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POPSWIRETAP LAW- Bush & ATT Celebrate The spineless politicians actually believe that this is a compromise in the interest of THE PEOPLE. We should know, that this is the most extensive invasion into the future of all communications. With these jellyfish in charge, we have lost way more than we can imagine at this point. Next will be your access to the internet and the proposal for "metering your use". The very freedom of all facets of communication and privacy is at serious risk. Asleep at the wheel and no end in sight.
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POPSCharging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic Think about it--the telecoms have us by the short hairs. They also have immunity (or soon will) from prosecution for helping the Gov't spy on us if they want. We need to speak out about this, wherever possible.
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POPSThe Internet and the Election... If we are using so much of the internet for political purposes, I guess it's no wonder that the internet providers are planning to limit the use, especially videos and music. If they succeed in metering the internet and its use, they will absolutely limit your and my input. The Danger is imminent and it stinking to high heaven. Somebody is urinating on us and telling us it's raining. Modern elections and the process is taking it's toll on the conserved ones.
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POPSInternet Metering and your use If it was up to them, the future of the internet would be the good old days of AOL and their attempt to limit the use. No more music, movies or TV. The future will be blocked by those conglomerates.Free the internet from those few and keep going into the future.
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POPSCharging By The Byte To Curb Internet Traffic
“Based on current trends, total bandwidth in the AT&T network will increase by four times over the next three years,” the company said in a statement. All three companies say that placing caps on broadband use will ensure fair access for all users. Internet metering is a throwback to the days of dial-up service, but at a time when video and interactive games are becoming popular, the experiments could have huge implications for the future of the Web. Even if the caps are far above the average users’ consumption, their mere existence could cause users to reduce their time online. Just ask people who carefully monitor their monthly allotments of cellphone minutes and text messages. “As soon as you put serious uncertainty as to cost on the table, people’s feeling of freedom to predict cost dries up and so does innovation and trying new applications,” Vint Cerf, the chief Internet evangelist for Google who is often called the “father of the Internet.”