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> There's a big difference, but NN lumps them in as the same thing. No it doesn't. The FCC's net neutrality orders have always included an exception for "reas
by comex 9y ago
> There's a big difference, but NN lumps them in as the same thing.
No it doesn't. The FCC's net neutrality orders have always included an exception for "reasonable network management", most recently defined as:
> (f) Reasonable network management. A network management practice is a practice that has a primarily technical network management justification, but does not include other business practices. A network management practice is reasonable if it is primarily used for and tailored to achieving a legitimate network management purpose, taking into account the particular network architecture and technology of the broadband Internet access service.
(emphasis mine; source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/8.2 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/8.2)
Prioritizing gaming latency is clearly a "primarily technical" concern rather than a matter of "business practices" - at least as long as the ISP didn't try to charge game publishers for the service. So it would be fine.