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How does this ISP issue affect the internet outside the US? I'm guessing it's not really going to change "The Internet" as a whole, just us in the US.
by linguafranca 12y ago
How does this ISP issue affect the internet outside the US? I'm guessing it's not really going to change "The Internet" as a whole, just us in the US.
- esolyt 12y agoWhat happens in the US will eventually affect the rest of the world.
- jacquesm 12y agoIt is not just about the US: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Service_Directive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Service_Directive
- smutticus 12y agoThat's a good question. Ultimately the FCC only has jurisdiction over American operators. However, net neutrality as a concept is also being debated in other countries. When someone like TBL is commenting on net neutrality I'm never quite sure if he is referring to net neutrality in the USA, or to the wider concept. Precedentially net neutrality derives from the English common law's notion of common carrier. What you should expect this to mean is that the concept of net neutrality should be similar in all English common law countries. In practice I'm not always sure this is the case.