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| open access It looks like the "net neutrality" part is actually "open access", from the "Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Policy Statement".
I got an explanation from this link: »www.techpresident.com/blog/entry···ple_play
quote:
To encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of their choice.
To encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to run applications and use services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement.
To encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to connect their choice of legal devices that do not harm the network.
To encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, consumers are entitled to competition among network providers, application and service providers, and content providers.
Open access is good, but it doesn't do anything to stop the network owner from giving an artificial preference to one destination or protocol over another. It does make clear that we want competition in networks, applications, services, and content. Maybe there's more to it than what I dug up, though. |
