Don't let Internet Bullies Stifle Reform

DON'T LET INTERNET BULLIES STIFLE REFORM
[SOURCE: Baltimore Sun, AUTHOR: Mike McCurry and Christopher Wolf, co-chairs of Hands Off the Internet]
[Commentary] Congress is considering legislation to bring greater consumer choice and control to the cable TV industry by reforming our outdated cable franchising system and allowing new competitors into the video marketplace. Although this reform has attracted widespread support on both sides of the aisle, it is being threatened by a theoretical problem invented by a few large companies to cement their position in the market. This issue is being pushed by Microsoft, Google and other online giants that send massive amounts of data over the Internet, and they call it "network neutrality." This term is a misnomer. It is only neutral if you are a company like Google and want to sell movies streaming over the Internet. If you're a consumer, it means you pay higher prices so companies don't have to.
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