Comments on: Net Neutrality important? What about corporate neutrality? http://www.webthingsconsidered.com/2006/09/14/net-neutrality-important-what-about-corporate-neutrality/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: HOTI http://www.webthingsconsidered.com/2006/09/14/net-neutrality-important-what-about-corporate-neutrality/#comment-176 HOTI Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:35:47 +0000 http://www.webthingsconsidered.com/?p=166#comment-176 Ryan, I obviously misunderstood your argument but, I have seen many people who think that access is the main issue in the net neutrality. I agree that it will be interesting to see how debate over companies/schools blocking access to websites evolves. Regarding the cost issue, the telcos believe that the large content providers who use most of the bandwidth should pay more than they currenlty are thus saving the consumers from bearing the cost of infrastrucure upgrades. So now the average internet user is subsidizing the bandwidth hogs. From what I understand nobody will receive degraded access. Everything will move faster not slower. Plus, we already have search engines giving preferential treatment in search results to websites or "sponsored links" that pay them the most money for top placement. Small businesses still exist and that just seems like competition. Ryan, I obviously misunderstood your argument but, I have seen many people who think that access is the main issue in the net neutrality. I agree that it will be interesting to see how debate over companies/schools blocking access to websites evolves.

Regarding the cost issue, the telcos believe that the large content providers who use most of the bandwidth should pay more than they currenlty are thus saving the consumers from bearing the cost of infrastrucure upgrades. So now the average internet user is subsidizing the bandwidth hogs.

From what I understand nobody will receive degraded access. Everything will move faster not slower. Plus, we already have search engines giving preferential treatment in search results to websites or “sponsored links” that pay them the most money for top placement. Small businesses still exist and that just seems like competition.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.webthingsconsidered.com/2006/09/14/net-neutrality-important-what-about-corporate-neutrality/#comment-175 Ryan Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:29:36 +0000 http://www.webthingsconsidered.com/?p=166#comment-175 Ahh, too funny, the netcompetition site is blocked. I'll check it out this evening. I understand that net neutrality isn't necessarily about blocking sites, but the general knowledge I have about it is that it will lead to either a) more expensive and/or b) degraded internet access, which indirectly means that running a successful internet business will become more challenging. I agree, they are not the same, but I was equating corporations/schools blocking access as an equal challenge to overcome for internet businesses. Ahh, too funny, the netcompetition site is blocked. I’ll check it out this evening. I understand that net neutrality isn’t necessarily about blocking sites, but the general knowledge I have about it is that it will lead to either a) more expensive and/or b) degraded internet access, which indirectly means that running a successful internet business will become more challenging. I agree, they are not the same, but I was equating corporations/schools blocking access as an equal challenge to overcome for internet businesses.

]]> By: HOTI http://www.webthingsconsidered.com/2006/09/14/net-neutrality-important-what-about-corporate-neutrality/#comment-174 HOTI Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:55:45 +0000 http://www.webthingsconsidered.com/?p=166#comment-174 I'm sorry your company took such extreme measure, was there a noticable drop in productivity? I work with the Hands Off the Internet coalition in opposing net neutrality and wanted to address what you describe as "corporate neutrality." Contrary to what some net neutrality supporters claim, blocking access to websites isn't what net neutrality is about. What would an ISP gain from blocking access to a website? This would only anger customers who would then switch to another provider or could seek action from the FCC or FTC. The ISPs don't want to block access to any websites. That is simply bad business. Here is some information from my side of the argument that addresses some other misconcweptions surrounding this debate, http://www.netcompetition.org/docs/pronetcomp/debunking-myths.shtml I’m sorry your company took such extreme measure, was there a noticable drop in productivity? I work with the Hands Off the Internet coalition in opposing net neutrality and wanted to address what you describe as “corporate neutrality.” Contrary to what some net neutrality supporters claim, blocking access to websites isn’t what net neutrality is about. What would an ISP gain from blocking access to a website? This would only anger customers who would then switch to another provider or could seek action from the FCC or FTC. The ISPs don’t want to block access to any websites. That is simply bad business.

Here is some information from my side of the argument that addresses some other misconcweptions surrounding this debate,

http://www.netcompetition.org/docs/pronetcomp/debunking-myths.shtml

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