Google founder Lobbies for Net Neutrality

GOOGLE FOUNDER LOBBIES FOR NET NEUTRALITY
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Joel Rothstein]
Google co-founder and President Sergey Brin met with lawmakers on Tuesday to press for legislation that would prevent Internet access providers from charging Web sites more for faster content delivery. "The only way you can have a fast lane that is useful -- that people will pay a premium for -- is if there are slow lanes," Brin told reporters after meeting with Sen John McCain (R-AZ). Brin acknowledged large companies such as Google would be able to cut deals with the network owners to get their content through. But he added that Google searches are only valuable if consumers can then quickly access the sites listed in the results. "The thesis is that some content providers will pay for premium service. Why are they paying? Just because they feel charitable toward the telcos and ISPs?" Brin asked. "I assume they are paying because otherwise they would have worse performance, or maybe it won't really work."
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