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What Google Still Isn't Saying

Over the last few years, Google has been a company that understood Net Neutrality, and they staunchly supported the fight to protect the open Internet. After all, their own company was hatched and then exploded into a phenomenal success thanks to the open platform of the Internet. With their success has come power, and along the way the start-up-turned-corporation has pledged a "don't be evil" ethic. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-tady/what-google-still-isnt-sa_b_672341.html

Why Google is now threatenning Net Neutrality?

http://mashable.com/2010/08/05/google-verizon-net-neutrality/ Update: Google and Verizon deny talks that would upend net neutrality.
Verizon-Google Legislative Framework Proposal Google and Verizon have been working together to find ways to preserve the open Internet and the vibrant and innovative ma rkets it supports, to protect consumers, and to promote continued investment in broadband access. http://www.scribd.com/doc/35599242/Verizon-Google-Legislative-Framework-Proposal

Verizon-Google's Proposal

http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/joint-policy-proposal-for-open-internet.html

Google's blog post annnouncing the proposal

Posted by Alan Davidson, Google director of public policy and Tom Tauke, Verizon executive vice president of public affairs, policy, and communications The original architects of the Internet got the big things right.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/09/AR2010080905647.html

Google and Verizon co-ed in Wash Post

We have spent much of the past year trying to resolve our differences over the thorny issue of "network neutrality."

FCC Commissioner's reaction

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Google's blog post to defuse the debate

http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/08/facts-about-our-network-neutrality.html
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