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Seal of the United States Federal Communications Commission. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Speed Matters - Internet Speed Test | Test Your Internet Connection :  Former FCC commissioners said in a court brief that Verizon 's net neutrality position would cause communications to be "unsettled and dramatically narrowed. Related articles FCC wants gigabit Ethernet in all 50 states by 2015 South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong topped list of highest internet speeds Top5 How to Test Internet Speed - Check Internet Speed Gigabits to kilobits Net neutrality bill looms if court voids FCC order Answer Line: An obscenely slow Internet connection when you're paying for a fast one How to Give the U.S. Ultrafast Internet - Bloomberg How CNET tests networking devices

Verizon: Paying Politicians to Rule the Air (g1a2d0047c1) (Photo credit: watchingfrogsboil ) As Verizon sees it, “ broadband networks are the modern-day microphone by which their owners [e.g. Verizon] engage in First Amendment speech.” Furthermore, the company should be allowed to act like a newspaper does, selectively choosing what information should be allowed to stay and what should be selected out http://bit.ly/Nr9orV Related articles Verizon: net neutrality violates our free speech rights Verizon: it's our Constitutional right to make your Internet suck Jeff Jarvis: Verizon Thinks the Internet Is Its Newspaper Inside Verizon's attack on network neutrality Verizon Playing Dangerous Game in Net Neutrality Battle

Image via Wikipedia World Wide Web - Net-Neutrality Reaction Is Far from Neutral : "It seems few are happy with the Federal Communications Commission vote approving Net neutrality. Free Press said the Net-neutrality vote allows 'discrimination online,' while Republicans were simply opposed. The FCC's vote could make Comcast 's extra fee for competitors illegal. But 'reasonable network management ' could offer a loophole." .. .ero . Related articles What you need to know about the FCC's net neutrality ruling (dvice.com) FCC Net Neutrality Vote Sets Up Legal Challenges (informationweek.com) Wingnut Blogs Go Cuckoo Over Net Neutrality (littlegreenfootballs.com) Talking Net Neutrality on Fox 25 (cc-chapman.com)

Image via Wikipedia Al Franken: The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time : "No chairman should be soliciting sign-off from the corporations that his agency is supposed to regulate -- and no true advocate of a free and open Internet should be seeking the permission of large media conglomerates before issuing new rules." .. .ero . Related articles Al Franken: The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time (huffingtonpost.com) Free the Internet! Time for the Net Neutrality Vote (marketingpilgrim.com) FCC to vote Tuesday on 'net neutrality' rules (cnn.com) Why we fight for net neutrality (liberatemedia.com) Al Franken Makes a Case For Net Neutrality (yro.slashdot.org)