FCC to roll out new net neutrality rules
It looks like the FCC will finally put into effect the principles on net neutrality it issued in 2005. On Monday the FCC will announce its proposal to ensure that traffic on the web is not restricted based on its content. As Opencontent.org sums up:
Today, wireless networks monitor network traffic, and sometimes ban heavy-bandwidth applications, like video and file sharing services, to ensure network quality. Under the new proposal that may have to change.
This proposal will apply to both wireless and wired networks, and could go into effect as early as October. It also promises to pit service providers such as At&T, Comcast, and Verizon against consumers, net neutrality advocates, and open internet companies such as Google. As opencontent.org reports:
In a statement, CTIA, the wireless industry association, said it is waiting to read the proposal, but that they are concerned “about the unintended consequences that net neutrality regulation would have on investments from the very industry that’s helping to drive the U.S. economy.”
Read the rest of the article at Opencontent.org
We need net neutrality or face losing what makes the Internet great in the first place.
Without it; we may as well be watching television.
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