Verizon CEO Tells Corzine What To Do

by: RedBankTom

Tue Jun 20, 2006 at 07:58:43 AM EDT

Aside from being smug enough to read the mind of the Governor, Verizon has spent millions of dollars on what the Asbury Park Press calls “a long, expensive lobbying campaign that featured advertising, phone banks and many other trappings of elective politics.”

The cable franchise legislation that passed has no Network Neutrality wording in it.  Verizon’s NJ cable TV franchise will be delivered to consumers over their high speed FiOS internet connection; thus it is appropriate to talk about Net Neutrality as part of NJ’s cable franchise discussion.

Cable competition is only one form of competition in NJ’s high speed internet connection boom.  Not only do we want competition for cable TV service but we want to ensure that internet competition is not hindered on those very same wires.

If competition and keeping the internet a level playing field is important to you than I urge you to contact Governor Cozine and ask him to raise the issue of Net Neutrality prior to signing this legislation into law.  Contact the Governor

Another contact within our state government is the Department of the Public Advocate.  Public Advocate Home

More details can be found on my blog: RedBankTV

-- Tom