You know how it goes…
“You can fool some of the people some of the time but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.”
Nowadays it seems that those who have a “feeling” of power have lost sight of this simple proclamation, especially politicians and executives in big business. More so today because those two are working hand in hand!
But this medium I have the absolute pleasure to be able to work in is increasingly putting the end to this crap these folks attempt to confuse us with! The playing field is getting leveled, and rightfully so!
How many …read more

Ars technica calls Scott Cleland on his bs – and I enjoy it…
Net Neutrality’s not anti-property, it’s about our property
Ars Technica – Boston,MA,USA
Scott Cleland, founder of telecom analyst firm The Precursor Group, is out blasting the developments, saying that open access and “net neutrality” advocates are “antiproperty” according to the IDG News Service. Nothing could be further from the truth. …
Net Neutrality Guru Tim Wu on Clinton and Obama
By Matt Stoller
Issues just like net neutrality have become major political issues at other crucial times in U.S. history. It happens when private power has reached intolerable levels, and particularly when …read more

I don’t…
From the “Wireless Industry’s Daily Monitor” (which ought to say “something.”);

FCC: 98% of U.S. has choice of 3 carriers
“According to the FCC’s annual wireless competition report, 98 percent of Americans in 2006 had three or more carrier options, while 94 percent had four or more carriers to choose from. The number of counties with five or more carriers servicing them, however, was only 59 percent. In 2004 some 87 percent of counties in the U.S. had five or more carriers servicing them, while the number dropped to 51 percent in 2005. During 2004 and 2005 Sprint and Nextel merged, …read more

Well, that’s when they would have been published if history had dictated it… (is Hawaii a bit out of sync timewise?)
Grant Gross obviously has no idea that Scott Cleland is a paid shill for the Telcos, not a critic – wake up Grant.
Maybe you should not be neutral about Net neutrality
Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Honolulu,HI,USA
Tiered pricing is a key argument in the bigger fight over Net neutrality. Net neutrality is an egalitarian belief that Internet users should be able to …
US Presidential Candidates Reveal Positions On Some IP Issues
Intellectual Property Watch – Geneva,Switzerland
The best way to address the concerns of proponents …read more

Can anyone tell me, since I wasn’t in attendance, how Scott Cleland was received at the University of San Francisco Net Neutrality Symposium? “All accusations and assertions and little argument or accuracy?” SCOTT! You’re never going to be President so stop making things up whilst denying reality outright! Oh, sorry… that’s a prerequisite, isn’t it?

Robert McChesney’s “Communication Revolution”
OpEdNews – Newtown,PA,USA
They include challenging media concentration, protecting net neutrality, and since 2003 hosting an annual national conference for media reform that brings …
The Efficiency Risk Of Net Neutrality Rules
By admin
The Efficiency Risk Of Net Neutrality Rules George S. Ford, PhD, Thomas M. …read more

Doesn’t that headline grab your interest? First thoughts? Its about time eh? Second thought? They’ve finally used some of that $200 billion the gov. handed them years ago…
Reality?
AT&T Boosts Bandwidth Choices and Speed with 10 Mbps Offer for U-verse Customers
“Millions of consumers now have a new option to keep them surfing in the fast lane with the nation’s leading provider of broadband services. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced plans to offer AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet Max in February 2008. The new tier, available exclusively to AT&T U-verseSM customers across the country, will deliver more bandwidth and faster available speeds …read more

Oh how I absolutely love Joel Johnson’s speaking out on “The Hugh Thompson Show!”
During the ensuing comments, Noen says;
“Your privacy is an illusion. And while Joel did good I don’t think that AT&T is too worried about him or even about BoingBoing. They have the administration and congress bending over backwards just for them. We are no threat.”
And I think – what if we became a threat? Joel became a threat during that taping and “God’s” voice rang out saying “Hold It!”
I believe that this world can still be saved and these are the kind of acts that will accomplish …read more

Check this out – a Digg type FCC site – and, once again, our friend Scott has forgotten the common sense fact that the Telcos have a $200 billion hand-out with which to improve the infrastructure and allow for higher bandwidth usage.

 
Groups Press FCC on Comcast, Net Neutrality (Washington Post)
Several consumer groups are challenging federal regulators to stop Comcast from interfering with Internet traffic on its network.
[FCC.com is the place for all news and information regarding the Federal Communications Commission. Vote for your favorite stories, or become a member to submit stories.]
I didn’t know Net Neutrality was a …read more

Politicians, Politicians, Politicians. Geez, do these boneheads get enough attention? (Shed a few more tears Hillary – we’ll believe you, not). Scott, Scott, Scott – good God, they let you speak before Congress? eeeuuu! iickie poo??? Oh, and don’t forget Scott – you spot it, you got it.

You might want to read the articles about how AT&T has been lying/manipulating/fudging again to get their way…
Eight technology law issues to watch in `08
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
Net neutrality concerns mount but politicians do not respond.
Net neutrality, which has been simmering as an issue in Canada over the past three years, will …read more

Perhaps you don’t believe it is a First Amendment issue but I do. Make sure to read Constance Cumbey.
Couldn’t Help But Notice (123007)
By TBlumer
Google, with its transparently self-interested advocacy of “Net Neutrality,” is already engaging in rent-seeking and position-cementing behavior. Its (and Yahoo’s) willingness to sell out to the Chinese police state reveals the …
Another confused anti-Neutrality Op-Ed
An anti-Net Neutrality Op-Ed in today’s Seattle Times, Hysteria Makes for Bad Law, by information technology provider Avis Yates Rivers, is so riddled with omissions and sloppy logic, I do not know where to start taking it apart. …
The Year in First Amendment …read more