FCC to enact net neutrality regulation2010-12-21 10:42 by DanielaTags: FCC, broadband, Net Neutrality
The FCC, led by Chairman Julius Genachowski, plans to enact net neutrality regulations later today. While some say the plan is good, others argue that the measures are weak and vague. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is ridin' solo. The U.S. Gov't agency plans to regulate the Internet to ensure it remains a fair and neutral place for everyone. Under the new regulations, internet service providers (ISPs) would not be allowed to block Websites that offer competing services to their own nor speed up or slow down certain types or sources of Internet traffic–in other words, it plans to keep the net neutral. The measure has not yet passed, but a majority of the FCC's five-member panel plans to vote for it today. Net neutrality has become a big issue as ISPs like Comcast have begun dipping their feet in the content business, offering streaming services and on-demand products. Comcast has admitted to slowing down P2P and BitTorrent filesharing traffic and is currently tussling with Level 3, a company that provides video bandwidth for content rival Netflix. Despite Google's best efforts, the deal will also extend to wireless carriers like Verizon as well, who would no longer be able to prevent services like Skype or Vonage from using their data networks for voice calls. Read more -here-
User Reviews/Comments:
rate:
avg:
by
sava700 - 2010-12-21 10:56
This is good and bad, I don't believe we should allow any Internet provider to control or slow down the use of any type of traffic on their services since services are rendered and paid for by the consumer in a already disclosed amount prior to getting said service. The part I don't agree with is them still being able to manage their networks as in "SLOW TORRENTS" or other awesome tools we can now use to get data. This part will have to be removed:
"But the plan would give broadband providers flexibility to manage data on their systems to deal with problems such as network congestion and unwanted traffic like spam as long as they publicly disclose their network management practices. "
|