Telecoms like Verizon and AT&T have been pushing harder to get their dreams of a two-tiered Internet supported by Congress and content providers. The people do not appear to have been heard by the telcos. Instead of recognizing the benefits and needs for an Internet that doesn't have artificial barriers placed within it, Verizon and AT&T have turned up the volume. A Washington Post article The article further noted Verizon's work at constructing a fiber optic network that would deliver high-speed services. One source claims this work has been paid for already, in the form of $200 billion in tax breaks and other largess bestowed upon the telcos prior to the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Telecom analyst Bruce Kushnick has made a number of claims regarding that $200 billion, and Away from Washington, DC, in San Francisco, AT&T (formerly SBC) has pulled all of its ads from the San Francisco Chronicle. That action was reportedly worth $5 million per year to the newspaper, according to a These same providers, AT&T/SBC, Verizon, BellSouth, and others collect fees from end-user subscribers in the home as well as from Google, Yahoo, and other big Internet players. Implying the Google is enjoying a "free lunch" doesn't conform to reality; the only free lunch associated with Google is in their employee cafeterias. document.write("Email murdok here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") | Yahoo My Web David Utter is a staff writer for murdok covering technology and business.
Telcos Up Ante In Net Neutrality Game
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