04-23-2008, 09:23 AM
Update:
full article: http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9925517...=nefd.lede
Quote:Net neutrality has returned to Capitol Hill.
The saga of Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent file-sharing traffic--and intense interest from the Federal Communications Commission, including a hearing at Stanford University last week--has appended the topic onto at least some politicians' to-do list.
At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing entitled "The Future of the Internet" on Tuesday, Democratic politicians argued for passage of a law designed to prohibit broadband operators from creating a "fast lane" for certain Internet content and applications. Their stance drew familiar criticism from the cable industry, their Republican counterparts, and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who said there's no demonstrated need for new rules, at this point...
full article: http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9925517...=nefd.lede