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| July 10, 2006 | Tebbutt, David | COPYRIGHT 2006 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: David Tebbutt

can the internet remain neutral?

American lawmakers are under siege from skilled telecom lobbyists and relatively unskilled, but outraged, participants in the internet world.

The reason for the heat and steam is that telco and cable companies want a bigger slice of any revenue that is sloshing around the internet. And they want to get this bigger share by restricting quality services to those web-based companies who are prepared to pay extra -- a fast lane for those with deep pockets, and a dirt track for everyone else.

Instead of us choosing what we see and do when we connect to the internet, the operators want ...

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