CNET’s Declan McCullagh has this piece about a pretty bold strategy undertaken by eBay to advocate in favor of net neutrality regulations. eBay CEO Meg Whitman sent out an email to eBay members urging them to send a message to their representatives supporting net neutrality, the first time the online shopping (and now VoIP) giant has asked its members to take a position in favor of a policy matter.
It’s also the first time that Whitman has sent out a mass email under her own name.
“Meg has been following the issue, and with legislation moving through the House and the Senate, felt that this was an appropriate time to reach out to the community to make sure Congress heard what the community thought about the telecommunications reform bill,” said Tod Cohen, eBay’s associate general counsel for global policy.
As Declan points out, eBay’s email came on the same day that the American Electronics Association, which bills itself as “the nation’s largest trade association with 2,500 member companies representing all segments of the high-tech industry,” came out in favor of net neutrality. The AeA statement endorses a set of principles to “guide” legislators, but stops short of endorsing any of the growing list of net neutrality bills introduced so far.
Cynthia Brumfield at 7:41 AM|Comments(0)
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