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GoneFishin

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4. Not an alternative, but a good supplement to fighting for universal net neutrality.

Sat Apr 26, 2014, 08:41 AM

Apr 2014

Making sure the big guys aren't able to get 100% lock on the entire country is important. It is important to have segments of the internet where fast lane extortion is not occurring to hold up as examples to the rest of the country. These small towns which were "not profitable enough to bother with" will hopefully become real pains in the ass for the big telecoms. No doubt the telecoms will lobby at the state levels to limit the rights of the towns to control their own telecom infrastructures. And in some red states they will probably prevail.

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We Know How to Save the Internet: Towns and Cities Across America Are Doing It [View all] xchrom Apr 2014 OP

Work your contacts in the state legislatures to do Net Neutrality on a state by state basis. Half-Century Man Apr 2014 #1

aka ignore the big picture, stop making noise, stop pressuring politicians, and please focus TheKentuckian Apr 2014 #2

Turnpikes, toll roads, HOV lanes.. Chico Man Apr 2014 #3

Not an alternative, but a good supplement to fighting for universal net neutrality. GoneFishin Apr 2014 #4

As long as someone is paying gas taxes FrodosPet Apr 2014 #5

the telcos already own wisconsin dembotoz Apr 2014 #6

K&R.... daleanime Apr 2014 #7

K&R n/t jtuck004 Apr 2014 #8