Goodbye, Network Neutrality: Feds OK Fee for Priority Web Traffic

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Well, we're screwed now.

Via The Washington Post (AP).

[snip]

The Justice Department on Thursday said Internet service providers should
be allowed to charge a fee for priority Web traffic.

The agency told the Federal Communications Commission, which is reviewing
high-speed Internet practices, that it is opposed to "Net neutrality," the
principle that all Internet sites should be equally accessible to any Web
user.

Several phone and cable companies, such as AT&T Inc., Verizon
Communications Inc. and Comcast Corp., have previously said they want the
option to charge some users more money for loading certain content or Web
sites faster than others.

[snip]

More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/06/AR200709060
1262.html

- - ferg

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