Comments on: If you write your representative, they sometimes write back! http://realityme.net/2006/06/27/if-you-write-your-representative-they-sometimes-write-back/ A juggling technophile shares personal stories, challenges, humor and perhaps some political commentary. Tue, 08 May 2012 12:56:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Geoeorge http://realityme.net/2006/06/27/if-you-write-your-representative-they-sometimes-write-back/comment-page-1/#comment-4105 Geoeorge Sat, 12 Aug 2006 23:56:24 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/06/27/if-you-write-your-representative-they-sometimes-write-back/#comment-4105 I also heard back from my senetor, Fred Risser, in letter: Thank you for contacting me to express your support for proposed net neutrality legislation. A number of pieces of federal legislation have been introduced that would codify Net Neutrality and prohibit telephone and cable companies from charging information providers premium fees on content and also prohibit preferential pricing for access tiers. Let me assure you that I support Net Neutrality and I believe that telecommunication companies should not be allowed to interfere with the free flow of ideas and information on the internet, or prioritize content delivery based on some preferential payment scheme. However, since federal legislation is out out my jurisdiction, I encourage you to share your thoughts and concerns about this matter with your Federal legislators [inc. Tammy Baldwin, who I did write]. I also heard back from my senetor, Fred Risser, in letter:

Thank you for contacting me to express your support for proposed net neutrality legislation. A number of pieces of federal legislation have been introduced that would codify Net Neutrality and prohibit telephone and cable companies from charging information providers premium fees on content and also prohibit preferential pricing for access tiers.

Let me assure you that I support Net Neutrality and I believe that telecommunication companies should not be allowed to interfere with the free flow of ideas and information on the internet, or prioritize content delivery based on some preferential payment scheme.

However, since federal legislation is out out my jurisdiction, I encourage you to share your thoughts and concerns about this matter with your Federal legislators [inc. Tammy Baldwin, who I did write].

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