Comments on: FCC’s New New Net Neutrality Compromise Is Better http://gigaom.com/2010/12/20/fccs-new-new-net-neutrality-compromise-is-better/ Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Surprise! Akamai’s Mobile Play Isn’t About Video: Broadband News and Analysis « http://gigaom.com/2010/12/20/fccs-new-new-net-neutrality-compromise-is-better/#comment-593433 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:58:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=278504#comment-593433 [...] doing so, Akamai takes advantage of new net neutrality rules, as the business model could see content and application providers paying ISPs for improved mobile [...]

]]> By: Al-Jazeera, Roku and the Future of Online Video: Online Video News « http://gigaom.com/2010/12/20/fccs-new-new-net-neutrality-compromise-is-better/#comment-589099 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:30:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=278504#comment-589099 [...] out online video services without allowing subscribers to “cut the cord.” Thanks to loopholes in a recent FCC decision, there are a number of ways Comcast and friends could degrade or throttle Netflix, Hulu and other [...]

]]> By: SkyFire Aims to Tame Mobile Video Growth With Carriers http://gigaom.com/2010/12/20/fccs-new-new-net-neutrality-compromise-is-better/#comment-588638 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:46:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=278504#comment-588638 [...] Glueck said operators will still likely turn to tiered-data packages and network management techniques to get the most out of their networks and manage usage. But he said Skyfire can play an important role in helping carriers make the most out of their limited resources. Even with the launch of 4G, Glueck said it’s only a matter of time before those networks also experience massive video traffic. Optimizing mobile video will allow carriers to treat all video traffic equally instead of singling out a provider, which is also in line with the net neutrality rules passed by the FCC. [...]

]]> By: SkyFire Aims to Tame Mobile Video Growth With Carriers: Tech News and Analysis « http://gigaom.com/2010/12/20/fccs-new-new-net-neutrality-compromise-is-better/#comment-588569 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:40:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=278504#comment-588569 [...] Glueck said operators will still likely turn to tiered-data packages and network management techniques to get the most out of their networks and manage usage. But he said Skyfire can play an important role in helping carriers make the most out of their limited resources. Even with the launch of 4G, Glueck said it’s only a matter of time before those networks also experience massive video traffic. Optimizing mobile video will allow carriers to treat all video traffic equally instead of singling out a provider, which is also in line with the net neutrality rules passed by the FCC. [...]

]]> By: BT to Test Network Neutrality With Its Own CDN: Broadband News and Analysis « http://gigaom.com/2010/12/20/fccs-new-new-net-neutrality-compromise-is-better/#comment-568251 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:45:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=278504#comment-568251 [...] FCC recently tackled the net neutrality issue in the U.S., ruling that last-mile broadband providers can’t discriminate against or degrade traffic that flows to end users. But the Commission was clear that these rules didn’t apply to CDNs. [...]

]]> By: FCC OKs Comcast-NBCU, But the Devil Is in the Details: Video « http://gigaom.com/2010/12/20/fccs-new-new-net-neutrality-compromise-is-better/#comment-558544 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:05:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=278504#comment-558544 [...] FCC’s new net neutrality rules should go a long way toward making sure that Comcast won’t be able to prioritize NBC’s [...]

]]> By: Net Neutrality Rules May Signal A Change in Wireless Pricing: Tech News « http://gigaom.com/2010/12/20/fccs-new-new-net-neutrality-compromise-is-better/#comment-557631 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:56:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=278504#comment-557631 [...] up hanging on the net neutrality talks,” Aalbers says. He thinks the compromise, which allows wireless operators some leeway on prioritizing traffic if it’s for “reasonable network management,” and as long as they aren’t [...]

]]> By: What The Web Is Saying: Net Neutrality Rules http://gigaom.com/2010/12/20/fccs-new-new-net-neutrality-compromise-is-better/#comment-556713 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:59:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=278504#comment-556713 [...] Neutrality, a drama that has dragged on for years, lurched forward today toward with new rules from the Federal Communications Commission that will impose some basic protections for an open [...]

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://gigaom.com/2010/12/20/fccs-new-new-net-neutrality-compromise-is-better/#comment-556632 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:15:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=278504#comment-556632 Public Knowledge has consistently misrepresented this topic, but as they’re an organization of lawyers, it’s not surprising that some of the technical details are over their heads.

I agree that your example is something that should not be allowed, generally speaking (although you do realize that cable TV channels have higher quality transport than anything on the Internet, don’t you?)

However, that’s not the only use for paid premium transport. As I said, there are legitimate applications that require specific Quality of Service, and access to that sort of thing has to be limited by an economic arrangement or it has no value (everyone uses high quality all the time, and there’s effectively no high quality.)

]]> By: What The Web Is Saying: Net Neutrality Rules: Tech News « http://gigaom.com/2010/12/20/fccs-new-new-net-neutrality-compromise-is-better/#comment-556629 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:06:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=278504#comment-556629 [...] Neutrality, a drama that has dragged on for years, lurched forward today toward with new rules from the Federal Communications Commission that will impose some basic protections for an open [...]

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