FCC accepts trade-offs for network neutrality
As expected , the FCC yesterday at a historic vote (3 votes to 2) adopted the basic rules of network neutrality, which are very similar to the proposal of Google and Verizon , accidentally leaked to the Network this summer and caused a storm of criticism from the Internet community.
Adopted after seven years of discussion, the rules of network neutrality for ISP are a kind of compromise between the “anarchic freedom of the Internet” and the right of telecoms to control traffic in their networks.
According to the FCC chairman Julius Genachowski, according to the new rules, mobile operators are prohibited from “paid prioritization” of traffic, but at the same time they are entitled to “reasonable network management” and “tiered pricing”, there can set different rates for different types of traffic: Youtube, Skype or Facebook.
Cellular operators are prohibited from blocking "competing applications." In addition, the rules establish standards of absolute transparency, that is, operators are obliged to disclose to users all their actions to manage traffic on the network.
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The FCC decision has already caused criticism from all sides. Technogists and representatives of the web industry are unhappy that telecoms are given such power over traffic. And the Republicans and conservatives are unhappy that the state interferes in the affairs of business and generally sets some rules for private firms. As Wired writes , it seems that only one side looks satisfied - the telecoms themselves.
According to Genachovski, the new rules are “strong and balanced”, they protect both the freedom of the Internet and the investments of telecommunications companies.
Critics say that the “net neutrality” rules adopted by the FCC were composed by experts from AT & T and Verizon (although information has already appeared that Verizon is suing the FCC), and these rules are “stuck in court for years.”
There is even an opinion that the American courts do not at all recognize the authority of the FCC in the matter of regulating traffic in ISP networks. At least this year there was already a precedent for Comcast against the FCC litigation on the issue of violating the principles of network neutrality, and there the FCC lost.
Adopted after seven years of discussion, the rules of network neutrality for ISP are a kind of compromise between the “anarchic freedom of the Internet” and the right of telecoms to control traffic in their networks.
According to the FCC chairman Julius Genachowski, according to the new rules, mobile operators are prohibited from “paid prioritization” of traffic, but at the same time they are entitled to “reasonable network management” and “tiered pricing”, there can set different rates for different types of traffic: Youtube, Skype or Facebook.
Cellular operators are prohibited from blocking "competing applications." In addition, the rules establish standards of absolute transparency, that is, operators are obliged to disclose to users all their actions to manage traffic on the network.
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The FCC decision has already caused criticism from all sides. Technogists and representatives of the web industry are unhappy that telecoms are given such power over traffic. And the Republicans and conservatives are unhappy that the state interferes in the affairs of business and generally sets some rules for private firms. As Wired writes , it seems that only one side looks satisfied - the telecoms themselves.
According to Genachovski, the new rules are “strong and balanced”, they protect both the freedom of the Internet and the investments of telecommunications companies.
Critics say that the “net neutrality” rules adopted by the FCC were composed by experts from AT & T and Verizon (although information has already appeared that Verizon is suing the FCC), and these rules are “stuck in court for years.”
There is even an opinion that the American courts do not at all recognize the authority of the FCC in the matter of regulating traffic in ISP networks. At least this year there was already a precedent for Comcast against the FCC litigation on the issue of violating the principles of network neutrality, and there the FCC lost.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/110523/
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