Big Apple Weighs In On Net Neutrality

BIG APPLE WEIGHS IN ON NET NEUTRALITY
[SOURCE: Information Week , AUTHOR: KC Jones]
New York City will vote on a resolution urging Congress to pass network neutrality legislation.
City Council member Gale Brewer, a Manhattan Democrat, held a hearing Monday on the resolution, which she introduced. Those testifying in support of the net neutrality resolution include Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, who submitted written comments; Timothy Karr, campaign director for Free Press; Timothy Wu, the Columbia University Law School professor who coined the phrase "net neutrality"; and Henning Schulzrinne, chairman of Columbia's computer science department. "I am already concerned about New Yorkers having access to the Internet without them having to pay ridiculous fees," Brewer said in a prepared statement. "The Internet is too expensive for many of our city's residents. We must urge Congress to take the necessary step and legislate protections against companies limiting the services available to Internet users."
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