Now, does this sound like Richard Stohlman, or what?? Actually, I think this is a very good set of principles that can guarantee our participation in future technologies if they're adhered to. >From today's Benton Foundation Communications News Digest: POWELL TO CABLE: PROTECT INTERNET FREEDOM At the Silicon Flatirons Symposium, FCC Chairman Michael Powell called on broadband-network providers (and especially cable system operators that offer high-speed Internet access) to guarantee that consumers enjoy "Four Freedoms": Freedom to access legal content; Freedom to run any application that won't harm the network; Freedom to attach any device that does not abet crime; and Freedom to obtain meaningful information about service plans. Chairman Powell said, "It is time to give the private sector a clear road map by which it can avoid future regulation on this issue by embracing unparalleled openness and consumer choice." [SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn] http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA380530?display=Breaking+News Read Chairman Powell's full remarks "Preserving Internet Freedom: Guiding Principles For The Industry" at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-243556A1.pdf -- Janina Sajka Email: janina at rednote.net Phone: +1 (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://a11y.org
