Why Don't We Just Nationalize the Internet? Shouldn't It Be a Public Utility?

http://www.techerator.com/2010/12/net-neutrality-a-lose-lose-situation/

by evanw • 16 years ago

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lhnn• 16 years ago

A ridiculous article. The author doesn't understand net neutrality. NN does not ban usage-based pricing plans, for example.

To most techinical people (read: people who know how the internet works), NN only means that you cannot discriminate based on location, destination, or type of traffic.

That leaves bandwidth pricing intact, which would allow Comcast to charge people based on how much they use the evil, parasitic Netflix service.

If ISPs think they deserve more money, then they need to charge more for access, or cap data usage. They shouldn't block or degrade certain protocols and websites with prejudice.

What they SHOULD do is get off their asses and build out infrastructure instead of whining about capacity requirements.

ctravis• 16 years ago

I literally can't think of a worse idea.

Why Don't We Just Nationalize the Internet? Shouldn't It Be a Public Utility?

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