Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is the first member of the United States Congress to address the issue of “net neutrality” with legislation. Conyers yesterday entered a bill that would ensure that the companies wouldn’t in the future charge more for access to certain content than other content. The bill stipulates that internet service providers must structure their content delivery systems in a “reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner so that all content, applications and services are treated the same and have an equal opportunity to reach consumers”.
For years, telecommunications conglomerates like Verizon have been eager to create a hierarchy of content delivery. Clients who paid a premium would have their content delivered to internet users the fastest, while every day websites and blogs would load more slowly or might not be able to carry the more demanding technology the future may bring.
A spokesman for Verizon had this non sequitur: “"Broadband deployment is a bright spot in the U.S. economy that provides high paying jobs, unprecedented infrastructure investment, and innovation. Why would Congress want to jeopardize all that with this bill,” Reuters Reports.
