Dominus Markham’s Post

Excellent explanation of #NetNeutrality:  : “ Net neutrality is the principle that all internet traffic should be treated equally -- meaning your broadband provider won't slow down or speed up sites you visit according to whether those sites pay extra money to have their traffic prioritized, or whether they have a special relationship with your provider. For instance, if you get your internet through Comcast, then it shouldn't speed up access to its own streaming service Peacock while slowing down rival services like Netflix and Disney Plus.” - 

New Podcast (https://lnkd.in/gwrmgq3P) THE FCC ACTS TO REINSTATE NET NEUTRALITY RULES (AGAIN!) The FCC has launched a rulemaking proceeding to consider re-adoption of the net neutrality rules. The proceeding examines changing the regulatory classification of broadband internet access service and imposing safeguards to prevent internet service providers from exploiting the access monopoly they control. You'll want to stay informed on this contentious, long-fought proceeding. In this podcast, Andrew Brown joins Sara Crifasi to explain the basics of net neutrality and why every business should care about this proceeding's outcome. #netneutrality

Net Neutrality: What It Means for Your Everyday Internet Access and Streaming Speeds https://drumup.io/s/SUBHrL #kforce #madisonwi via drumup.io

The FCC reinstates net neutrality, saying ‘’broadband access to the internet is a critical conduit that is essential for modern life’’. Net Neutrality was introduced in the US in 2015 under the Obama administration. However, the FCC overturned it two years later under the Trump administration. Calls to restore net neutrality began in 2021, as US President Joe Biden issued an executive order on "promoting competition in the American economy." EFF posted an interesting article on how ISP are planning to subvert Net Neutrality and how ‘’fast lanes’’ aren’t a bad thing by design, as it could improve user experience in streaming services and online gaming as a whole. But at the same time ‘’Whether your access to Disney+ is faster than your access to Indieflix because Disney+ is sped up or because Indieflix is slowed down doesn’t matter because the result is the same: Disney+ is faster than Indieflix and so you are incentivized to use Disney+ over Indieflix.’’ It can be used for unfair competition.

A few years ago, net neutrality was an issue that many folks cared about. There has been so much back and forth on what it is, what it means, and who it impacts. The issue is back at the forefront with the current FCC and this podcast gives the background of this complex issue and reminds everyone why it matters. #netneutrality; #telecom; #FCC;

(Again!) The FCC has launched a rulemaking proceeding to consider re-adoption of the net neutrality rules. The proceeding examines changing the regulatory classification of broadband internet access service and imposing safeguards to prevent internet service providers from exploiting the access monopoly they control. You'll want to stay informed on this contentious, long-fought proceeding, and in this podcast, Andrew Brown joins Sara Crifasi to explain the basics of net neutrality and why every business should care about this proceeding's outcome. https://lnkd.in/g6PEW2vw #netneutrality

Net Neutrality may seem a little esoteric, but it remains an important foundational element of a free and open internet...and all the services and sites that ride on top of that. It is the principle that internet service providers (ISPs) must provide access to all sites, content, and applications at the same speed, under the same conditions, without blocking or giving preference to any content. What if an ISP decided that its customers would have to pay more if it wanted a certain type of device to have internet access? Or if they wanted to control which movies or sports you could watch from certain streaming providers on any given day? Or if they wanted to give one political party's content priority? Internet access should be a utility, like electricity, and up to the consumer (or business) to decide how they use what they pay for. This is good news, and progress back in the right direction. #netneutrality

Check out this new blog from me and my colleague Zaid Zaid. Cloudflare has long supported the open Internet principles that are behind net neutrality, and we still do today. That’s why we filed comments with the FCC expressing our support for these principles. #netneutrality #Internet #interconnection https://lnkd.in/gkrQiW8U

Statement of Michael Powell, President & CEO, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association Regarding the FCC’s Net Neutrality Proceeding "With today’s vote, the FCC unfortunately has placed politics over sound policy and fiction over facts, and we are now embarking on yet another unnecessary and distracting net neutrality proceeding. By introducing the most sweeping command and control framework ever imposed on broadband networks, the FCC’s proposal is a monumental change in how the internet will be regulated and will dramatically affect how it will work going forward. Read more: https://bit.ly/3s4hvpR

#netneutrality the previous administration removed it, apparently under the current administration, NCTA CEO Michael Powell will reinstate network neutrality rules. How will this affect? Service Providers were reviewing to have content, for example #att bought HBO, Warner Media, and other companies, three years later sold it. There were rumors to have different plans to charge customers for Netflix and other applications. Once Net Neutrality is reinstated, will Service Providers once again push for content?