09-17-2005, 07:03 PM | #1 |
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Draft telecom bill could limit Walled Gardens
From the I'll believe it when I see it department:
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership recently released a draft telecommunications bill containing language that would prohibit carriers, including wireless operators, from limiting their subscribers to "walled gardens" where they can only access content provided by the carrier. Under the proposed legislation, wireless carriers would be required to allow subscribers access to any legal internet content they sought. While this would be great news for US consumers if signed into law, don't expect the carriers to let this go forward without a good fight. Keep an eye on the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for more information about this draft legislation. [via MoCoNews] |
09-17-2005, 08:37 PM | #2 |
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As much as I would love this to happen, I fail to understand under what premise the government can force carriers to open walled gardens. When I pick a carrier, I should know exactly what kind of services to expect. If I don't like the limited view of the Net, I can and should go to someone else. I can understand carriers if they're going to call their lawyers now - it should be an easy win for them.
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There's a great article about walled gardens at VentureBlog: Quote:
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