lawman - 2:49 am on Dec 21, 2010 (gmt 0)

“Maybe you like Google Maps. Well, tough,” Mr. Franken said on Saturday on the Senate floor. “If the F.C.C. passes this weak rule, Verizon will be able to cut off access to the Google Maps app on your phone and force you to use their own mapping program, Verizon Navigator, even if it is not as good. And even if they charge money, when Google Maps is free.”

[nytimes.com...]

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[edited by: lawman at 11:48 pm (utc) on Dec 22, 2010]