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Jun 20, 2007
Network neutrality — the concept that the Internet should remain free and open to all comers — has been a major public policy priority for Google over the last two years. But anyone who has followed the debate closely knows that one of the challenges raised by our opponents has been defining what exactly the term means. The fact is, net neutrality can mean different things to different people.
Last year Google and other members of the Open Internet Coalition played a big part in the congressional debate over net neutrality. Earlier this year, the FCC agreed to take a fresh look at the issue and seek public comments. We figured this would be a good opportunity to help clarify what we mean when we talk about net neutrality, so yesterday we filed these comments with the FCC. A few key points: [ What Do We Mean By "Net Neutrality"? ]
A good explanation.
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June 21st, 2007 at 10:17 am
Basically, Google doesn’t want to pay its fair share for the bandwidth clogging applications that we all love (myself included). I work with Hands Off the Internet and it is possible to oppose constrictive net neutrality rules in favor of a robust and responsive internet. Government regulations will most likely slow things down by forcing everyone (google, amazon, content blog, etc.) into the one slow lane.
June 21st, 2007 at 2:30 pm
This is basically a proposal to kill the internet. If providers are complaining so much, the government should step in and pay them for the bandwidth. It would easily recoup this investment in tax dollars.
If AT&T were “given control of the internet” like this, the economy would contract.
June 21st, 2007 at 5:15 pm
OK, I understand both your points. Then in order to make the Internet available universally a self-sustained system needs to be devised. The Net is not just a commercial entity — its social impact is far greater.