The Incredible Hulk Versus Google

Iria · Jun 23, 2006, 01:44 AM

Source: Forbes
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Washington, D.C. - Ted Stevens doesn't make a likely media mogul or telco titan. The 82-year-old senator from Alaska wears cowboy boots under his pin-stripe suits, and he looks like he'd be more comfortable talking about oil pipelines instead of iPods, voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone calls or concepts like "net neutrality."

Yet Stevens, a Republican and a 37-year veteran of the Senate, has long been a powerful force shaping telecom policy in Washington. And, as the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, he is pushing a bill that will have a huge impact on the telecommunications and media industries for years to come. The legislation faces a key hurdle today with a vote by the Commerce Committee.

Jun 23, 2006, 01:44 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	The Incredible Hulk Versus Google Source: Forbes ___________ Washington, D.C. - Ted Stevens doesn't make a likely media mogul or telco titan. The 82-year-old senator from Alaska wears cowboy boots under his pin-stripe suits, and he looks like he'd be more comfortable talking about oil pipelines instead of iPods, voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone calls or concepts like "net neutrality." Yet Stevens, a Republican and a 37-year veteran of the Senate, has long been a powerful force shaping telecom policy in Washington. And, as the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, he is pushing a bill that will have a huge impact on the telecommunications and media industries for years to come. The legislation faces a key hurdle today with a vote by the Commerce Committee.