The future of the Internet is in the hands of Congress, and Congress is about to mess it up. -- The Merc
The San Jose Mercury News (aka The Merc) is Silicon Valley’s newspaper. The Merc has long had the reputation of being a leader when it comes to tech issues and tech reporting. This past Tuesday The Merc ran an editorial stating that it supports protection of Net Neutrality.
They do not sugar coat the issue in the editorial; this is not a primer on Net Neutrality, they know their audience. Here is a clip from the article:
Phone companies such as AT&T and Verizon have already made it clear that they want to divide the Internet into slow and fast lanes. Web sites and services that pay them a toll will travel on the fast lane, while others will bump along on the slow lanes.
The Merc editors treat this issue with the sober reasoning it deserves, this is not a snazzy web video or flashy web site, they give the facts, they outline the potential dangers and they state what actions should be taken.
I encourage anyone with an interest in Net Neutrality to read The Merc’s editorial. You can read it by clicking on this link.
Comments
What a load of crap. The editorial displays no understanding of how the Internet works and how it got they way it is.
The Mercury News is a disgrace to journalism.
Posted by: Richard Bennett | May 18, 2006 07:02 PM
I disagree Rich, I think The Merc does a pretty fair job of explaining the situation.
I don't think Tiered Access plans are good for my town or the internet; whether or not federal intervention is the right path can be debated, but overall I think they nail the problems with Access Tiering pretty well.
-- Tom
Posted by: Tom | May 18, 2006 08:01 PM