Senate rejects Net Neutrality

Posted by Bhumika Ghimire Jun 28, 2006

According to ComputerWorld.com,"The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's 11-11 vote means the net neutrality amendment will not be added to a wide-ranging broadband bill as it goes to the Senate floor. The amendment, offered by Senators Olympia Snowe, a Maine Republican, and Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat, would have prevented broadband providers such as AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp. from charging extra based on the type of content transmitted by Internet-based companies."

Failure to include net neutrality means that in future it will be possible for companies like Comcast to charge extra when the user visits certain sites on the internet.Oregon Senator Wyden has promised to put the bill on hold because not having net neutrality promotes discrimination.