www.savetheinternet.com

foxybrowne

I got this message in a bulletin on myspace. Its subject header was "SAVE THE INTERNET". It included a link to this video on youtube and the following text:

"Major telecommunications companies are spending millions lobbying the U.S. congress to make the Internet into a private network. In political lingo this mean abandoning what is called "Net Neutrality". In common sense terms it's about the government withdrawing our right to Internet Freedom. This V-Doc. (viral documentary) is about the current threat to Internet Freedom and how we can hold on to the open Internet and our right to communicate.

The only way the telecommunications companies will be successful is if we fail to raise awareness about this situation. If people find out about the fact that we are about to lose our Internet freedom there is no way they will allow congress to do this.


This congressional decision will set a monumental precedent, and thus, impact not just U.S. citizens, but citizens all over world."

I checked out the savetheinternet.com site, and it appears that people outside the US cannot sign the petition. I decided to keep my ear to the ground.

Then I received this message on BEBO, entitled "EXTREMELY IMPORTANT - SAVE THE INTERNET - FORWARD TO EVERYONE".

This is not another timewasting BEBO quiz! The chances are, if you use the internet at all, then this is the most important BEBO mail you're likley to get. PLEASE FORWARD TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE! Read on.

The Internet is under threat from big businesses. The US Senate is being lobbied to privatise the internet. See how it will affect you by watching this movie at YouTube :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5RQrxkGgCM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbulletin%2Emyspace%2Ecom%2Findex%2Ecfm%3Ffuseaction%3Dbulletin%2Eread%26messageID%3D1127533450%26MyToken%3De0c647e7%2D8ba2%2D49b0%2D9cd

(Copy the address into your browser's address bar to watch it.)

This is a worldwide emergency. It will affect EVERYONE, not just US citizens, because America sets a precedent on the policy of the West. Read about it at ww.savetheinternet.com.

1 If you are a US citizen, sign the petition at http://action.freepress.net/campaign/savethenet, and start lobbying your senator immediately. Be sure to read up on the information at www.savetheinternet.com.

2 If you are not a US citizen, lobby your government, and request that this be made an issue of international importance in dealings with the US government. Urge your government to bring this matter up in Europe! America's government must not be allowed to start the world on the slippery slope to net privatisation. Write an email or letter, or make a phone-call today! Bookmark and follow the developments at www.savetheinternet.com to keep up to date. Use www.coanews.org for telecom independent news.

If you value the free, unhampered use of the internet at all, FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR BEBO FRIEND LIST. IF YOU USE ANY OTHER INTERNET NETWORK, FORUM OR GROUP, BRING THIS MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF YOUR PEERS THERE. THE AIM IS THAT EVERY INTERNET USER SHOULD KNOW OF THIS MATTER ASAP. THIS MATTER CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED IF AWARENESS IS SPREAD.

This sounds an awful lot closer to home! And, having just checked, it turns out the US senate votes on this issue today (Wed 28-06-06).

Well? What do you think?

eircomtribunal

foxybrowne wrote:

Well? What do you think?

It's quite on topic since a while. See for example this article on TheRegister today.
Google, eBay and others put their weight behind it.

"Congress must not permit the ongoing consolidation of the telecommunications industry to work radical and perhaps irrevocable change in the free and neutral nature of the internet," wrote Spitzer (NY attorney general) in his letter.

P.

fatherdougalmag

www.savetheinternet.com

There's a contradiction in terms if ever there was one. What next:

www.savetheletter_e_eeeeeeeeeeeee.com

Or

www.broadband.ie

Whoop! That really exists and doesn't redirect to one of those domain cattle mart website. Why didn't Eircom think of it?