Washington Post blog on net neutrality policy.
via Post Tech on 10/12/09
Will net neutrality hurt or help the economy? Amid a stubborn recession, that question will take center stage as critics and proponents debate how new rules at the Federal Communications Commission would impact investments in the Web. At a high level, the arguments are straight forward. But the details supporting those views -- which will likely be debated for months at the FCC -- become vastly more complicated. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and proponents of new rules say the next Google or Amazon being cooked up in some garage may not see the light of day if a policy isn't put in place that ensure they'll make it on the Web. "There are hundreds of thousands of Americans whose small businesses rely upon the free and open Internet," Genachowski said in a Q&A last week. "The rules I am proposing seek to preserve the Internet as unparalleled engine for economic
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