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Report Rejuvenates Web Capacity Rumors
And encourages net-neutrality opposition
A new report by the Millennium Research Council is resuming fears that the increase in video and image programs online will cause the web to collapse due to overload. Despite the fact that many experts say that these rumors are false, the report insists that increased online traffic growth is going to lead to connectivity problems. The purpose of the report is to suggest that this puts pressure on private sector investors and network managers and to encourage allowing these people to handle the problems in the least restrictive way possible. A major suggestion of the report is a call for differentiated services – prioritizing different types of service to reduce bandwidth usage. Of course, what this all comes down to is the issue of net neutrality and those who support it are eyeing this latest report with wariness at best.

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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA

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Ahrenl

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Sigh...

Net Neutrality is NOT against prioritizing services. It's against prioritizing servicers'.

For the millionth time...

If they want to create an express lane for Voip, great! But all Voip servicers' must be able to sell their Voip service on the express lane. Otherwise it's an abuse of the government granted wireline monopoly. Obviously you can see how if they were allowed to restrict competitors in that service from using the express lane, that the outcome will be all services used over the internet will come from your incumbent wireline ISP. It's the logical conclusion. Great for the stock holders, but terrible for the communities which grant the wireline monopolies; which is why they get a say.