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4.) Corporate internet providers or ISP's generally censor or limit content unbecoming a corporate player usually by slowing service to a virtual crawl unless the customer pays a higher price in the form of an online tax to travel down an online "toll road;'

5.) Or  by "interfering with service so the content won't load or"

6.) An outright DENIAL OF SERVICE.    

The Committee, Their Names and the Congressional Switchboard"

Since this is such a critical vote, a vote which could abolish independent non-corporate media--the public has a right to know the names of the  committee members, and how to contact the congressional switchboard.

Here are the names of the Republicans:

Chair : Rep. Fred Upton (Michigan),

Chair Emeritus : Rep. Joe Barton (Texas),

Rep. Cliff Stearns (Florida),

Rep. Ed Whitfield (Kentucky),

Rep. John Shimkus (Illinois),

Rep. Joseph R. Pitts (Pennsylvania),

Rep. Mary Bono Mack (California),

Rep. Greg Walden (Oregon) (Subcommittee Chair),

Rep. Lee Terry (Nebraska),

Rep. Mike Rogers (Michigan),

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Working as an urban educator for over 25 years--I 'moonlight' as a writer. I write part-time for The Huffington Post and enjoy the task of curmudgeon,(at least where career politicians are concerned). I consider myself a political independent (more...)
 

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