Net Neutrality: 4 days left!

There are only four days left before the FCC closes its inquiry into the state of Net Neutrality. This is your opportunity to tell the story of how open, equal bandwidth has helped you or your business. For those of us who do business online, and do not have the benefit of corporate sponsorship, this issue is of paramount importance.

Phone companies like Verizon, AT&T, and others are lobbying to put an end to Net Neutrality, pushing instead for a "two-lane" system in which large corporations enjoy faster bandwidth, while everyone else is relegated to the "slow lane." Tell the FCC that all websites are created equal. Click here to submit your story and join thousands of others who have united for this cause.

There's another fine video here. Also, Tim Anderson has given his two cents in the pages of CameraArts Magazine. Check it out.

Save the Internet!

There are new updates on the fight for Net Neutrality. This video not only puts the issue in plain terms, but also demonstrates people-powered communication (via YouTube) in action. You can read Tim Anderson's article on Net Neutralty right here, then go to www.savetheinternet.com to take action!

NOW ONLINE! Internet Neutrality: Go!

The Net Neutrality Act has many publishers, bloggers, and webmasters concerned about the freedoms of bandwidth use. In addition, photographers who rely on the online marketplace make up a considerable hunk of those who oppose the act. Our publisher, Tim Anderson, has written an article about this issue in our latest. We have just posted it online.

"Today, what (telephone companies) and cable providers want is to be able to control the Internet, and charge even more than we are paying at this time. According to the reporters on the Moyers program, they want to be able to control the traffic, where it goes and how. The analogy of a two-lane highway was used to explain that if Congress continues to work from a “blind-eye” angle on this subject, then the telcos would be able to select, for example only, eBay to get a “fast” lane, and Google only to get to use the “slow” lane. Of course, I am paraphrasing the subject, but my point is that if the telcos/cable providers and Congress continue to go in the direction they are moving, then we small businesses (us little guys, again), as well as the every-day consumer, will get the proverbial shaft. Please go to PBS’s site to find out more about this timely and VERY important subject."

Moveon.org also has a petition to keep this act from passing into law as written. You can check it out here.