NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Comments on NNSquad Purpose
Judging by the rather surprised media reaction to recent Comcast and other attacks on a neutral Internet, it's clear that before anything happens to correct the problems a great deal of education is required. The functions of "detection, analysis, and incident reporting" are exactly what needs to be done. But there are difficulties. First, because ISPs are not currently subject to common carriage rules they can pretty much do anything they want as long as they conform to their published terms of service which are usually written to allow just about anything the ISP cares to do. Second, the term "net neutrality" has been used in a very narrow context: charging for performance", an entirely different problem then the recent incidents. To me the former is a much greater problem than the latter. What did people expect when they started using cable companies as their ISPs? Cable companies have always be in control of what their customers see and the Internet (to them) is just an extension of their entertainment function. I'm afraid there's a long, dark road ahead. Bob Ellis _______________________________________________ NNSquad mailing list information: http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad