The telecommunications reform act pending before the Senate is likely to create a litigation frenzy. "Internet neutrality" advocates want to keep the telecom industry from creating "tollgates," in the form of a tiered payment system. The debate left the blogosphere and hit the mainstream when AT&T Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. threw down the gauntlet, saying that content providers like Google were "nuts" for thinking they could use "my pipes" -- AT&T's cable and broadband networks -- without paying extra.
September 06, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Few things have as much potential to create a litigation war zone next year as the possible fight over control of the pipes feeding all the content over the Internet.
“Internet neutrality” advocates say they want to keep cable and phone companies from imposing tollgates on the Internet that would create a tiered payment system resembling home television cable service.
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