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Sorry for the snarky header, but with news like this, in these hard economic times, I thought it was justified: Verizon Communications today won approval for $20 million in state tax breaks in return for promising to keep more than 700 employees in an office tower near Newark's Broad Street Station.
Verizon, which Monday reported a 31 percent increase in profits, is the first firm to cash in on a lucrative urban tax break Gov. Jon Corzine pushed through the state Legislature in late January.
This is insane, for a number of reasons. Make the jump.
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Sat Feb 16, 2008 at 01:51:16 AM EST
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As divisive as politics can get, I think that most of us at least share some core American values, though days like today make me question that assumption a bit. But I still believe it's true. I think this is an example of a vocal political outlier.
State Senator Joe Pennachio thinks the government should be able to spy on you for no reason. He also thinks the telecom companies who helped the Bush administration illegally spy on its own citizens should get a get out of jail free card. But he goes a step further. He actually thinks they should be encouraged to continue breaking the law. Private citizens must be encouraged to lend their assistance, not punished with lawsuits by the ACLU. I don't know if he's a fascist, a coward, the ultimate political opportunist, or just a hack for major NJGOP donor/law-breaker Verizon. Whatever it is, he ain't no "Jersey Joe." Civil liberties and the 4th Amendment aren't a throw-away punch line for most of us.
Real Jersey Joe's don't display an elitist disdain for the Constitution and the rule of law. They like the government to keep us safe while minding its own business.
And this clown thinks he can protect us from terrorists? Or is he offering to spare us the pain and cut out the middle man? Who needs terrorists to undermine our democracy when Jersey "pants-piddler" Joe will do it for them?
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Fri Aug 04, 2006 at 10:54:39 PM EDT
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Following passage by both houses of the Legislature, Governor Corzine allowed Verizon to sell television services and compete for customers against local companies, but he issued an excutive order as well...With an eye on ensuring apartments and multi-family units aren't skipped, Corzine also issued an executive order that directs state regulators to adopt rules that make sure the state can better monitor the network's construction and puts the Department of the Public Advocate in charge of enforcing parts of the new law. However, not everyone will get the service...some legislators from South Jersey are worried telecoms will ignore their region because they are not required to offer service unless an area meets a high population density standard, something cable competitor Cablevision also says is unfair. I wonder how this will change things. I don't think rates will actually come down and i probably won't even get the service in my area, but i hope it helps for others. So Blue Jersey readers, will you get the new Verizon cable service?
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 at 08:00:46 AM EDT
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Recently I wrote to the Governor expressing my concerns about Verizon’s plans for the future of the internet. This past week I received his reply( to view the full letter click here: RedBankTV)
“From Gov. Corzine
Dear Mr. L******
Thank you for contacting my office regarding Verizon’s plan to restrict internet access for New Jersey residents. I appreciate hearing your thoughts on this issue.
Due to the federal nature of your correspondence, members of New Jersey’s Congressional Delegation are the appropriate officials to address your concerns. At this time I would recommend that you contact your representatives and make them aware of your thoughts on this issue.�
I will be writing back to the Governor hoping to convince him that Net Neutrality is of great concern to New Jersey residents and that we should not wait for the federal government to act on our behalf.
I am asking the Governor to use his conditional veto powers to ask the State Legislature to revise the state wide franchise bill to include Net Neutrality provisions. Many other states are taking the Net Neutrality issue and making it local, you can read about other state’s efforts here: Net Neutrality fight moves to states
NJ's Local newspapers are calling on the Governor to use his conditional veto powers to push for changes to this bill regarding coverage and tax issues. I am encouraging my fellow residents to ask the Governor to ask for provisions in the bill that would require state wide cable franchise applicants to guarantee that they will uphold the tenets of Net Neutrality.
Please join me by writing the Governor and telling him that you are concerned about Verizon’s plans for the future of the internet.
You can contact the Governor using this web page: http://www.state.nj.us/governor/govmail.html
Thanks -- Tom
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 at 05:41:55 PM EDT
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The NJ house passed the state wide cable TV franchise bill about a month ago. From my recollection Governor Corzine has 45 days sign the bill into law. I have been keeping an eye out but I have not seen any updates in the news regarding Governor Corzine’s plans.
I and others have encouraged the Governor to consider the telecommunication’s industry plans for the future of the internet as he decides whether or not to sign the bill into law.
While cable TV competition is good for NJ cable consumers, the Telco’s Anti-Net Neutrality plans are anti-competition and could have a much more lasting impact on NJ consumers than cable TV competition.
If anyone has more information on the Governor’s plans regarding this legislation please drop me an e-mail at tom @ redbanktv.org
http://www.redbanktv.org
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 at 08:30:38 AM EDT
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The cost of the UMDNJ scandals is now estimated at over $243 million. Gov. Corinze used the words "tragic" and "disgraceful" to describe the situation: he's being overly kind. Examples in today's article include hiring a relative who had lost his license due to misconduct, medicaid fraud, double billing, improper lobbying, and paying $35.2 million for a $5.9 million contract.
Under that contract, Stern's auditing team found that $301,660.77 was billed for the simple removal of two malicious software programs -- one so-called "Trojan horse" and one Spyware protocol -- that were found on just one desktop computer.
New Jersey set to Alter Pension Plan, as former Wall Street executive Governor Corzine pushes for the plan to move to a more aggressive investment plan. The plan is currently managed by public employees. The unions are against this proposal.
In magnitude and in speed, it may be the most drastic change in any state’s pension investment policy, pension experts say. With a new emphasis on diversified investments like hedge funds, emerging markets and commodities rather than the traditional mix of stocks and bonds, the proposal will transform New Jersey from being one of the most conservative states to one of the most aggressive, along with New York, California and Oregon.
New Jersey's Death Penalty Study Commission took testimony yesterday both for and against executions. Its report is due in November.
Rowan University also raises its tuition by 8%, the maximum allowed by this year's budget law. Student trustee Mathew Browne and Student Government Association President Mike Ward "plan to organize an effort to unite college students across the state to be a voice in Trenton during what has been a trying time for higher education."
The state will protect another 90,000 acres by classifying them as nongrowth areas. The change will require approval by the counties.
Public Advocate Ronald K. Chen and state rate counsel Seema M. Singh want verizon to continue four free calls to directory assistance per month. Verizon wants the service reclassified as 'competitive' which would allow them to charge whatever they please. Apparently they argue that phone books are available for free.
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Tue Jun 20, 2006 at 07:58:43 AM EDT
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“He’s gong to sign it� That’s a quote from Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg in an article on Bloomberg talking about NJ legislation(ACS-804/SCS-192) that was voted on and passed yesterday. Meanwhile, Anthony Coley, a spokesman for Governor Corzine declines to comment on the legislation, instead saying “We're going to take the time to review the details of the bill�
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
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Thu Jun 15, 2006 at 05:41:12 PM EDT
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Verizon put out a press release today titled: “Verizon Sets the Record Straight on Cablevision's False Advertising Campaign; Calls on Cable Monopoly to Step Aside and Allow Cable Choice and Competition for Consumers to Flourish in New Jersey�
Surly I’m not the only one who sees the irony in this. Verizon, and all the telcos for that matter, want to have their cake and eat it too and they are none too embarrassed to say so in public.
A Taste Of Their Own Medicine
Verizon says: An ad published yesterday in the Asbury Park Press, as well as radio ads being broadcast on WKXW-FM and other radio stations around the state, use scare-tactics and distortions to lobby for legislation that would protect Cablevision's cable-TV monopoly.
In an apparent effort to cloak Cablevision's involvement, the ads note
that the sponsor is CSC Holdings. However, CSC Holdings is the operator of Cablevision Systems Inc.
Verizon and the telcos are the kings of Astroturf, that is “cloaking� their involvement with ads or faxes, and they have the gal to call out a competitor for using the same tactics.
Hello, Can you hear yourself now?
The presser continues: "It's time for Cablevision to step aside and allow true competition flourish in New Jersey," said Dennis Bone, president of Verizon New Jersey.
This could easily be re-written: "It's time for Verizon to step aside and allow true competition flourish in New Jersey,"
Verizon’s plans for the internet are anti-competition and anti-consumer.
They continue: "The consumers throughout the state have clearly spoken: They want choice and competition, and they want it now," said Bone.
Yes! Yes we want choice and competition. We want the choice to invest in municipal Wi-Fi if we choose, we want the choice to have A La Carte Cable service and we most definitely want the choice to use our fiber broadband connections any way we want.
What do we want?
More from the press release: In May, both the state Senate and Assembly overwhelmingly approved legislation that will streamline New Jersey's antiquated, anti-consumer video franchise rules. In a procedural move, the Senate is required to vote again, and that vote could come next week. “We encourage members of the Legislature and the governor to focus on the many benefits of the video franchise legislation," said Bone. "With it, New Jerseyans all over the state will soon benefit from cable choice and competition.�
To the Senate members and Governor Corzine I say follow Verizon’s advice and voice your concerns over competition. Voice you concerns about Network Neutrality and how it is bad for competition in New Jersey. This issue needs to be addressed and New Jersey is the best place to address it.
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Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 10:12:04 AM EDT
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Our house delegation has a lot to be ashamed of today. 10 out of 12 of our Representatives voted in favor of the COPE Telecom bill last night (Mike Ferguson is a co-sponsor), which besides being a big wet sloppy kiss to the telecom industry, does not include a provision to protect network neutrality. You can say goodbye to the internet as we know it, and if you think I'm being hyperbolic, read this.
Only Congressmen Holt and Payne voted against the final bill. Andrews, LoBiondo, Saxton, Smith, Garrett, Pallone, Ferguson, Pascrell, Rothman and Frelinghuysen all voted for it. No doubt Verizon put a good deal of pressure on all of them. To be fair, all Democrats voted for amending the bill with a provision to preserve net neutrality. Unfortunately, their vote for the final bill, which did not include that protection, has the effect of scrapping net neutrality. That's really not an excuse, because the bill itself was crap to begin with.
Although the bill does allow for municipal broadband, it's also a giveaway to the telecom industry. Although it would create a national franchise to make it easier for telephone companies to compete with cable, it doesn't contain any "build-out" requirements, which will leave rural and low-income customers in the dark. The bill would also turn over consumer protection enforcement from local and state entities to the FCC, which not only is incapable of handling all the complaints, but also won't be able to offer consumers refunds for problems they experience. On top of all this (and more), there is no net neutrality provision.
The only chance now is in the Senate. Contact Senators Frank Lautenberg (202) 224-3224 and Bob Menendez (202) 224-4744 and let them know that you want them to vote to preserve the internet and support net neutrality.
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Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 07:29:03 AM EDT
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Last night the Markey Net Neutrality amendment was defeated 152 to 269 and the COPE Act passed with a vote of 321 to 101. If the COPE Act passes into law it will remove the requirement for telco companies, such as Verizon, to gain local or state cable tv franchises.
In other words our own, yet to be signed into law, state-wide cable TV franchise legislation will soon be obsolete. This is all the more reason for Governor Corzine to press Verzion on Net Neutrality before signing New Jersey’s legislation into law. If our own legislation will soon be trumped by federal legislation then I say there is no risk in holding up the signing due to Net Neutrality concerns.
Governor Corzine has a chance to show that New Jersey is a technology leader and that we know that Verizon’s plans for the future of the internet are bad.
I am asking Governor Corzine to hold up the signing into law of the state-wide cable franchise legislation till he is satisfied with Verizon’s plans for the future of the internet.
Please help me get the message to Governor Corzine that he should hold Verizon’s feet to the fire on Net Neutrality prior to singing the legislation into law.
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Wed Jun 07, 2006 at 05:14:56 PM EDT
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I feel that Verizon’s plans for the future of the Internet are bad for New Jersey. I encourage all New Jersey internet users to read up on the issue of Network Neutrality and find out what a Tiered Internet would mean to New Jersey businesses and consumers.
I have written the following letter to Governor Corzine and I am trying to make him aware of the issue. I need help getting the word out; please write to the Governor and tell him that you want him to help Save the Internet.
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Dear Governor Corzine, as a software engineer and avid technologist, I am deeply concerned about Verizon's intentions to restrict internet access for New Jersey residents. Verizon wishes to be the de facto gatekeeper on the internet, determining which content travels at what speed for the portion of its journey that travels over Verizon's wires. Verizon's plans violate the tenets of Network Neutrality that have fueled growth and enabled healthy competition on the internet. I fear that their plans will limit the choices for New Jersey internet users and could put New Jersey businesses at a competitive disadvantage.
Since Verizon also plans to use the internet connections they provide to also offer cable television service, it is appropriate that their plans for both internet access and cable access be considered before passing new statewide cable TV legislation. I am asking you to ask Verizon clear-cut questions about their business roadmap for offering internet access to their customer base, and whether their plans include limiting internet access based on the type of content delivered, or based on relationships they have with certain content providers. For the sake of New Jersey's online businesses and consumers alike, please consider how Verizon's actions may negatively impact the obvious advantages of the present free market, before signing new cable TV legislation into law.
Sincerely yours,
Tom L******* ( last name withheld on this post )
tom@redbanktv dot org
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Thanks for reading, please help get the word out and feel free to stop by the blog at: Red Bank TV
-- Tom
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Tue May 30, 2006 at 09:08:27 PM EDT
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We give them access to the cable market and they screw up our phone service. Is anyone else having problems with their Verizon cell phones?
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Thu May 25, 2006 at 10:39:35 AM EDT
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Just wanted to forward an e-mail from Tim Karr of savetheinternet.com. There seems to be some work being done on a compromise Net Neutrality bill today. If you support Legislating Net Neutrality then you will find Tim's e-mail interesting.
I feel that we should push Gov. Corzine and the State BPU to raise the Net Neutrality question when it comes time to approve Verizon's state-wide cable TV franchise.
- Tom - http://www.redbanktv.org
Tim's e-mail follows:
Tim Karr of Free Press and the SavetheInternet Coalition here. A
critical vote is going down in Congress right now and we need you and your
readers to get phones ringing off the hook on Capitol Hill.
The House Judiciary Committee is beginning to "mark up" a good Net
Neutrality bill at around 11am (EST) this morning. Then they're going to
vote on whether to bring it to the full floor. Many in the Committee are
being pressured by AT&T, Verizon and other major telcos to vote down
the net neutrality provisions in this bipartisan bill.
Below are the members who need to hear from you and your readers to
support this important bill. Urge them to support the
Sensenbrenner-Conyers "Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006" (HR 5417) in the
Judiciary Committee -- and to support it without amendment. (Saying
without amendment is key as the telcos want to re-write it in a way that
guts Internet freedom).
Here are the members who need to hear from you and your readers right
now:
Marty Meehan (D-Mass. 5th)
Phone: (202) 225-3411
Fax: (202) 226-0771
http://www.house.gov/writerep
martin.meehan@mail.house.gov
Howard Berman (D-Calif. 28th)
Phone: 202-225-4695
Fax: 202-225-3196
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
William Delahunt (D-Mass. 10th)
Phone: (202) 225-3111
Fax: (202) 225-5658
William.Delahunt@mail.house.gov
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas 18th)
Phone: (202) 225-3816
Fax: (202) 225-3317
http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov/feedback.cfm?campaign=jacksonlee&type=Let%27s%20Talk
Bobby Scott (D-Va. 3rd)
Phone: (202) 225-8351
Fax: (202) 225-8354
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Chris Van Hollen (D-Md. 8th)
Phone: (202) 225-5341
Fax: (202) 225-0375
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Maxine Waters (D-Calif. 35th)
Phone: (202) 225-2201
Fax: (202) 225-7854
http://www.house.gov/waters/IMA/issue.htm
Mel Watt (D-N.C. 12th)
Tel. (202) 225-1510
Fax (202) 225-1512
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y. 9th)
Phone: (202) 225-6616
Fax: (202) 226-7253
weiner@mail.house.gov
Robert Wexler (D-Fla. 19th)
phone: (202) 225-3001
fax: (202) 225-5974
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Howard Coble (R-NC 6th)
phone: (202) 225-3065
fax: (202) 225-8611
howard.coble@mail.house.gov
Elton Gallegly (R-CA 24th)
phone: (202) 225-5811
fax: (202) 225-1100
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Bob Goodlatte (R-VA 6th)
phone: (202) 225-5431
fax: (202) 225-9681
http://www.house.gov/goodlatte/emailbob.htm
Steve Chabot (R-OH 5th)
phone: (202) 225-2216
fax: (202) 225-3012 (fax)
http://www.house.gov/chabot/email.html
Dan Lungren (R-CA 3rd)
phone: (202) 225-5716
fax: (202) 226-1298
http://www.house.gov/lungren/feedback.shtml
William Jenkins (R-TN 1st)
phone: (202) 225-6356
fax: (202) 225-5714
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
John Hostettler (R-IN 8th)
phone: (202) 225-4636
fax: (202) 225-3284
john.hostettler@mail.house.gov
Mark Green (R-WI 8th)
phone: (202) 225-5665
fax: (202) 225-5729
mark.green@mail.house.gov
Ric Keller (R-FL 8th)
phone: (202) 225-2176
fax: (202) 225-0999
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Your help on this is critical. Please call now.
Thank you,
Tim Karr
Campaign Director
Free Press
SavetheInternet.com
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Mon May 22, 2006 at 05:42:56 PM EDT
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If Net Neutrality is important to you then please give me your attention for a few moments.
Now is the time for New Jersey residents to take a stand for keeping the internet a level playing field. Verizon, with its deep pockets, has managed to push legislation through the Assembly that now allows them to apply for a state wide cable TV franchise. We have a period of 45 days from the time that this law is signed into office till the State Board of Public Utilities approves Verizon’s franchise. We must pull out all stops to tie Network Neutrality to Verizon’s application for a cable TV franchise.
While the Net Neutrality fight in Congress gets all of the attention the real fight has landed on our doorsteps. We can not rely on federal legislation; Verizon’s lobbyist pockets are too deep, I don’t want to wait and see what the outcome is there. No, the fight for Net Neutrality just landed here in New Jersey and we have a month and a half to take a stand.
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- Local migrant workers and some employers are reacting with fear and trepidation to the Bush border enforcement plan. Workers fear for their safety, and agricultural industry employers are concerned about availability of labor in the upcoming summer growing season.
- Gov. Jon Corzine's advisory group is recommending a special summer session to deal exclusively with property taxes. Corzine wants to wait until the budget is approved, sometime around July 1, before addressing property tax reform.
- A bill proposing restrictions to funeral protests advanced in the Assembly yesterday. Protesters would be banned an hour before and after a funeral service, and must stay 500 ft. away. Assemblyman Jack Conners called the bill "an attempt to respect both the mourners' privacy and the free speech of the demonstrators." but critics such as the ACLU feel the bill overreaches.
- Verizon's bid to provide cable in Our Fair State advanced again yesterday, winning the backing of the Senate Economic Growth Committee.
- Existing-home sales slowed 8.1% in the first quarter, compared to last year. Prices have risen a bit but have not reached the highs of 2005. Wait- did you hear that noise? Sounded like a bubble starting to burst.
- You may have gotten drenched, but it wasn't enough rain to end the drought watch- not yet, anyway. At least, it rinsed the pollen off of everything.
- There's a new BlueJersey podcast! An interview with Tom Wyka, Democratic candidate for NJ-11. Y'know, if you've subscribed, you'll get it automatically.
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Sat May 13, 2006 at 02:30:10 PM EDT
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According to RedBankTv (via MyDD), Verizon has been sending hundreds of fake faxes to make it look like there is grassroots support for giving Verizon access to the cable network. The mayor didn't fall for it:Edward McKenna is the mayor of Red Bank, New Jersey.
In a normal week, he receives about 10 faxes from constituents. In three days last November, McKenna says he got more than 200.
EDWARD McKENNA: "Those faxes all purported to come from people who said they were Red Bank residents. In fact, each fax started out by saying, "I am a Red Bank resident and I vote."
These so-called residents all wrote in support of new legislation to increase competition in the cable industry. McKenna noticed the faxes had names, but no signatures.
EDWARD McKENNA: "When I called them, a number of them said they had not authored any such letter. Nor did they authorize anyone to send it on their behalf."
He says the traced the fax number back to an organization funded by the telephone giant Verizon.
Dawn Holian with Common Cause has studied these front groups, also known as "astroturf." The fake grassroots "Don't Regulate the Internet" page was just childish and mean-spirited. Matt at mydd asks if this is illegal. Anyone know?
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Fri May 12, 2006 at 02:35:26 PM EDT
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(Keep an Eye on this Guy - promoted by Xpatriated Texan)
So my phone carrier, Verizon, is one of the major participants helping the NSA spy on American citizens.
And I'm disgusted.
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Fri May 12, 2006 at 10:06:35 AM EDT
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(A great idea - promoted by jmelli)
The USA Today story about Verizon, AT&T and BellSouth's sharing of our phone records to the NSA for storage, data-mining and who-knows what else may or may not re-open the privacy and security debate in Washington. This doesn't mean that states like NJ where the Democratic Party is currently very strong can't play a major leading role in this debate.
NJ can send a strong message to companies it regulates that sharing its customer data for NSA illegal wiretapping or data-mining without a clear Congressional mandate will carry strong penalties. We can start with Verizon here in NJ and hold them accountable until they agree to stop the practice and follow Qwest's lead and refuse to sell their customers out.
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I was just IMing with my friend who lives in the “hood� in Princeton (Maclean St.) and he was complaining because the BlueJersey podcast was taking so long to download. He only has dial-up internet connection. How could this be?? It turns out that Verizon does not offer high-speed internet in his neighborhood. They only offer high-speed internet where they think they can make a profit.
Now Verizon wants to get a statewide franchise from our legislators. They want to take over all of our communications with a legalized monopoly, putting all competition out of business with one easy bill. They’re putting out press releases like this one claiming customers want this – while the competing cable companies, which on their website Keep it Local produce another poll showing the opposite.
Verizon is fooling customers by promising them the moon and the stars in service, without mentioning the downsides.
Wealthy customers and neighborhoods will continue to be favored while others will be neglected -- this might be ok when we're talking about some other market-driven service but not communication.
Without competition, service will become even worse (as if Verizon service could become worse).
With a statewide franchise, local public access channels will be dead.
But there are huge amounts of money involved and the legislation is backed by some Democrats.
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