The corporations that are against net neutrality, which guarantees an open free speech internet and one that is affordable to all, includes AT&T, Comcast, Viacom, FOX News, Verizon and other phone, broadcasting and cable companies. These corporations want the end of net neutrality so they can jack up the prices on thier rates for both the average consumer and Internet sites like Google and You Tube. If Obama goes back on his campaign promises, especially Net Neutrality, I am going to give him a vote of no confidence and vote for an independent or a Green (If one runs for President) in November, 2012.
"Take, for example, YouTube, the most popular video site online today and one owned by Google. In a world without net neutrality, where Comcast could block any content it wanted to, or charge more for certain types of content, YouTube may have never came to be. If Comcast wanted to develop its own video site, without net neutrality it could have blocked the competition like YouTube, even if the competition was a better product. If Comcast wanted to make an extra buck, it could have charged users an extra monthly fee to access sites like YouTube, impacting YouTube’s growth and popularity.
For companies that make their money delivering services over the Internet, net neutrality is a key business concern. So where’s their fight?
The opposition to net neutrality – rabid teabaggers like Grover Norquist, Glenn Beck, FreedomWorks and the like – are being funded by the phone and cable companies. And these companies have launched a massive advertising and lobbying blitz to get legislators to block the FCC from protecting the Internet, an effort 74 duped Democrats have been stupid enough to sign on to. So where’s the lobbying blitz from companies in favor of net neutrality?"
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