In May, I blogged about the trans-Atlantic battle heating up over “net neutrality” over the Internet. In the US, the game just got hotter: despite a statement last week apparently to the contrary, Google is rumored to be closing a deal with the big US network operator Verizon that many think will have …[Lees meer].
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WeblogSeparate fights are brewing on both sides of the Atlantic on a topic that produces a lot of heat with little understanding: net neutrality. It’s an issue that can affect any business accessing or exploiting the Internet. What’s it about? Simply put, it holds that companies providing access to the Internet (cable companies and internet service providers or “ISPs”) should treat all sources of data equally. At the core of the issue is whether ISPs should be prevented from blocking or giving certain traffic priority based on the content or application being carried or on the sender’s willingness to pay, and whether they should be permitted to withhold technical information about their services from application developers and end users. …[Lees meer] |
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