Imagine all the roads in Denver now privately owned. Ford buys University Blvd. and now unless you have a Ford you are no longer allowed to drive on University Blvd. You might say that then you could drive on Broadway so this is not a problem but how would you get to businesses on University and how would people move freely though Denver? Though this analogy is not faultless it is clear that a situation where people cannot use the central arteries has a city that is less than ideal for speed and commerce.
The way we connect on the Internet is similar to our roads in Denver. You may connect with Qwest or Comcast but you have to get onto the same central roads that everyone uses and shares. Right now there is a great debate as to whether or not it is OK for a company like Comcast to stop you from say visiting YouTube because they don’t want you to get videos that do not come from their cable TV network.
You may say well this goes against their business model and that there is no place for regulation on this topic. Further more if Comcast does not want to let you use YouTube than you can look at Qwest or another provider. However, there are many communities that only have one provider and the cost of entry for providers is such that trying to create a new provider is not viable.
We call the free flow of traffic on the Internet net neutrality. Net neutrality means that when I use the Internet that is connected to any service (Internet Service Provider or ISP) my traffic should be allowed to move freely without that provider stopping or slowing my traffic based on the kind of traffic it is (VOIP, Video, Email) etc.
The Internet Freedom Preservation Act (HR 3458) can be seen on the target="_blank">Library of Congress Thomas website. This act as we read it will ensure that providers of Internet service can not filter or throttle (make things slower) for content that may compete with them. Take a look at the legislation and keep an eye out for more information. If this is something important to please contact your elected officials.
Denver DataMan likes the resources provided by Google on their Public Policy Blog on this topic but there are lots of other great resources as well. If you have resources you like you can add comment on this article.
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VOIP
VOIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol or IP. It is a phone service that users the Internet rather than standard telephone systems to transfer the signal for your call. You can do VOIP for free with Skype and other providers when you want just talk to other people also using a computer to connect. If you want to call a land line or cell phone you have to pay a fee (generally less then standard phone rates) for these calls. IP5280 is a leading IP telephone company in the Denver metro area.
Blog
A web site designed to share information that is updated often. A blog is often used like a journal to share thoughts and feelings on issues or on happenings in a company or organization. Blogs can be silly and not have much value but they can also be a key advertising and marketing technique.
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