"The Raging Grannies Greet the F.C.C."

A "raging granny"
Photo credit: Sharat Lin

Source: John Markoff, The New York Times, April 17, 2008.

Excerpt:

The complaint that Mr. Topolski posted on the Internet ultimately led to two public hearings held by the agency focusing on the issue of network neutrality. The first was held in February at the Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass. The second focused on engineering management of the Internet and new and innovative digital applications.

At Stanford a parade of witnesses challenged the efforts of the giant Internet service providers to control and, in some cases, block the data traffic that flows over their networks.

The panel was enlivened by an activist group called the “Raging Grannies,” who stood outside before the hearing began and sang songs condemning Comcast’s pricing and other practices.

Comment: Hats off to the raging grannies! Net Neutrality is an important principle that we have to support and protect! JAD