Alyssa Milano Chimes In On Net Neutrality

The stars are aligning in favor of protection of Network Neutrality, dubbed by many as "the Internet's First Amendment." The latest to lend her star power to the cause is TV and film actress Alyssa Milano, who posted a passionate plea on her weblog urging supporters of the movement to contact the U.S. legislature. Milano joins the movement just as the proposed "Markey Amendment," a provision tacked onto the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 (COPE), is to be voted on by the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. The Markey Amendment says that telecommunication and cable giants like AT&T and Verizon that provide broadband access have the obligation "not to block, impair, degrade, discriminate against, or interfere with the ability of any person to use a broadband connection to access, use, send, receive, or offer lawful content, applications, or services over the Internet." The House Committee votes on the amendment today. As it stands, the bill introduces the Federal Communications Commission to the issue requiring the FCC to address Net Neutrality complaints and levy fines of $500,000 against those found in violation. The movement to protect Network Neutrality has collected a Those sentiments mix in with about 250,000 other petitioner signatures in favor the Markey Amendment collected by Free Press-led MySpace.com and the recently mega-popular here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") Yahoo My Web