Congress leans toward telecoms on Internet future; neutrality debate 'driven by hound with green back'.(Corporate Giving)

From: Arkansas Business | Date: July 3, 2006| Author: Hinkel, Nate | Copyright information

INTERNET NEUTRALITY IS A PASSIONATE debate where, in the words of Russellville businessman Jim Wilkins, "everybody with a dog in the hunt is primarily being driven by the hound with a green back."

And that makes the current discussion among lobbyists, lawmakers, big telecommunications and technology companies a confusing one.

Wilkins, president of AirSignal Inc., a wireless broadband provider, hates to see issues that could end up trickling down to his rural t...

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