What Everyone Gets Wrong in the Debate Over Net Neutrality
[...] If Comcast's last-mile of cable connection was available to all competitors under the same terms that gave dial-up service providers access to all copper telephone networks back in the 1990s, we would have more ISPs in more geographical areas. Consumers could simply switch providers whenever Netflix or YouTube started to get choppy. And that would give Netflix and YouTube more leverage in their deals with the ISPs. At the moment, this option---where ISPs are treated as "common carriers"---is on the table, but it seems like a remote possibility. Maybe it shouldn't be. Instead of railing against fast lanes, we should be pushing Washington to explore ideas like this that could actually promote competition among ISPs. "In the present situation," Johnson says, "the debate is misdirected." continua qui http://www.wired.com/2014/06/net_neutrality_missing/
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