[opendtv] Re: FCC issues net neutrality rules in face of Congress and carriers
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:09:56 -0400
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> Net neutrality means that the Internet sources are all to be treated equally
> by the broadband provider. So, is it okay for the broadband provider to give
> better QoS to his own IP streams than to streams from other ISPs?
>
> What makes the IP data sourced by the given ISP any less "internet" than IP
> data sourced by other ISPs?
>
> As I said before, the term has to be defined and used carefully, or you will
> simply dissuade those who deploy the broadband pipes. Net neutrality is a
> great sound bite for politicans, though.
>
> Bert
>
>
Those ISP's often are cablecos and telcos that have attained a partial
or total monopoly on the local pipes through negotiations with the local
governments. This gives them a monopoly/oligopoly on delivery of
Internet information and it is to the public advantage to ensure this is
not also used to restrict competition and also grant a monopoly on
content or other services provided to broadband customers.
And yes, of course, it is an economic incentive to any company to
establish a government sanctioned legal monopoly almost whenever
possible. Phone companies especially have often claimed it was
necessary. But it is not always in our collective interests to let them.
However I'll grant it is a complicated issue where the simple answers
may not always work well.
- Tom
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