…ything they like, just so long as they don’t break any laws. That’s called net neutrality. What’s Net Neutrality and How Does It Affect Us? Net neutrality means that carriers like Cruzio should continue to let Internet sites get to your computer without favoritism or, worse, censorship. Without net neutrality, Internet service providers like Cruzio, but also like AT&T, Time Warner, and Comcast could charge some Web sites for accessibility. You wou…
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…on and a map, see http://www.cruzio.com/local_info/wireless.html Number 4. Net Neutrality Advances Thank goodness, some small protection was extended in the area of Net Neutrality at the end of 2006. Despite heavy lobbying by telecommunications giants, Congress tabled a bill which would have enabled them to create tiered delivery systems. Also, AT&T agreed to follow Net Neutrality principals for two years as a condition of its merger with BellSout…
…oping with COPE Just a few days ago, Congress ignored all the hubbub about Net Neutrality and quietly voted down the Neutrality amendment to the COPE telecommunications bill. Deliberations are now moving to the Senate. Cruzio doesn’t generally express political opinions. We break the rule for one issue only: laws and regulations affecting the Internet industry. True, it’s a self-interested exception. Our survival depends on an open Internet. But a…
…nternet. As expected after last year’s election, the FCC has rescinded its Net Neutrality rules. The arguments against Net Neutrality are, frankly, disingenuous. They range from the idea that companies won’t invest without guaranteed results (what about every other industry?) to assurances that consumers don’t really need protection and will barely notice any difference: “Nothing to see here, folks.” Cruzio disagrees. We’re skeptical that those ar…
…te the steps below! John Oliver has made it easy to voice your concern re: net neutrality. Here are the steps: 1. Go to gofccyourself.com (the shortcut John Oliver made to the hard-to-find FCC comment page) 2. Click on the 17-108 link (Restoring Internet Freedom) 3. Click on “+Express” 4. Be sure to hit “ENTER” after you put in your name & info so it registers. 5. In the comment section write, for example, “I strongly support net neutrality backed…
…visor Zach Friend are strong supporters of Net Neutrality When it comes to Net Neutrality, two local mayors and a county supervisor are among our nation’s leaders. These Mayors Support Net Neutrality Santa Cruz Mayor David Terrazas and Watsonville Mayor Lowell Hurst are early signers to a pledge requiring internet providers who do business with their cities to adhere to Net Neutrality principles. Why’s the pledge needed? Because a protracted fight…
…he wants to “take a weed whacker” to FCC rules like the ones that protect net neutrality. One of Pai’s hallmarks is a sturdy anti-net neutrality voting record. Under a Democratic administration he was in the minority. Now he’s chairman, and the FCC is 3 to 1 Republican. You might want to take a moment to watch John Oliver’s hilarious but accurate description of the threat to an open internet. At the end of the video, he describes how to circumven…
…change. On June 11th, the repeal became official. So at the federal level, Net Neutrality is done. Gone. Like a dead parrot, it is no more. But there’s still hope for Net Neutrality. California could do it. As we know, California is a big, powerful state. A California Net Neutrality law would have a lot of weight. Some state representatives recently offered two separate bills to establish a California version of Net Neutrality. And not to brag, bu…
