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The problem with your argument is that a significant number of HN readers, I among them, work in the Internet interconnect industry. Network Neutrality didn't
by eggnet 9y ago
The problem with your argument is that a significant number of HN readers, I among them, work in the Internet interconnect industry.
Network Neutrality didn't go far enough. Most major eyeball networks in the US charge a high fee (should be zero) for interconnecting with content providers. And even after fees have been agreed to, drag their feet on installing the ports or limit port availability.
We should be looking for ways to give NN more teeth, not get rid of it. Without NN, ISPs can expand the war currently being fought via port availability and pricing, to specific content within a port... as well as placing traffic shaping and QoS back on the table (legally).
- rtx 9y agoWe should also ban CDNs, they give unfair advantages to big guys.