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

Wed Aug 30 11:22:22 CDT 2006

I'll be there - I can do lunch

-barry

Dave Weis wrote:
> 
> It doesn't seem like it was well publicized, but I am going. Anyone want 
> to get lunch afterwards?
> 
> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Daniel.Juliano at wellsfargo.com wrote:
> 
>> Wished I'd known about this a couple of days ago...
>>
>> =Dan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
>> 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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