July 11, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
A new competition that asks people to submit short videos that describe why an “open” Internet is important to them will honor the best submission by a nonprofit organization, among others.
Sponsored by the Open Internet Coalition, an advocacy organization, the competition coincides with the Federal Communications Commission’s deliberations on how telecommunications companies handle data traveling over the Internet.
At issue is whether companies should be permitted to offer better service to businesses that are willing to pay a higher fee, or whether they should be required to follow the current “open” system in which all information is treated the same way.
The America’s Got Net contest will also honor winners in categories for individuals and small businesses.
“As Washington debates the rules of the road for the Internet, we want to find out what the rest of the country thinks about it,” Markham Erickson, executive director of the Open Internet Coalition, said in a written statement.
Submissions are due July 30, and finalists will be announced August 5.
For more information: Go to http://www.americasgotnet.com.
