[Cialug] [Fwd: [amesfug] Net Neutrality]

Wed Aug 30 11:08:00 CDT 2006

Wished I'd known about this a couple of days ago... 

=Dan

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Behalf Of Barry Von Ahsen
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:46 PM
To: Central Iowa Linux Group
Subject: [Cialug] [Fwd: [amesfug] Net Neutrality]

from amesfug:

Hello

Below is a message from the ACLU on Net Neutrality. I thought the group
may be interested in.  I am considering driving down to Des Moines to
support this effort. If people are interested in car pooling let me
know.

Jim Popken

From: ACLU of Iowa <Legislative at aclu-ia.org>
Date: Aug 28, 2006 12:51 PM
Subject: ACLU of Iowa Statehouse Update
To: Undisclosed list <undisclosed at mchsi.net>

   *ACLU of **Iowa** Statehouse Update*

August 25, 2006

*What are your lunch plans on Wednesday?*

Thousands of petition signatures from Iowa residents will be delivered
to two of Senator Harkin's offices this Wednesday. The media will be
invited, and we need a big crowd to show Senator Harkin how important
protecting Net Neutrality is to constituents.  Please plan to be part of
the crowd.  This important event to keep the Internet free requires
nothing more than your presence.  No need to reply; no need to do
anything but show up.

*What:* Internet freedom petition delivery to the senator's office
*Where:* In Des Moines (Walnut St), 210 Walnut Street

In Cedar Rapids, 150 First Avenue, NE
*When:* Wednesday, 30 Aug 2006, 12:00 PM in Des Moines & Cedar Rapids

* *

*What is Net Neutrality?

*Right now, your Internet provider doesn't get to choose which websites
open quickly on your computer. They can't decide that Google will open
more quickly than Yahoo, or that the website of a company they own will
open more quickly than a competitor. That's because of Net
Neutrality-the rule that's been in place since the Internet was created
that says Internet service providers can't discriminate between
websites.

Telephone and cable companies (like AT&T, Verizon, BellSouth, Comcast,
and Time Warner) want to eliminate Net Neutrality so they can put
tollbooths on the Internet and speed up sites that pay them the most.
They've been quite blatant about it-here's what one top executive told
the* Washington
Post*:  "William
L. Smith, chief technology officer for Atlanta-based BellSouth Corp.,
told reporters and analysts that an Internet service provider such as
his firm should be able, for example, to charge Yahoo Inc. for the
opportunity to have its search site load faster than that of Google
Inc." 
(*Washington**Post
* , December 1, 2005)

Some informative links:

"Executive Wants to Charge for Web Speed,"* Washington Post*, December
1,
2005
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1902&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t=
5

"Net Losses,"* New Yorker*, March 20, 2006
<http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1902&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t
=5>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1646&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ
&t=6

How Net Neutrality affects you
<http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1646&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t
=6>http://www.savetheinternet.com/=threat

Joint Op-Ed on Net Neutrality, MoveOn and Christian Coalition,*
Washington Times*, June 16, 2006
<http://www.savetheinternet.com/=threat>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1884&i
d=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t=7

*Where your senators stand: *
http://www.savetheinternet.com/=senatemap

*The petition to Congress can be signed at: *
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1826&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t=
4

Some senators think the public doesn't care about this issue. They think
we don't know companies like AT&T and Verizon are spending millions
lobbying Congress to eliminate Net Neutrality and give them more over
control of the Internet. But petition deliveries in 50 locations across
the nation this week will prove them wrong.

This event is brought to you by the diverse
SaveTheInternet.comCoalition-which includes local small businesses,
consumer groups, ACLU, Craig from Craigslist, MoveOn, the Christian
Coalition, ACLU of Iowa, Gun Owners of America, Free Press, musicians
REM and Moby, and over 750 other organizations (see below).

*Who supports Net Neutrality?
*
Over 1 million Internet users
http://www.savetheinternet.com/=press11

Over 750 grassroots organizations across the country
<http://www.savetheinternet.com/=press11>http://www.savetheinternet.com/
=members

Political groups from left and right
<http://www.savetheinternet.com/=members>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1884&
id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t=9

Small businesses
<http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1884&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t
=9>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1964&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ
&t=10

Bigger businesses
<http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1964&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t
=10>http://www.freepress.net/news/15288

College football teams
<http://www.freepress.net/news/15288>http://www.savetheinternet.com/=foo
tball

Video gamers
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1965&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t=
11

Jon Stewart
<http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1965&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t
=11>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DClkE64nFDY

The Daily Show correspondents
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DClkE64nFDY>http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=-YedWtX9tKE

REM
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YedWtX9tKE>http://www.remhq.com/flash/n
ews/news.html?news_id=2072

Moby
<http://www.remhq.com/flash/news/news.html?news_id=2072>http://www.moveo
n.org/r?r=1966&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCP
N3W0VoxQ&t=12

The "Broadband"
<http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1966&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t
=12>http://www.savetheinternet.com/broadband.html

Techno fans
<http://www.savetheinternet.com/broadband.html>http://www.moveon.org/r?r
=1954&id=8553-7217980-.JNJZ2MjAgZxCPN3W0VoxQ&t=13

17,000 MySpacers
http://www.myspace.com/savetheinternet

Thousands of bloggers
<http://www.myspace.com/savetheinternet>http://www.savetheinternet.com/=
blogger

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