Senator Al Franken to introduce bill making net neutrality violations a crime

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/14/senator-franken-urges-legislation-to-make-net-neutrality-violations-a-crime/

By Eric W. Dolan
Monday, March 14th, 2011 -- 4:37 pm

While House Republicans push to eliminate new net neutrality regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) announced Monday he will introduce legislation to make violations of net neutrality a crime.

"I'm introducing a new bill that would call violations of net neutrality out for what they are - anti-competitive actions by powerful media conglomerates that represent violations of our anti-trust laws," Franken said at this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas.

"We don't allow big corporations to use their size to bully their competition, and my bill would make it clear that this applies to telecoms that use their power to control the Internet."

House Republicans are pushing for a resolution to eliminate net neutrality rules adopted by the FCC in December 2010.

...Minnesota for Michelle Bachmann.

I think that Franken's background in comedy has really helped him in politics because at the very core of ever joke there is truth.

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we can start by throwing the entire management body of Comcast into prison.

For Al! :kick:

but by golly he might just turn out all right.

At least not in the Senate.

Al is the best.

Kudos to Senator Franken.:patriot:

Thanks for the thread, babsbunny.

otherwise the corporations will run the internet just like they run everything else. K&R for Al!

And I'm sure the people are behind you. Unfortunately, the corporations aren't... and we all know who usually wins that battle. :(

Wasn't the last anti-trust action something about cars and buggy whips?

K&R

:kick:

of both parties, until the phone lines are jammed. We need to force congress to pass this bill. Without any backdoor deals.

So far, he's given silent approval to the destruction of Net Neutrality at every juncture.