Net neutrality rules face mounting GOP opposition

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WASHINGTON -

Republican opposition is mounting as federal regulators prepare to vote this month on so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would prohibit broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their lines.

Twenty House Republicans — including most of the Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee — sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Monday urging him to delay the Oct. 22 vote on his net neutrality plan.

Full Article at Yahoo (http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20091005/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_internet_rules)

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Either these people have no understanding of the technology, paid for by the providers, or serious don't give a rats ass about the rights and freedoms of their constituents. They also neglect to take into consideration the effect of innovation on the web from unfair network management.

Personally I say this law doesn't go far enough, it should be considered an anti competitive violation to have an ISP offer tv and phone service from the same corporation. They should be separate entities run at an arms length through business deals between the branches.