October 4th, 2007
Net Neutrality, Google, Sprint, WiMax, Xohm
Really? This is some package, to me. If you don’t, I do, find it very interesting to put this complete scenario together in my mind.
First is the Teamsters announcement of their support for Net Neutrality, “Hoffa Urges Senate to Act on Net Neutrality to Protect Freedom of Speech,” pointed to by Matt Stoller. “Kovie” offered a plum in his/her comment at Matt’s entry about Sprint and their new broadband internet wireless technology, “Xohm.” Kovie’s understanding of Xohm was that “because it’s proprietary, they (Sprint) could use [it] to control web usage” meaning that Sprint would be running the technology from “end to end” and of course, the assumption that there would be ultimate control.
Lest we forget, in the Teamsters’ announcement we are reminded that AT&T has reserved the “right” to cancel or suspend anyone’s internet service simply for an opposing viewpoint of AT&T to which Jim Hoffa pronounced, rightfully so, “When corporations control communications and the ability to appeal to the public for justice, workers will ultimately lose.”
All of which led me to do some digging at Google. I found this: Xohm: Sprint’s New Wimax which then led me to this: Google, Sprint team on WiMax mobile services and a puzzle began to come together. (Hey, I’m just “everyday, run-of-the-mill citizen, ya’ know?)
From PC World;
Tags:broadband competition federal communications commission Google net neutrality Sprint WiMax Xohm
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