Network Neutrality Can't Fix the Internet

["DAVID FARBER" <dfarber () me com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Richard Bennett <richard () bennett com>
> Date: November 28, 2017 at 4:30:08 PM EST
> To: ip <ip () listbox com>
> Cc: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Network Neutrality Can't Fix the Internet
>
> [For IP]
>
>  I don’t agree with all of this, but it raises the key point: arguing about net neutrality regulations is a 
> distraction when the major threats to privacy, security, and social stability come from the Internet’s monopoly 
> “edge” platforms:
>
> Network Neutrality Can't Fix the Internet
> The FCC is poised to dismantle common carriage for broadband and wireless providers. That’s bad, but the internet 
> itself is worse.
>
> Ian Bogost, The Atlantic
> In a new video advocating for network neutrality—a name for regulating internet providers like public utilities—the 
> American Civil Liberties Union declares that “giant internet companies shouldn’t have the power to mess with what we 
> read, watch, and explore online.” The ACLU is referring to broadband and wireless carriers like Comcast and AT&T, who 
> would have the power to throttle, charge for, or even block access to services, websites, or other online resources 
> if the Obama-era rules are rolled back.
>
> Yesterday, Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai announcedthe agency’s plans to do precisely that. The 
> plan will likely pass along party lines at the next FCC meeting December 14.
>
> It makes sense to construe broadband and wireless providers as common carriers, like telephone companies and 
> utilities. And a majority of Americans, no matter their affiliation, support regulating internet providers in this 
> manner. But advocates must also acknowledge that the internet is hardly a healthy environment for competition, 
> consumer protection, and equity of use even with net-neutrality guidelines in place.
>
> https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/11/network-neutrality-cant-fix-the-internet/546620/
>
> RB
> —
> Richard Bennett
> High Tech Forum Founder
> Ethernet & Wi-Fi standards co-creator
>
> Internet Policy Consultant



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