Latina Lista, August 26, 2010
By Marisa Trevino

If the big companies that provide the rest of us with Internet access, like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast, are allowed to restrict our access to some sites or make our access a little more difficult as they push their own favorite sites on users, the American public is losing the fundamental freedoms associated with being online. This is bad news for niche sites that addresses issues or events not always covered by the so-called popular press.

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