: Name: Paul Hyland; Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

I'm the executive producer for the web site of a nonprofit publisher of education news, information, and resources, I play in a band, and I work on analyzing and influencing the impact of computers on society. I love my partner in life and my daughter very much.

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Saturday, December 30, 2006

AT&T Agrees to Net Neutrality (?), Merger Approved (!)

See this post and the previous on the victory that the media reform folks see in this deal. There's a bit of controversy about this, with some net geeks and the like questioning the actual victory, but it is certainly interesting. The only thing that is clear is the need to get Congress to pass new laws enshrining these standards ... before the deal with AT&T expires.

Dueling opinions:

Dave Burstein via TechDirt
Tim Wu
Jeff Pulver

I'm planning to attend the National Conference on Media Reform in Memphis in two weeks, as well as the FTC Workshop on Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy where I also intend to apply to be a panelist (and welcome tips on how to be successfully invited.)

Link: http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2006/12/29/att-yields-to-neutrality-paves-path-to-congress/

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