Tim Berners-Lee, the guy who invented the Internet (apologies to Al Gore), is speaking out on Net neutrality:
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2006/05/03/another-internet-founder-speaks-out-for-net-neutrality/
We have been watching this brewing storm in the US Congress for some time and have been concerned that the telcos and some ISPs are pushing for a bill to sell preferential or priority routing to customers.
If this goes though, smaller companies and individuals' sites will become second class citizens on the Net -- while the larger companies would be able essentially buy their way to the top, creating a new digital divide. Not very fair and balanced… and not the Internet we know, love and build every day.
Keep your eyes and ears on this debate,
Port80