FCC Will Delay Voting On Net Neutrality Until 2015

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I guess they arte not sure which way to go, especially now the President has weighed in.

US watchdog the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will delay a decision about how it governs the internet until 2015, it is reported.

The debate over net neutrality, the principle that all traffic on the network be treated equally, has intensified in recent days.

President Obama has said this week that he wants the FCC to impose strong rules to protect net neutrality.

Service providers said they would fight moves to impose stricter regulation.FCC Will Delay Voting On Net Neutrality Until 2015 [bbc.co.uk]

"There will be no vote on open internet rules in the December meeting agenda. That would mean rules would now be finalised in 2015."

Earlier
Hybrid Net Neutrality [webmasterworld.com]
Net Neutrality Has Become An Industrial Policy [webmasterworld.com]

[tangor]

One of my tender topics over the last few years, often met with derision or scorn re: "net neutrality". I fear that folks have no clue as to what "net neutrality" actually means (it's political... and a way to TAX usage ... mark my words... somewhere down the line). Ultimately will lead to censorship, and no, I'm not wearing a tin-foil hat.

Title II in the USA (Obama's statement) is NOT "net neutrality". Read the 1934 Communications Act (USA, all 100 pages) for guideposts to what will happen. And the 16.1% tax the federal government gets on transmissions, and the regs and bureaucracy attached. Look at your damn cell phone bill, and charges for use above x minutes or data stream.

We normally do not talk politics at WW for good reason. But in this case it IS politics (not access!) that is driving the "net neutrality" debate, as well as corporations wanting their cake and eat it too, ie, charge for "special service" with the consumer left to foot the bill.

I've said my piece. I'll shut up.

Just think about it. And if you are a USA citizen think about what you will say to your representatives and the FCC while there is still time to do so.

As for the rest of the world... sadly, where America leads they will follow.