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AT&T agrees to net neutrality

Submitted by Rick on Sat, 12/30/2006 - 2:01pm.

Save the Internet Blog:

In a striking victory for Internet freedom advocates, AT&T officials agreed on Thursday night to adhere to strict Network Neutrality conditions if allowed to complete their $85 billion merger with BellSouth which was approved today.
The phone company filed a “letter of commitment

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Save the Internet

Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Sat, 12/30/2006 - 3:52pm.

Moveon.org has a current campaign regarding this issue: http://civic.moveon.org/save_the_internet/

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Email your Reps Today!

Submitted by bubbaz (not verified) on Sat, 12/30/2006 - 4:07pm.

What is Net Neutrality, and why is it important to you?

Email your Congressional Representatives today!

Demand that Net Neutrality be protected by an Act of Congress.

this may all be a hoax

Submitted by enpen on Mon, 01/01/2007 - 1:26pm.

There's a lot of blog chatter on whether or not the perceived concessions are smoke and mirrors in the face of some loop hole language in the agreement. Maybe we should tell all concerned now to buy AT&T stock so as we can use the created wealth against them...

"Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose."

McLeodUSA next?

Submitted by chad360 on Tue, 01/23/2007 - 4:01pm.

Well, I guess this all is good news-- I'm raising the ante by asking my provider of telecommunications products & services, McLeodUSA, to put out a similar press statement. I use McLUSA cuz they are not the CLEC, and they r cheap 4 DSL, and I will not "do" comcast-- I "do" over the air broadcast, low-voltage stations, Internet-based media, Netflix, and sharing clubs-- lots of recording of A/V on digital media (like portable 4,200 GB hard-drive enclosures!)

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