I had just written the previous post, when I received an e-mail revealing that Ted (tubes) Stevens is protecting telecom profits at the expense of troop moral:
The Stevens bill not only proposes to scuttle network neutrality rules but also undermines key policies designed to insure community influence over how broadband networks serve the public interest–including the ability of American soldiers stationed overseas to phone home. In a section titled “War on Terror,” instead of legislation that insures maximum freedom of expression, the telecom rewrite thinks first about protecting corporate cash flow. Lawmakers could have ordered the FCC to insure that members of the military have unlimited free calls, but the Stevens bill actually prohibits the FCC from regulating any rates to do so. It simply requires the federal government to promote a “reduction of such costs” by cutting taxes or fees on phone service.
Not only is Stevens dedicated to removing consumer choice, and free speech from the Internet, he is also all for the telecom consortiums financially raping our military and its’ soldiers. Man, is there any part of this guy’s soul that hasn’t been sold off.
Contact your representatives today and as them to oppose this bill
