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'''Net Neutrality''' is a slogan that refers to a proposed set of requirements that would be imposed by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on telecom operators and internet service providers. The regulation would shift | '''Net Neutrality''' is a slogan that refers to a proposed set of requirements that would be imposed by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) on telecom operators and [[Internet service provider|internet service providers]] operating in the [[United States]]. The regulation would shift decision-making on owned resources from the network resource owners to non-owners. The non-owners seeking to influence the decision-making in this and other similar conflicts are sometimes termed "[[Stakeholders|stakeholders]]." | ||
There are six areas of proposed guidelines: | |||
* Access to content | * Access to content | ||
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* Transparency | * Transparency | ||
It is not unlikely, however, that proponents of the net neutrality provisions may be reacting to past [[Monopoly|monopolistic]] assignments of geographic customer territories, also by the FCC. Many incumbent telecom companies continue to be shielded from competition by FCC regulations. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [http://mises.org/daily/4432 Net Neutrality: Unwarranted Intervention] by Fernando Herrera-Gonzalez | * [http://mises.org/daily/4432 Net Neutrality: Unwarranted Intervention] by Fernando Herrera-Gonzalez | ||
* [http://mises.org/daily/2139 Who owns the Internet?] by Tim Swanson (May 2006) | |||
* [http://www.theobjectivestandard.com/issues/2008-winter/net-neutrality.asp Net Neutrality: Toward a Stupid Internet] by Raymond C. Niles | * [http://www.theobjectivestandard.com/issues/2008-winter/net-neutrality.asp Net Neutrality: Toward a Stupid Internet] by Raymond C. Niles | ||
Revision as of 07:49, 4 December 2010
Net Neutrality is a slogan that refers to a proposed set of requirements that would be imposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on telecom operators and internet service providers operating in the United States. The regulation would shift decision-making on owned resources from the network resource owners to non-owners. The non-owners seeking to influence the decision-making in this and other similar conflicts are sometimes termed "stakeholders."
There are six areas of proposed guidelines:
- Access to content
- Access to applications and services
- Connection of devices
- Access to competitive options
- Nondiscrimination
- Transparency
It is not unlikely, however, that proponents of the net neutrality provisions may be reacting to past monopolistic assignments of geographic customer territories, also by the FCC. Many incumbent telecom companies continue to be shielded from competition by FCC regulations.
External links
- Net Neutrality: Unwarranted Intervention by Fernando Herrera-Gonzalez
- Who owns the Internet? by Tim Swanson (May 2006)
- Net Neutrality: Toward a Stupid Internet by Raymond C. Niles
- Network neutrality on Wikipedia