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FCC Faces Showdown on Data Roaming Charges
« on: November 30, 2010, 12:44:51 PM »
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Re: FCC Faces Showdown on Data Roaming Charges
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2010, 01:16:07 PM »
We're seeing some sort of convergence on several fronts of the net neutrality issue, Brad.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-30/comcast-starts-online-video-toll-booth-netflix-web-partner-level-3-says.html

Debbie** doesn't feel good about the eventual outcome of flat-priced-access if it is true that Netflix is now consuming 20% of US primetime bandwidth.

** Debbie = forum shorthand for "gut call" or "intuition."  Drastic says "Two Debbies are rarely wrong."
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Re: FCC Faces Showdown on Data Roaming Charges
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2010, 03:10:35 PM »
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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's aides said he is setting up net neutrality rules—which would bar Internet providers from blocking or slowing legal Internet traffic—for a Dec. 21 vote. The move was widely expected.

Mr. Genachowski's proposal is similar to a compromise reached this fall by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), which would bar Internet providers from discriminating against rival Internet traffic and includes some limited net-neutrality protections on wireless Internet networks.

It's not clear who wins under Mr. Genachowski's proposal.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704594804575648043301403732.html
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Re: FCC Faces Showdown on Data Roaming Charges
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2010, 03:43:05 PM »
Tricky.  I'm all for user fees in general, especially if one one company is soaking up all the bandwidth.  OTOH I sure would hate it if Comcast would just choke off rival content providers since where I live Comcast has pretty much a monopoly on broadband access.  Must be a happy medium.
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