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06.12.06 -- 9:47AM
By Josh Marshall

More on Net Neutrality.

As you're considering this issue and contacting your senators, keep in mind that the first name on the pro-Net Neutrality bill in the senate is that of a Republican, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME). Snowe's a quintessential GOP moderate. But in the House, Net Neutrality was supported not only by moderates like Rep. Shays and Leach but also by right-wingers like Reps. Sensenbrenner and Burton. (See roll call vote on HR 5252)

This shouldn't be or at least doesn't have to be a partisan issue. It's more like a monopolists versus open access issue.

Nor is it corporations versus consumer groups, though virtually every consumer-oriented group is on the Net Neutrality side. In industry terms, the division is actually quite clear: it's content providers versus the owners of the network pipes -- so, Google versus ATT and Microsoft versus Verizon.

More to come. And keep sending us info about where your senator stands.

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