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...someone could set me straight on this (and I'm sure they will), but I can see a similarity between the push for net neutrality and the reactions to the 9-11 attacks that led to such things as the Patriot Act. (I hate to bring this up, because I know Jeff is going to chime in off-topic, but it can't be helped.) In both cases, it seems to me that what we have is a knee-jerk reaction to a hypothetical or potential problem; in both cases, we are running to the government to protect us from the bad guys (telcos and terrorists, respectively).

As far as I can tell, all of the talk about how telcos COULD or MIGHT do something to restrict or discriminate is just FUD, designed to scare us into turning still more power over to the government. Can anyone give me an example of a telco or other backbone provider that has actually done any of the things they are already being accused of?

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Just say NO to national video.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
So...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/25/06
You still don't see it...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/26/06
Internet Internet Internet  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/26/06
Corrections.  Anton Philidor | 05/26/06
Ack, did it again...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/26/06
Perhaps...  rapson | 05/25/06
Be afraid  jshaw4343 | 05/25/06
And the cable companies are to be trusted?  Anton Philidor | 05/26/06
Big Picture  dweil@... | 05/26/06
History is a great teacher...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/26/06
My point is...  rapson | 05/26/06
Well put!  thungurknifur | 05/30/06
Chicken and egg  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/30/06
Re: Perhaps...  none none | 05/26/06
No government payouts involoved  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/30/06
The Larger Telco/Astroturf/Free Market Blind Spot  Michael Eisenmenger | 05/26/06
If something is worth doing...  Anton Philidor | 05/26/06
re: If something is worth doing...  Michael Eisenmenger | 05/26/06
Infrastructure, not content.  Anton Philidor | 05/26/06
Re: stuff  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/26/06
It's not the licensing of the telcos (or cable)...  Anton Philidor | 05/26/06
Re: It's not...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/26/06
Misunderstanding  Anton Philidor | 05/26/06
Re: misunderstanding  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/26/06

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