What is net neutrality?
Net neutrality is when Internet service providers allow all access to the Internet and don't
Net neutrality is when Internet service providers allow all access to the Internet and don't
restrict particular websites or how fast users can connect to them. This mean they should be all at the same speed and same level of connection.
Is the Internet neutral?
No, I don’t think the Internet is neutral but it’s at its best performance, therefore some may say it’s as neutral as it will ever be.
Should it be?
Yes. I think all Internet service providers should provide everyone with a neutral network to those who pay the same amount and want the same speed. However if Internet users don't like it, there are other Internet service providers.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/mar/14/sxsw-2011-al-franken-net-neutrality- Guardian
-SXSW 2011: Al Franken warns of 'outright disaster' over net neutrality
main points:
-The principle of net neutrality, under which all content is delivered equally to Internet users' homes, is "in big trouble",
-"use the Internet to save the Internet",
-"The one thing that big corporations have that we don't is the ability to purchase favourable political outcomes,"
-Net neutrality advocates fear that Internet providers, most pertinently Comcast which controls a large stake in both TV and Internet provision, could downgrade rivals' content and boost delivery of their own.
-"[On today's Internet] you don't need a record deal to make a song and have people hear it, or a major film studio for people to see your film, or a fancy R&D job. But the party may almost be over," Franken said.
-"There is nothing more motivated than a corporation that thinks it is leaving money on the table. They are coming on the internet and wanting to destroy its freedom and openness. All of this is bad for consumers but an outright disaster for the independent creative community."
-"Today SXSW is a hotbed of creative entrepreneurship and innovation.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jXuiZW1R9ZhvJhrBScpf64qZdSgA?docId=7dfa12e01d1642f3ad4dfa74a2dac3e1- USA
-Deal to combine AT&T, T-Mobile raises questions
-WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T's surprise announcement that it plans to acquire T-Mobile USA will force federal regulators to confront a difficult antitrust question: Can American consumers get good wireless service at a fair price if they must choose between just two national companies?
-the nation's second-largest wireless carrier, with T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest, which is now owned by Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG.
-"I am not convinced that this deal is unthinkable," said Jeffrey Silva, an analyst with Global Medley Advisors. "But it's a very, very heavy lift."
-"This marketplace doesn't work even before this merger," said Mark Cooper, director of research for the Consumer Federation of America. "I want policymakers to confront the fiction that competition in this market is sufficient to protect consumers."
-He would also like to see government officials impose stronger "network neutrality" rules on AT&T's wireless system to ensure that subscribers can access apps and other online applications without carrier interference.
-At this point, it's too soon to know whether the merger will be approved. But what is clear, Silva said, is that "there will be a rich mix of very important policy and political considerations."
http://wirelessbay.blogspot.com/2009/10/net-neutrality-in-china.html-Net neutrality in China
-China Mobile dominates mobile market. Apple can not make a deal with China Mobile about iphone in China. Apple has a strong position in US while China Mobile has a strong position in China
-They make the rule of network access and speed control.
-SXSW 2011: Al Franken warns of 'outright disaster' over net neutrality
main points:
-The principle of net neutrality, under which all content is delivered equally to Internet users' homes, is "in big trouble",
-"use the Internet to save the Internet",
-"The one thing that big corporations have that we don't is the ability to purchase favourable political outcomes,"
-Net neutrality advocates fear that Internet providers, most pertinently Comcast which controls a large stake in both TV and Internet provision, could downgrade rivals' content and boost delivery of their own.
-"[On today's Internet] you don't need a record deal to make a song and have people hear it, or a major film studio for people to see your film, or a fancy R&D job. But the party may almost be over," Franken said.
-"There is nothing more motivated than a corporation that thinks it is leaving money on the table. They are coming on the internet and wanting to destroy its freedom and openness. All of this is bad for consumers but an outright disaster for the independent creative community."
-"Today SXSW is a hotbed of creative entrepreneurship and innovation.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jXuiZW1R9ZhvJhrBScpf64qZdSgA?docId=7dfa12e01d1642f3ad4dfa74a2dac3e1- USA
-Deal to combine AT&T, T-Mobile raises questions
-WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T's surprise announcement that it plans to acquire T-Mobile USA will force federal regulators to confront a difficult antitrust question: Can American consumers get good wireless service at a fair price if they must choose between just two national companies?
-the nation's second-largest wireless carrier, with T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest, which is now owned by Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG.
-"I am not convinced that this deal is unthinkable," said Jeffrey Silva, an analyst with Global Medley Advisors. "But it's a very, very heavy lift."
-"This marketplace doesn't work even before this merger," said Mark Cooper, director of research for the Consumer Federation of America. "I want policymakers to confront the fiction that competition in this market is sufficient to protect consumers."
-He would also like to see government officials impose stronger "network neutrality" rules on AT&T's wireless system to ensure that subscribers can access apps and other online applications without carrier interference.
-At this point, it's too soon to know whether the merger will be approved. But what is clear, Silva said, is that "there will be a rich mix of very important policy and political considerations."
http://wirelessbay.blogspot.com/2009/10/net-neutrality-in-china.html-Net neutrality in China
-China Mobile dominates mobile market. Apple can not make a deal with China Mobile about iphone in China. Apple has a strong position in US while China Mobile has a strong position in China
-They make the rule of network access and speed control.
