[olug] Lee Terry on Net Neutrality

[nealr]

  Could this Terry guy be any more useless?  Eight years in office and 
he has brought
forward one bill, and its for a minor rule change that affects an 
airport in Texas ...



Mr Scsi wrote:
> I'm not sure if this has been discussed much, but I for one did send an
> email/letter to my congressmen.
> For what its worth, here is a reply I got:
>
>
> Dear Mr. <sniped>:
>
>
>
>              Thank you for contacting me with your concerns about net
> neutrality.
>
>
>
>              On June 8, 2006, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly
> approved the bipartisan "Communications, Opportunity , Promotion, and
> Enhancement Act" (COPE).
>
>
>
>              The COPE Act is primarily a video franchise bill that would
> allow telephone companies to receive a national franchise certificate
> allowing them to streamline the franchise process. Currently, if a new video
> provider comes to a community, the provider must obtain a franchise from the
> local government. That franchise gives the provider the right to do business
> in that community and rights to the cities' right of ways. However, today
> many new video providers find the local franchise process extremely
> burdensome and a hurdle in bringing competition to the public and the COPE
> Act would ease that burden and bring more competition to the public.
>
>
>
>              Another aspect of COPE is the net neutrality provisions. H.R.
> 5252 gives the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) strong authority to
> protect access to Web sites and Internet applications by allowing the FCC to
> enforce its broadband principles that ensure consumers are entitled to: (1)
> Access to lawful Internet content of their choice; (2) Run applications and
> services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement; (3)
> Connect their choice of legal devices that do not harm the network; (4)
> Competition among network providers, application and service providers, and
> content providers.
>
>
>
>              I do not believe Congress should regulate the internet by
> accepting further net neutrality provisions. The FCC under H.R. 5252 will
> have explicit authority to enforce net neutrality. H.R. 5252 will permit the
> FCC to impose fines of $500,000 for each violation of the broadband
> principles and the FCC is mandated to resolve any dispute within 90 days. By
> approaching net neutrality on a case-by-case basis, the FCC can establish
> fair rules of the road as Internet providers roll out new services. Imposing
> nondiscriminatory rules on all providers would stop innovation in its
> tracks.
>
>
>
>              The internet today has operated well without further laws
> regulating internet service providers (ISPs). However, I would not want to
> see any provider, whether ISP, cable company, or telephone company have the
> power to block or deny anyone access to the Internet.
>
>
>
>              Thanks again for contacting me.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
> LEE TERRY
> Member of Congress
> 11717 Burt Street, Suite 106
> Omaha, NE 68154
> Phone: 402-397-9944
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