way for a new 'Internet' via fiber and wireless phones where Net Neutrality will not apply and corporations can pick and choose which sites people can easily view on their phones or any other Internet device using these networks.

[dbonds]

1. It doesn't read that way to me.

Here is the link for the statement. http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/10/finding-common-ground-on-open-internet.html

It seems google wants light touch laws that doesn't allow ISPs to choose which websites or services become winners. That should be a good thing. The rest of the statement is a reaffirmation of open standards and letting users choose what services and applications they want.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

2. K&R