Instead of the Internet reflecting what the federal courts not long ago called 'the most participatory form of mass speech yet developed,' it's now threatened to be reduced to what ATT called its private pipes.
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If we permit more takeovers, such as ATT and BellSouth, we will eventually see a further shrinking of the number of conglomerates dominating our local and national media.Jeff Chester
Dropping the AOL from its corporate name is their version of joining a federal witness protection program where you're given a new identity. But playing the name game won't help the company. If there is such a thing as conglomerate bad karma, AOLTW is getting what it deserves.
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There needs to be a clear national standard.
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For consumers in states like Michigan, you'll have fewer companies offering fewer services and you'll see rates for phone, video and the Internet continue to creep up. In the absence of strong regulation and safeguards this is a bad deal for competition and consumers.
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Long range, what this really does is set the stage for super-media monopolies to control online communication through combinations of phone, newspaper and broadcast television mergers.
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They are sadly mistaken if they believe there won't be intense opposition to this deal from all those who care for the Internet's democratic and competitive future.
Jeff Chester
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