The Durable Internet: Preserving Network Neutrality without Regulation

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9775

by Prrometheus • 18 years ago

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sdp3• 18 years ago

"...even in the absence of robust broadband competition, network owners are likely to find deviations from the end-to-end principle unprofitable."

As a counter example to this, a very popular cable company where I live offers VoIP phone services, and lowers the packet priority of competing VoIP vendors.

hapless2• 18 years ago

1. Do you have proof?

2. Does it matter?

Consumer-grade cable service is so fast and such a big pipe these days, voice doesn't really require handling with kid gloves anymore.

sdp3• 18 years ago

My point is that network owners can clearly deviate from the end-to-end principle for profit, and my example of this is a cable company which restricts the bandwidth for services in competition with its own.

If you would prefer, we can treat the situation as entirely hypothetical. Do you disagree that a cable company with a large market share offering VoIP services could profit from restricting bandwidth for other VoIP services?

The Durable Internet: Preserving Network Neutrality without Regulation

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