FTC Staff Opposes Net Neutrality
Instead of supporting heavy-handed regulation as proposed by Google and other major online players, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s staff came out against so-called “Net Neutrality.” Here’s a link to the 170-page report in case you have insomnia.
In plain English, this means that the FTC is going to let competitive market forces determine pricing instead of the government.
In the alternative, one could have elected idiots regulate the Internet when they don’t have a clue what it is…just ask U.S. Senator Ted Stevens. He thinks the Web is a “series of tubes” and “not a big truck.” Check out the video.
Google, AT&T, And Net Neutrality Update
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission placed network neutrality conditions on AT&T’s acquisition of BellSouth.
Using these restrictions as a model, Google is lobbying Congress to pass legislation that provides Internet neutrality with respect to access, thereby preventing ISPs from charging higher rates for priority access to the Net.
Hat tip to ContraCostaTimes.
