Internet at the Crossroads

While a generation of connected Americans can barely remember life without Google or iTunes at our fingertips, millions of others are still stuck beyond the grid — unable to send an e-mail to a loved one, look for a job online, check up on their local city council or research a book report for school. Policymakers in Washington have been divided over how to ensure free speech over new digital media. The largest network providers have said market dynamics compel them not to police their networks too heavily. Internet rights advocates aren't buying it -- calling for baseline legal protections to prevent these companies from blocking or degrading the free flow of user information over the Web.
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2008/06/11/internet-at-the-crossroads/