Net Neutrality Voted Down in U.S. House Committee 354
Ana10g writes "Business Week provides a look at the recent vote by the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, in which the FCC would have been given the power to prohibit discrimination of Internet traffic. The battlefield seems to be centered around which group has the better funded lobbyists, with companies such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and many others competing against the well funded Telecommunications lobbysts. The committee voted the amendment down, 34 to 22."
Re:There's something so wrong with this story (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Anyone Suprised? (Score:5, Funny)
Insights * 2 (Score:4, Funny)
Shouldn't be which group has the most voters? And I mean in the country, not in Congress.
with companies such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and many others competing against the well funded Telecommunications lobbysts.
Ah, yes. Your monopoly profits at work -- ON BOTH SIDES!
Re:There's something so wrong with this story (Score:5, Funny)
There, brought you up to the 21st C.
Re:Anyone Suprised? (Score:5, Funny)
*grr*
Re:Hmm... Technicalities. (Score:5, Funny)
*lol* can see it now: breakdown of votes for new amendment was:
60% funny
20% troll
20% overrated
goddamn mods
Logic breakdown... (Score:5, Funny)
OMG!!1! We're on the same side as Microsoft!?!?! WTF?!?!?!11?!?//
Re:I'd love to see this. (Score:5, Funny)
At least if they fellate Bush, then we can finally impeach him
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OMFG! No way! (Score:3, Funny)
Gee, I would *never* have thought! I mean, like, in this day and age, I would expect that buying off politicians was *impossible!*
Re:Anyone Suprised? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Anyone Suprised? (Score:3, Funny)
Do I get a cookie?
Re:Insights * 2 (Score:1, Funny)
Man no wonder Bush and the Republicans are sucking it so hard at the polls, you're all completely out of it. Come on, let's have some more of that fear and money grubbing that makes you all so popular!