In an unbelievable move, last week Verizon briefly rejected a request from an abortion rights group to make its network available for a text message program. The timing couldn’t have been worse. It vividly demonstrated that online, cable and wireless services are immune from non-interference regulations that apply to phone services just as the national debate on net neutrality was center stage.

NARAL made its case to the New York Times, and the story quickly spread gaining perspective from bloggers. While Verizon was not legally compelled to change its policy for wireless use, it was politically compelled. Continued