The Business Software Alliance (BSA) released its Hill agenda for...
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) released its Hill agenda for 2007, heavy on copyright and telecom. The group tries to walk a tightrope on net neutrality, supporting bill language to ensure that data packets can be sent “without being…
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blocked, degraded or otherwise impeded” based on type, origin or destination. But its members “recognize” that ISPs must manage networks to “enable new services, enhance Internet security, and meet emerging new consumer needs.” BSA cites VoIP as a technology developed precisely because of “absence of regulation” in arguing against regulating IP- based services. It supports a “single national federal franchise agreement” for all video providers, which would mean more broadband-subscribing households. The group also backs municipal broadband efforts if they're “technologically and competitively neutral… investments.”