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elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA

elray

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"Neutrality" isn't

Trying to force outcomes isn't going to work. All it will do is create unforeseen consequences. "Network Neutral" treatment is in effect, discrimination against data that has the need for - or is willing to pay for - higher priority delivery. Enforcing the lowest common denominator, as usual, claiming it is "fair", will only result in poor performance for one and all, and a flight from the public internet to private arrangements.

"Pay-to-play" makes sense - streaming services are presenting a non-neutral data load, and their customers want to be assured that it will receive sufficient prioritization, meter-anxiety-free, so they can enjoy viewing it.
sonicmerlin
join:2009-05-24
Cleveland, OH

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It's funny because until now network neutrality has been the de facto rule of the web, and you love to cite how wonderful and robust our Internet connections have become thanks to private investment. Now you're saying if we continue wi the way things have been for the last 20 years, the world as we know it will end.

Could you possibly be any less hypocritical?

linicx
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join:2002-12-03
United State

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Re: "Neutrality" isn't

If you noticed, the ones doing the loudest howling are huge corporations like Amazon and Verizon who are claiming it will ruin the web.

It won't.

What it might do is change the revenue stream. It might feed us less annoying targeted ads based on the browser we use or the sites we visit. I would celebrate any victory that serves up 50% less advertising.
elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA

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That past twenty years did not involve 200+ million consumers seeking to replace their pay-tv subscription. HD and 4K streaming, including wireless broadband delivery, dramatically changes the bias of the amount of data delivered - in one direction, and accordingly, if the end-user expects good performance, some value needs to be placed on those bits.

Network neutrality was not the "de facto rule"; data was considered lossy, retransmittable and/or batch-oriented. In today's market, consumers want better data - as witnessed by all of the complaints over Youtube cat videos; they want assurances.

Do they want to pay for it? Not much - but we're not talking about large dollar amounts - they'll be negotiated in bulk, behind the scenes, and the consumer won't be paying them directly.