"Net neutrality is 'the First Amendment issue of our time" -- Al Franken

Sen. Al Franken claimed Monday that big corporations are "hoping to destroy" the Internet. He has issued a call to arms to preserve net neutrality.

Way to go Al! Thats about what I was saying two weeks ago. Al Franken continued: "I came here to warn you, the party may be over," Franken said. "They're coming after the Internet hoping to destroy the very thing that makes it such an important [medium] for independent artists and entrepreneurs: its openness and freedom.”

This is not a Liberal Issue, its a peoples issue. Big Business wants to take over the Internet And put any competition out of business. This will be done by trying to double bill the competition and make they own content more desirable by slowing others data feeds down to a trickle.

Good luck Al keeping the Internet free, but at least we can permit a level playing field, so that we can get the best value for our dwindling dollar. Oh, ya ... I know Al, when you say free you mean free speech, not free beer. You are correct Sir. But we need to also keep the Beer affordable. We need Public Radio access to many ISP's. We need local phone traffic without and ISP intervention. For that we need Roof Top Routers.

Remember Net neutrality is our only hope for an Open Free Internet. With no Net neutrality the Internet will just be more cable TV.

Do you Live in a Free Country?

“That as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously.” — Benjamin Franklin

You may, but the software you run more then likely does not. If you want to know more about just how to escape the tyranny. Just read this interview: Cell phones are 'Stalin's dream,' says free software movement founder.

I just saw this whlie I was posting the above. GNU Free Call Announced. Free Call is a open VoIP software that may turn out to be the future. Programs like Skype right now seem free, but there owners could turn on us, of the product could be sold to a less friendly sort. and then where will be? Free Call may solve the problem.

And here is the real problem. On Apple's iOS 4.3, HTML5 and JavaScript apps are running significantly slower when they're run from the iPhone or iPad. This makes the apps sold at the Apple store, wherer Apple gets a 30% cut, Run much faster and thus are more desired. Then other apps that can run on many different platforms.

The End of the Interner is planed by House Speaker John A. Boehner

“We see this threat in how the FCC is creeping further into the free market by trying to regulate the Internet,” Mr. Boehner said.

Letting the Feudal Lords that are our Internet providers pick and choose the content we get will simply end any chance for capitalism on the Internet. Mr. Boehner can't you see even that? Net neutrality is the ONLY hope for a free market on the Internet. Wake up man, and stop talking to the Lobbyists.

What You will get is Comcast on demand spolling 1080i fast to your TV while Netflicks will not keep up with 288p downloads. You will get NBC no problems Comcast bought NBC, but you will not get CBS, ABC, or FOX in a timely manner.

The result will be you will need to subscribe to ALL the ISP's and pay them all $100 a month. Since each will be allowing you access to a different part of the Internet. The rest of the Internet that does not own an ISP, well that will just fade away.

Version is all ready complaning that Netflicks is taking all the band width and will simply dial them back unless Netflicks pays not only there ISP, but you local ISP too. Version wants to put there hand in all the pockets.

John, if the government is going to be as useless as you are You might was well shut it down.