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VIRTUALISATION U.S. wireless carriers ready to fight mobile net neutrality
VIRTUALISATION U.S. wireless carriers ready to fight mobile net neutrality | U.S. wireless carriers ready to fight mobile net neutrality |
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| by Jake Widman | |
| Friday, 25 September 2009 | |
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He listed a series of "deviations" from that principle by broadband providers, such as blocking VoIP services, throttling peer-to-peer traffic, and controlling access to particular content. He went on to compare the FCC to "a smart cop on the beat preserving a free and open Internet," and reaffirmed the "Four Freedoms" principles that guide the agency's enforcement efforts. Genachowski summarized the four principles as: "network operators cannot prevent users from accessing the lawful Internet content, applications, and services of their choice, nor can they prohibit users from attaching non-harmful devices to the network." He went on to propose two new principles: a rule that providers cannot discriminate against particular content or applications, and one that broadband providers must be transparent about their Internet management practices. He raised red flags for the wireless industry, though, when he said these rules should apply to the Internet, "however accessed." For the reaction of the wireless carriers, see Page 2. |
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