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June – Net Neutrality & Fair Use
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Net Neutrality & Fair Use highlights the great net neutrality/fair
use debate by looking at who's on which side of the battle
line and why; a rundown on current legislative efforts around
net neutrality; why fair use is needed and net neutrality doesn't
work in the long run; and a Q&A with Network Insight's
CEO Chris Pond.
Table of Contents
The Great Net Neutrality/Fair Use Battle
It all started Nov. 7, when Edward Whitacre was quoted in Business
Week saying it was "nuts" for companies like Google, Vonage
and Yahoo! to expect to use broadband network operators'
lines for free. In this article, xchange Editor Kelly Teal
talks about who's on which side of the battle line and why.
Grappling for a Solution
Members of Congress have spent much of the first half of 2006
analyzing telecom reform from all angles, then introducing
bills based on their individual findings. Some proposed acts
are stalled in committees. Others could be rolled into one
overarching piece of legislation as amendments because they
are not expected to stand on their own. One of the major
holdups is how to address net neutrality. In this article,
xchange Editor Kelly Teal provides a rundown on these various
efforts and their likelihood of success.
Playing Fair: Why Net Neutrality Doesn't Make Sense
As those in the network neutrality camp rightly argue, it's
imperative that end users continue to be able to access the
content and applications they want to use for work and play.
But, it should be noted, the fair use folks say that blocking
end users' access to applications and content is not their
aim. In this piece, xchange Editor in Chief Paula Bernier
explains that what broadband network operators say they want
to do is ensure that bandwidth-hungry stuff like peer-to-peer
traffic and video don't suck up more than their fair share
of bandwidth, while moving beyond "best effort" to offer
a broader range of solutions based on application, time of
day, user, or whatever.
Five Questions With Network Insight's Chris Pond
Chris Pond, CEO of Network Insight, is a 13-year veteran of
the networking industry. Pond co-founded Network Insight
in 1998 after identifying a need for infrastructure engineering
and managed services expertise on high-availability IP networks.
xchange Editor in Chief Paula Bernier recently talked with
Pond about fair use and what Network Insight is doing to
help service providers negotiate the new world of IP. |
