Comments on: Supporting Net Neutrality

By: Wayne Turner

Wayne Turner — Fri, 11 May 2007 18:35:54 +0000

Claudia is correct in the thought that it would regulate the carriers, but we all know that that could be a starting point for total regulation off the internet. It only takes one step at a time before it actually happens. We need to be careful about what we want. It may get the best of us.

Joe is on the right track also. I have a small website of my own and would like to see it as my own for a long time. It has taken a lot work and money on my part and I would not like to see it get sweeped out from under me by companies that have a lot more money than I do. It is part of my retirement package that I am building along with other avenues of income.

In this day and age, you have to diversify in order to make sure you don’t crash if you lose an income for retirement. I, for one, want to be able to do things without worrying about how to pay for it.

By: Joe Preston

Joe Preston — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:51:42 +0000

I think the growth of web-based small business is one of the best things the US has going economically. Basically I think we are leveraging this new communication medium the way we used to leverage factory-based mass production or the Bessemer process. Net neutrality isn’t just a price increase for every small web merchant and web publisher, it’s a barrier that will safely allow the big fiber owners etc. to dive in with their “trusted partners,” or whatever they will call their cherry picked vendors, to compete in any sector they want. It will also cause a “two-tier” structure to develop in content choices. The big players will have plenty of incentive to create their own content channels that will operate on bigger margins and play to bigger audiences. The internet is great because it’s NOT cable tv, Net users aren’t forced into “channels” created by a small number of huge providers, instead the revenue from net users consumption is distributed to thousands of web site operators all over the world. Beisdes, if we don’t keep Verizon from rigging the game, I’ll have to get a job…

By: Claudia

Claudia — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:43:16 +0000

There are two sides to the Net Neutrality issue. Toptenwholesale.com is in favor of this legislation. Others oppose it. The comment by HRT145 represents the views of those who oppose Net Neutrality. We leave it up to each individual to decide for themselves.

Those who oppose Net Neutrality include companies like AT&T, Verizon, BellSouth and Comcast. These companies spent more than $150 million to push Congress to gut Net Neutrality. However, they may not be able to overcome widespread public opposition.

Network Neutrality has been the modus operandi of the Internet since invented by Tim Berners-Lee. This philosophy ensures that the service providers who control the “pipes” don’t interfere with content based on its ownership or source. We believe it ensures fairness and a level playing field for everyone using the Internet. That is why we support Net Neutrality.
To address the comment by HRT145 that “Net neutrality IS about regulating the internet.” Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Ours is the opposite: Net neutrality IS NOT about regulating the Internet; it IS about regulating the carriers.