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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>Yeah, I'm concerned that the government's going
to mess up smartphones (and possibly more).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>My hunch is you have some people involved in the
putting of this together who have had very, very little experience with the
Internet in any form, and who could probably not care less about
it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>I'm glad Al Franken's in the Senate!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>RE:</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=diedre08@gmail.com href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">Diedre
Conkling</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">libs-or</A> ; <A
title=alacol2@ala.org href="mailto:alacol2@ala.org">ALA COL</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=srrtac-l@ala.org
href="mailto:srrtac-l@ala.org">SRRT</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 21, 2010 12:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Libs-Or] Fwd: Not good
enough</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri></FONT><BR></DIV>This is Al Franken's letter
about Netneutrality,<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><FONT size=4 face=Calibri></FONT><BR>From: <B
class=gmail_sendername>Al Franken</B> <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:no-reply@alfranken.com">no-reply@alfranken.com</A>></SPAN><BR>Date:
Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 12:03 PM<BR>Subject: Not good enough<BR>To: Diedre
Conkling <<A
href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</A>><BR><BR><BR>
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<P>Dear Diedre,</P>
<P>If you saw my <A
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href="http://www.alfranken.com/page/m/6cf77c8/715282b4/3271785f/78164478/1909912171/VEsH/"
target=_blank>op-ed in the Huffington Post yesterday</A>, you know how
concerned I was about today's FCC meeting on net neutrality (and, by the way,
would you mind sharing it on <A
style="COLOR: #083a79; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: none"
href="http://www.alfranken.com/page/m/6cf77c8/715282b4/3271785f/7816447b/1909912171/VEsE/"
target=_blank>Twitter</A> and <A
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href="http://www.alfranken.com/page/m/6cf77c8/715282b4/3271785f/7816447a/1909912171/VEsF/"
target=_blank>Facebook</A>?).</P>
<P>Chairman Genachowski's draft Order was worse than nothing--and we needed to
make sure the FCC didn't approve it today.</P>
<P>Well, there's good news and bad news. The good news is that, thanks to
Commissioners Copps and Clyburn--not to mention a nationwide network of net
neutrality activists like you--the proposal approved today is better than the
original. For instance, the FCC has now stated that it does not condone
discriminatory behavior by wireless companies like Verizon and AT&T--an
important piece that was missing from the first draft. We made a
difference.</P>
<P>The bad news is that, while it's no longer worse than nothing, the Order
approved today is not nearly strong enough to protect consumers or preserve
the free and open Internet. And with so much at stake, I cannot support
it.</P>
<P>I'm still very concerned that it includes almost nothing to protect net
neutrality for mobile broadband service--often the only choice for broadband
if you live in rural or otherwise underserved areas. And I'm particularly
disappointed that the FCC isn't specifically banning paid prioritization--the
creation of an Internet "fast lane" for corporations that can afford to pay
for it.</P>
<P>But here's the important thing to remember: This fight's not over. The FCC
must vigorously enforce these new regulations--and it must follow through on
addressing wireless discrimination going forward.</P>
<P>So what now? First, we need to work together to make sure the FCC keeps the
promises it made today--just as our movement was instrumental in improving
these regulations from the first draft, we'll be critical in ensuring that the
regulations are enforced vigorously.</P>
<P>And I'm going to keep working with net neutrality advocates to see if there
are legislative or administrative steps that can be taken to strengthen these
protections.</P>
<P>But, for today, know that the work we're doing to save the Internet is
making a difference. Today, the FCC took a small step forward--too small by my
estimation, but forward nonetheless.</P>
<P>Thanks for your support,</P>
<P><IMG alt=Al width=44 height=34><BR>Al</P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><EM>Diedre Conkling<BR>Lincoln County Library District<BR>P.O. Box
2027<BR>Newport, OR 97365<BR>Phone & Fax:
541-265-3066<BR><FONT color=#ff0000>**</FONT>Work email: </EM><A
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