Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 7th Sep 2007 13:37 UTC, submitted by Adurbe
The US Justice Department has said that internet service providers should be allowed to charge for priority traffic. The agency said it was opposed to 'network neutrality', the idea that all data on the net is treated equally. The comments put the agency at odds with companies such as Microsoft and Google, who have called for legislation to guarantee equal access to the net.
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RE: I guess Senator Stevens was right
by LobalSurgery on Fri 7th Sep 2007 18:14
in reply to "I guess Senator Stevens was right"
Member since:2006-09-07
Ted Stevens is the co-chair and current ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. The committee is responsible for all communications-related legislation that goes through the senate. Stevens apparently has near-zero knowledge of how networks function. And he's in charge.
Here's another gem from him, in which he refers to an email (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Stevens):
"an Internet [sic] was sent by my staff..."
Member since:
2006-02-05
The internet is made of tubes, not just things you dump stuff on. And now those tubes are getting clogged, and keeping innocent senators from reading their emails.
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/07/02/sen-stevens-hilariou.html