Guest guest Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Feds OK Fee for Priority Web Traffic From Associated Press September 06, 2007 11:22 AM EDT WASHINGTON - 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. The Justice Department said imposing a Net neutrality regulation could hamper development of the Internet and prevent service providers from upgrading or expanding their networks. It could also shift the " entire burden of implementing costly network expansions and improvements onto consumers, " the agency said in its filing. Such a result could diminish or delay network expansion and improvement, it added. The agency said providing different levels of service is common, efficient and could satisfy consumers. As an example, it cited that the U.S. Postal Service charges customers different guarantees and speeds for package delivery, ranging from bulk mail to overnight delivery. " Whether or not the same type of differentiated products and services will develop on the Internet should be determined by market forces, not regulatory intervention, " the agency said in its filing. The agency's stance comes more than two months after Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras cautioned policy makers to enact Net neutrality regulation. Such a regulation could prevent rather than promote Internet investment and innovation and have " significant negative effects for the economy and consumers, " the Justice Department said in the filing. Supporters of Internet regulation have said that phone and cable companies could discriminate against certain Web site and services I never thought about the universe, it made me feel small Never thought about the problems of this planet at all Global warming, radio-active sites Imperialistic wrongs and animal rights! No! Why think of all the bad things when life is so good? Why help with an 'am' when there's always a 'could'? Let the whales worry about the poisons in the sea Outside of California, it's foreign policy I don't want changes, I have no reactions Your dilemmas are my distractions I never looked around, never second-guessed Then I read some Howard Zinn now I'm always depressed And now I can't sleep from years of apathy All because I read a little Noam Chomsky I'm eating vegetation, 'cause of Fast Food Nation I'm wearing uncomfortable shoes 'cause of globalization I'm watching Michael Moore expose the awful truth I'm listening to Public Enemy and Reagan Youth I see no world peace 'cause of zealous armed forces I eat no breath-mints 'cause they're from de-hoofed horses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 So, I already pay more to get to the net faster now, and this would mean that once I get there I get to pay even MORE? Sigh... , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > Feds OK Fee for Priority Web Traffic > From Associated Press > September 06, 2007 11:22 AM EDT > WASHINGTON - 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. > > The Justice Department said imposing a Net neutrality regulation could hamper development of the Internet and prevent service providers from upgrading or expanding their networks. It could also shift the " entire burden of implementing costly network expansions and improvements onto consumers, " the agency said in its filing. > > Such a result could diminish or delay network expansion and improvement, it added. > > The agency said providing different levels of service is common, efficient and could satisfy consumers. As an example, it cited that the U.S. Postal Service charges customers different guarantees and speeds for package delivery, ranging from bulk mail to overnight delivery. > > " Whether or not the same type of differentiated products and services will develop on the Internet should be determined by market forces, not regulatory intervention, " the agency said in its filing. > > The agency's stance comes more than two months after Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras cautioned policy makers to enact Net neutrality regulation. > > Such a regulation could prevent rather than promote Internet investment and innovation and have " significant negative effects for the economy and consumers, " the Justice Department said in the filing. > > Supporters of Internet regulation have said that phone and cable companies could discriminate against certain Web site and services > > > I never thought about the universe, it made me feel small > Never thought about the problems of this planet at all > Global warming, radio-active sites > Imperialistic wrongs and animal rights! No! > Why think of all the bad things when life is so good? > Why help with an 'am' when there's always a 'could'? > Let the whales worry about the poisons in the sea > Outside of California, it's foreign policy > I don't want changes, I have no reactions > Your dilemmas are my distractions > I never looked around, never second-guessed > Then I read some Howard Zinn now I'm always depressed > And now I can't sleep from years of apathy > All because I read a little Noam Chomsky > I'm eating vegetation, 'cause of Fast Food Nation > I'm wearing uncomfortable shoes 'cause of globalization > I'm watching Michael Moore expose the awful truth > I'm listening to Public Enemy and Reagan Youth > I see no world peace 'cause of zealous armed forces > I eat no breath-mints 'cause they're from de-hoofed horses > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 u wouldn't necessarily pay more what this means is, the net service provider, be it ATT, , wotever, can say to a company "say, you want your site to come up first or faster on a search? pay me..." so...lets say you want to search "worker's rights"..wal mart could pay extra so that when you goggled it, their happy site on workers rights would come up first in line..."at wal mart, we care about you and the rights of workers..we love them..we pay them well..pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.." tofuchick24 Sep 6, 2007 1:41 PM Re: so much for net neutrality So, I already pay more to get to the net faster now, and this would mean that once I get there I get to pay even MORE? Sigh... , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote:>> Feds OK Fee for Priority Web Traffic> From Associated Press> September 06, 2007 11:22 AM EDT > WASHINGTON - 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.> > The Justice Department said imposing a Net neutrality regulation could hamper development of the Internet and prevent service providers from upgrading or expanding their networks. It could also shift the "entire burden of implementing costly network expansions and improvements onto consumers," the agency said in its filing.> > Such a result could diminish or delay network expansion and improvement, it added.> > The agency said providing different levels of service is common, efficient and could satisfy consumers. As an example, it cited that the U.S. Postal Service charges customers different guarantees and speeds for package delivery, ranging from bulk mail to overnight delivery.> > "Whether or not the same type of differentiated products and services will develop on the Internet should be determined by market forces, not regulatory intervention," the agency said in its filing.> > The agency's stance comes more than two months after Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras cautioned policy makers to enact Net neutrality regulation.> > Such a regulation could prevent rather than promote Internet investment and innovation and have "significant negative effects for the economy and consumers," the Justice Department said in the filing.> > Supporters of Internet regulation have said that phone and cable companies could discriminate against certain Web site and services> > > I never thought about the universe, it made me feel small> Never thought about the problems of this planet at all> Global warming, radio-active sites> Imperialistic wrongs and animal rights! No!> Why think of all the bad things when life is so good?> Why help with an 'am' when there's always a 'could'?> Let the whales worry about the poisons in the sea> Outside of California, it's foreign policy> I don't want changes, I have no reactions> Your dilemmas are my distractions> I never looked around, never second-guessed> Then I read some Howard Zinn now I'm always depressed> And now I can't sleep from years of apathy> All because I read a little Noam Chomsky> I'm eating vegetation, 'cause of Fast Food Nation> I'm wearing uncomfortable shoes 'cause of globalization> I'm watching Michael Moore expose the awful truth> I'm listening to Public Enemy and Reagan Youth> I see no world peace 'cause of zealous armed forces> I eat no breath-mints 'cause they're from de-hoofed horses> I never thought about the universe, it made me feel small Never thought about the problems of this planet at all Global warming, radio-active sites Imperialistic wrongs and animal rights! No! Why think of all the bad things when life is so good? Why help with an 'am' when there's always a 'could'? Let the whales worry about the poisons in the sea Outside of California, it's foreign policy I don't want changes, I have no reactions Your dilemmas are my distractions I never looked around, never second-guessed Then I read some Howard Zinn now I'm always depressed And now I can't sleep from years of apathy All because I read a little Noam Chomsky I'm eating vegetation, 'cause of Fast Food Nation I'm wearing uncomfortable shoes 'cause of globalization I'm watching Michael Moore expose the awful truth I'm listening to Public Enemy and Reagan Youth I see no world peace 'cause of zealous armed forces I eat no breath-mints 'cause they're from de-hoofed horses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Oh, ok, thanks for clearing that up. And now that I " get " it I'm sure I don't want it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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