You don't think that Google and Yahoo are not "Big Business" ? Look at Google's stock price. Look at Yahoo and Microsoft's army of lobbyists.

That's one aspect of this Net Neutrality debate which I think is totally phony.

Net Neutrality gives the FCC authority to force ISPs carry everything. Because in theory... and just in theory... someone like Verizon might say to Google, "hey we'll include you on our network, but you will need to pay us to carry it." Obviously Google would not want that, hence the lobbying blitz, and in an ingenious move, they got moveon.org on their bandwagon to turn this into a consumer protection issue.

After all, who would be against access to the Internet? (Hey, who would be against molesting children for that matter?)

Well, what the hand giveth, the hand can certainly take away. The FCC practices this contantly with television channels, Howard Stern on the radio, etc. Net Neutrality means that the Internet now is essentially a public airwave. That bill also does things like require high speed internet to be offered in rural areas, much like telephone companies have to provide in rural areas of the United States.

What does that mean? The Internet is a public good. So, is porn good for the public? That would certainly be an appropriate question in a post "Net Neutral" world. That is because the FCC will be defining what exactly "neutral" should be. And maybe we will see future innovations, like Voice over IP.... if it serves the purposes of the currently existing status quo.

Steve :scissors: