Comments on: FTC Wants in on Net Neutrality Fight

By: GigaOM » Is Google Changing Its Position on Net Neutrality?

GigaOM » Is Google Changing Its Position on Net Neutrality? — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:00:11 +0000

[...] would be the Federal TRADE Commission, the new kid on the net neutrality block. Promoting the authority of the FTC, and constricting the Bell-friendly Federal COMMUNICATIONS [...]

By: Arin Crumley

Arin Crumley — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:07:42 +0000

Here is the address to the video:
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By: Arin Crumley

Arin Crumley — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:07:08 +0000

Hey, check the web address, it’s a link to a 10 minute doc I made on the issue of net neutrality. I think it’s great the FTC got involved. Here is the thing, we need a level playing fields where AT&T and the little guys all have equal opportunity to inovate and provide services and run businesses online. With out legally mandating neutrality, we run the risk of having absolute power corupt. They own the pipes, they shouldn’t be able to traffic control what goes through those pipes. Anybody should be able to pay for access and not face data discrimination.

By: dee

dee — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:27:16 +0000

Would broadband over powerline fall outside of this net that is being cast? That is, since it does not run over the telco’s plant, but over someone else’s plant, would it be free from the arguments stated here?

By: John Earnhardt

John Earnhardt — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:03:19 +0000

You state: “What is truly bizarre about this turf grab, however, is that the FTC apparently wants power so that it, too, can do nothing about net neutrality.” I would argue that it is not “bizarre” or “truly bizarre” or even “a tiny, itty-bitty bit bizarre” that a Federal agency that protects consumers should want to be a part of a conversation where consumers are purported to be harmed. What the FTC is saying is that they haven’t seen any harm and the companies yelling about harm to consumers haven’t exhibited any harm. Not sure why that’s bizarre. If consumers are being harmed, the FTC should play a role. In fact, it’s just logical. Calling something bizarre that is not, however, certainly tells us all where you are on this issue…and name calling, imho, clearly doesn’t advance the debate.