(NAME-MCE) FW: The plan to kill the free internet

[Tracey de Morsella]

From: Chris de Morsella [mailto:cdemorsella at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:43 PM
To: Tracey de Morsella; 'julia demorsella'; 'paul demorsella'; Rae; 'S.
Drasnin'; 'Loyd Atwood'; 'Jose Alvavez'
Subject: The plan to kill the free interent

 

In the last 15 years or so, as a society we have had access to more
information than ever before in modern history because of the Internet.
There are approximately 1 billion Internet users in the world B and any one
of these users can theoretically communicate in real time with any other on
the planet. The Internet has been the greatest technological achievement of
the 20th century by far, and has been recognized as such by the global
community. 

The free transfer of information, uncensored, unlimited and untainted, still
seems to be a dream when you think about it.  Whatever field that is
mentioned- education, commerce, government, news, entertainment, politics
and countless other areas-  have been radically affected by the introduction
of the Internet. And mostly, it's good news, except when poor judgements are
made and people are taken advantage of. Scrutiny and oversight are needed,
especially where children are involved. 

However, when there are potential profits open to a corporation, the needs
of society don't count. Take the recent case in Canada with the behemoths,
Telus and Rogers rolling out a charge for text messaging without any warning
to the public. It was an arrogant and risky move for the telecommunications
giants because it backfired. People actually used Internet technology to
deliver a loud and clear message to these companies and that was to scrap
the extra charge. The people used the power of the Internet against the big
boys and the little guys won. 

 

However, the issue of text messaging is just a tiny blip on the radar
screens of Telus and another company, Bell Canada, the two largest Internet
Service Providers (ISP'S) in Canada. Our country is being used as a test
case to drastically change the delivery of Internet service forever. The
change will be so radical that it has the potential to send us back to the
horse and buggy days of information sharing and access.

 

In the upcoming weeks watch for a report in Time Magazine that will attempt
to smooth over the rough edges of a diabolical plot by Bell Canada and
Telus, to begin charging per site fees on most Internet sites.  The plan is
to convert the Internet into a cable-like system, where customers sign up
for specific web sites, and then pay to visit sites beyond a cutoff point. 

 

>From my browsing (on the currently free Internet) I have discovered that the
'demise' of the free Internet is slated for 2010 in Canada, and two years
later around the world.  Canada is seen a good choice to implement such
shameful and sinister changes, since Canadians are viewed as being laissez
fair, politically uninformed and an easy target. The corporate marauders
will iron out the wrinkles in Canada and then spring the new, castrated
version of the Internet on the rest of the world, probably with little
fanfare, except for some dire warnings about the 'evil' of the Internet
(free) and the CEO's spouting about 'safety and security'. These buzzwords
usually work pretty well.

 

What will the Internet look like in Canada in 2010? I suspect that the ISP's
will provide a "package" program as companies like Cogeco currently do.
Customers will pay for a series of websites as they do now for their
television stations.  Television stations will be available on-line as part
of these packages, which will make the networks happy since they have lost
much of the younger market which are surfing and chatting on their computers
in the evening. However, as is the case with cable television now, if you
choose something that is not part of the package, you know what happens. You
pay extra.

 

And this is where the Internet (free) as we know it will suffer almost
immediate, economic strangulation. Thousands and thousands of Internet sites
will not be part of the package so users will have to pay extra to visit
those sites!  In just an hour or two it is possible to easily visit 20-30
sites or more while looking for information.  Just imagine how high these
costs will be. 

 

At present, the world condemns China because that country restricts certain
websites. "They are undemocratic; they are removing people's freedom; they
don't respect individual rights; they are censoring information," are some
of the comments we hear. But what Bell Canada and Telus have planned for
Canadians is much worse than that.  They are planning the death of the
Internet (free) as we know it, and I expect they'll be hardly a whimper from
Canadians. It's all part of the corporate plan for a New World Order and
virtually a masterstroke that will lead to the creation of billions and
billions of dollars of corporate profit at the expense of the working and
middle classes. 

 

There are so many other implications as a result of these changes, far too
many to elaborate on here. Be aware that we will all lose our privacy
because all websites will be tracked as part of the billing procedure, and
we will be literally cut off from 90% of the information that we can access
today. The little guys on the Net will fall likes flies; Bloggers and small
website operators will die a quick death because people will not pay to go
to their sites and read their pages. 

 

Ironically, the only medium that can save us is the one we are trying to
save- the Internet (free). This article will be posted on my Blog,
<http://www.realitycheck.typepad.com/> www.realitycheck.typepad.com and I
encourage people and groups to learn more about this issue. Canadians can
keep the Internet free just as they kept text messaging free.  Don't wait
for the federal politicians. They will do nothing to help us.

 

I would welcome a letter to the editor of the Standard Freeholder from a
spokesperson from Bell Canada or Telus telling me that I am absolutely wrong
in what I have written, and that no such changes to the Internet are being
planned, and that access to Internet sites will remain FREE in the years to
come.  In the meantime, I encourage all of you to write to the media, ask
questions, phone the radio station, phone a friend, or think of something
else to prevent what appears to me to be inevitable.

 

Maintaining Internet (free) access is the only way we have a chance at
combatting the global corporate takeover, the North American Union, and a
long list of other deadly deeds that the elite in society have planned for
us. Yesterday was too late in trying to protect our rights and freedoms. We
must now redouble our efforts in order to give our children and
grandchildren a fighting chance in the future.


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