Untitled DocumentI just got this letter from EBAY and was wondering if anyone
has heard about this outside of EBAY?
Thanks!
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From: Meg Whitman
Net Neutrality and the eBay Community: A Call to Action
As you know, I almost never reach out to you personally with a
request to get involved in a debate in the U.S. Congress. However, today I
feel I must.
Right now, the telephone and cable companies in control of
Internet access are trying to use their enormous political muscle to
dramatically change the Internet. It might be hard to believe, but lawmakers
in Washington are seriously debating whether consumers should be free to use
the Internet as they want in the future.
The phone and cable companies now control more than 95% of all
Internet access. These large corporations are spending millions of dollars to
promote legislation that would divide the Internet into a two-tiered system.
The top tier would be a "Pay-to-Play" high-speed toll-road
restricted to only the largest companies that can afford to pay high fees for
preferential access to the Net.
The bottom tier -- the slow lane -- would be what is left for
everyone else. If the fast lane is the information "super-highway," the slow
lane will operate more like a dirt road.
Today's Internet is an incredible open marketplace for goods,
services, information and ideas. We can't give that up. A two lane system will
restrict innovation because start-ups and small companies -- the companies
that can't afford the high fees -- will be unable to succeed, and we'll lose
out on the jobs, creativity and inspiration that come with them.
The power belongs with Internet users, not the big phone and cable
companies. Let's use that power to send as many messages as possible to our
elected officials in Washington. Please join me by clicking here right now to
send a message to your representatives in Congress before it is too late. You
can make the difference.
Thank you for reading this note. I hope you'll make your voice
heard today.
Sincerely,
Meg Whitman
President and CEO
eBay Inc.
P.S. If you have any questions about this issue, please contact us
at government_relations@ebay.com.
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