As lawmakers on Capitol Hill introduce a bill aimed at preventing broadband providers from abusing their power, people and groups continue to speak out as to where they stand on the net neutrality debate.

Rock group R.E.M. has joined Moby and a growing list of musicians pushing Congress to protect the Internet. The group finds allies in the Save the Internet Coalition made up of non-profits, small businesses, bloggers, church affiliates and video gamers. The group’s online petition  already boasts almost 700,000 signatures.

Meanwhile, resistance to such new laws is also growing. Several of the world's largest hardware makers sent a letter to Congress decrying new Net neutrality laws. Two Republican senators, Sam Brownback of Kansas and Jim DeMint of South Carolina, also sent a letter  to their colleagues warning them not to be "duped" by advocates of network neutrality.