VON stirs Net neutrality pot

摘要

When it comes to Internet neutrality, no one is neutral. Not surprisingly, sentiment at last week's Spring VON trade show in San Jose, Calif., ran against incumbent cable TV and telephone companies in their determination to offer tiered Internet services and in favor of government intervention, either by Congress or the FCC, to keep the Internet open. To their credit, VON organizers gave the podium to two prominent incumbents-BellSouth, represented by Chief Architect Henry Kafka, and Qwest Communications, represented by Chairman and CEO Richard Notebaert.