The Men of Telecom are well represented in DC. This site says (back in 2004) they had spent more than $450 million on lobbying, contributions and Congressional junkets since 1998 in an
effort to influence federal telecommunications policy.
In contrast in the fight for Net Neutrality the tech community is sending in the Keystone Cops. Sergey Brin of Google saunters into town unprepared (saw it courtesy of Jeff Nolan). Bill Gates says he is "in the middle"
As I said before, if you are concerned about Net Neutrality please send your own message to your reps in DC . And then again - and may be again. 450 million email may not equal $ 450 million, but has a fighting chance of being noticed...
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The Men and Congressmen
The Men of Telecom are well represented in DC. This site says (back in 2004) they had spent more than $450 million on lobbying, contributions and Congressional junkets since 1998 in an
effort to influence federal telecommunications policy.
In contrast in the fight for Net Neutrality the tech community is sending in the Keystone Cops. Sergey Brin of Google saunters into town unprepared (saw it courtesy of Jeff Nolan). Bill Gates says he is "in the middle"
As I said before, if you are concerned about Net Neutrality please send your own message to your reps in DC . And then again - and may be again. 450 million email may not equal $ 450 million, but has a fighting chance of being noticed...
The Men and Congressmen
The Men of Telecom are well represented in DC. This site says (back in 2004) they had spent more than $450 million on lobbying, contributions and Congressional junkets since 1998 in an
effort to influence federal telecommunications policy.
In contrast in the fight for Net Neutrality the tech community is sending in the Keystone Cops. Sergey Brin of Google saunters into town unprepared (saw it courtesy of Jeff Nolan). Bill Gates says he is "in the middle"
As I said before, if you are concerned about Net Neutrality please send your own message to your reps in DC . And then again - and may be again. 450 million email may not equal $ 450 million, but has a fighting chance of being noticed...
June 08, 2006 in Industry Commentary | Permalink