Sunday, December 26, 2010

Will FCC election to stop the Internet as we know it?

Net neutrality rules proposed by the Federal Communications Commission can be either accepted or rejected by the agency in a Dec. twenty one vote. At issue are pay to play rules giving Internet service providers the power to charge higher prices for more bandwidth. A compromise by the Federal Communications Commission seeks to allow ISPs to get bandwidth-intensive traffic under control while guarding unlimited access to Internet content for customers.

What is happening with net neutrality

Right now the Federal Communications Commission has no Internet control. It can't do any kind of regulation. An Internet suggestion can be presented to congress for net neutrality. There has been a lot of video and P2P traffic making bandwidth less available. Also, smartphones and networked tablet devices haven't helped the problem. Customers are charged an "Internet fast lane" charge that is intended to help congestion too on some ISPs like Comcast and Verizon. The demand for bandwidth has gone up drastically. This has brought on ISP to throttle traffic and charge content providers. Many of the content providers think it ought to be illegal to have two-tiered Internet.

The Federal Communications Commission net neutrality proposal

Levy fees on providers that need lots of bandwidth like Netflix and management on P2P are all things that the Federal Communications Commission proposes. It also wants for making sure that "normal" traffic for Internet users aren't being manipulated by ISPs. The net neutrality coming from the FCC will keep ISPs from controlling bandwidth. This includes businesses like Verizon. Many expect Internet stakeholders in court to get challenged due to all the faster mobile data access and pay-to-play rules. The FCC got a letter about the net neutrality proposal saying it would stifle innovation, irreversibly end the free and open Internet and harm customers on December 10 from more than 80 groups.

All about net neutrality

The ISPs are already looking into the Federal Communications Commission suggestion. They want to find methods to exploit it. DailyTech reports that a presentation by suppliers to AT&T and Verizon was leaked outlining a two-tiered Internet. Skype, Facebook and Youtube might all be websites that might get you extra monthly fees on top of MB consumed fees in this system. This might only be for mobile data customers. Section of the option might consist of letting customers choose different social networking and video websites that might come from ISPs that would be offered for totally free.

Information from

Red Orbit

redorbit.com/news/technology/1968824/fcc_closer_to_making_internet_traffic_decision/

The Inquirer

theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1933693/fcc-proposes-hand-power-isps-mobile-telecoms

DailyTech

dailytech.com/Top+Wireless+Firms+Plot+to+Make+Wireless+Users+Pay+Per+Page/article20438.htm



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