Proposed Legislation Would Stop ISPs from Charging Websites

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Proposed Legislation Would Stop ISPs from Charging Websites

7:00 am on March 4, 2006 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Internet, Law, Regulation

Oregon senator, Ron Wyden, has introduced legislation that will stop telecom provides in their plans to charge websites for internet bandwidth.

If passed, this law will do the exact opposite of what Verizon, AT&T, and other big ISPs have been requesting for over a year. It will make it illegal for any ISP to give preferential network treatment, or faster load times, to websites that are willing to pay a premium.

The Internet Non-Discrimination Act of 2006 is still far from a sure thing, and might have a tough time getting through Congress, but even bringing such a proposal into the public eye is a step in the right direction for net neutrality.