The Raw Story | Verizon, AT&T broadband policies allow for censorship of unfriendly opinions

The Raw Story | Verizon, AT&T broadband policies allow for censorship of unfriendly opinions: "Buried deep within the dense, legalistic agreements two of the country's largest telecommunications carriers force subscribers to accept are provisions that could allow the companies to cut access to subscribers who criticize them online."
Buried deep within the dense, legalistic agreements two of the
country's largest telecommunications carriers force subscribers to
accept are provisions that could allow the companies to cut access to
subscribers who criticize them online.

Los Angeles Times business columnist David Lazarus uncovered the little-noticed clauses in AT&T and Verizon's service contracts.

In a Wednesday column, Lazarus writes that the companies say they
can terminate Internet access "for any behavior that AT&T or
Verizon believes might harm its 'name or reputation,' or even the
reputation of its business partners."

Both companies told the columnist that they have not enforced the
policies, which critics view as an inappropriate corporate check on
Americans' freedom of speech.