An astute reader points me in the direction of The Future … Faster!. Wow, what a beautiful sight — a gorgeous US grassroots campaign for better connectivity. Just drool:
The Future…Faster supports up-to-date government policies that promote market-based competition, because when companies compete, you win.
That’s right! You’re a winner! I’m a winner! Whoopee!
This looks like a great place to participate, I mean I can sign their petition, tell my story, tell my friends, and register to keep up to date. I wonder what sort of position they take on the key issues?
Internet Tax Victory Close at Hand!
Thanks to those of you who took action to support a tax-free Internet, a bill that would extend the ban on Internet access taxation for four additional years is now on the President’s desk for final approval! […]
This is a tremendous victory for Americans across the country, and we thank Future…Faster members for your substantial efforts toward achieving tax-free Internet access. Together, we will continue to realize free-market reforms that will benefit consumers and reinvigorate our economy!
Oh, wow — these are my type of guys. And look at all those testimonials from grandmothers, widows, sick people, and public service workers.
I wonder what else they’re into. Hmm. Must deregulate local telecom … local telecom is not a monopoly … only deregulation lowered long distance prices, let’s do the same for local telecom, local telcos are hard done by with the current regulations. Seems a bit preoccupied with the local loop, don’t they?
Oooh! Look! Let’s click on About us to find out more…
The Future…Faster effort is building a broad coalition of communications and high-tech industry leaders, civic groups and other associations, as well as individual Americans who share our belief that in today’s choice-filled communications world, consumers, the economy and American innovation are best served by market-driven competition.
Phew — that’s a relief to know. And what’s more American than innovation and competition? Hurrah! And someone’s generously decided to pay all their web hosting fees…
The Future…Faster effort is organized by the U.S. Telecom Association
Hmmm — aren’t they the mouthpiece of the LECs? Let’s do a quick whois query on the domain…
Registrant:
DEMOCRACY DATA & COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Never heard of them — over to Google?
DDC. Your voice. Amplified.
A strong voice in the policymaking process is essential in today’s competitive political environment. DDC can help you achieve your legislative and regulatory goals through result-focused strategy, industry-leading technology, and full-service communications and campaign-execution capabilitied.
Well, I’ll be durned. They’re a bunch of PR flunkeys and lobbyists.
And they said the Internet wasn’t safe for our kids. Too damn right, with the telcos in town.
PS — I get a lot of email from PR flacks. They think it’s cool to randomly add me to their mailing list. Even if we’ve never had an exchange or me having shown an interest in the product being pushed. In case you lot are reading, I run my own email server. Your address just gets added to the permant reject list. Don’t bother. You don’t even make it to the spam filter.
PPS — I hate telephones. At the in-laws, just put baby to sleep. Wife is, um, in the bathroom doing whatever mysterious thing women do in there for ages. Someone rings, I have to answer to stop the noise. They speak Lithuanian, I don’t. There’s no Accept-Language capability in the handset or the good ‘ol phone network. Baby wakes up and cries, wife has to rush out, answer phone, attend to now wailing child. Why on earth do we still install these damnable machines in our homes?
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