GLI OTT VOGLIONO LA NET NEUTRALITY La consultazione pubblica dell’FCC iniziata a maggio sul tema, si concluderà a settembre GROUP REPRESENTING AMAZON, FACEBOOK, GOOGLE, TWITTER CALLS FOR FCC TO PROHIBIT BLOCKING, PAID PRIORITISATION. A lobby group that counts Amazon, Facebook, Google, Netflix and Twitter as members has called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules that protect net neutrality. The Internet Association said broadband providers should be prevented from charging content companies for prioritising their traffic, and that all content should be treated equally, with no artificial degradations in speed or quality. It also called for the rules to apply equally to fixed and wireless networks. Segregation of the Internet into fast lanes and slow lanes will distort the market, discourage innovation and harm Internet users, said IA chief executive Michael Beckerman, in a statement on Monday. The comments were sent to the FCC, which is seeking industry input on a new set of net neutrality regulations after an appeals court in January struck down key elements of the Open Internet Order. The FCCs initial proposal attracted considerable criticism for suggesting that commercially reasonable agreements between broadband providers and over-the-top players would be permissible. The subsequent backlash prompted it to tone down its language. There is a compelling public interest for an open Internet, and we stand with the Internets vast community of users to keep it that way, said Beckerman. That open and decentralised model is precisely what enabled the Internet to become one of the greatest engines for growth, prosperity and progress the world has ever known. Recent Court rulings have placed that model at risk, and the FCC must act to protect an open Internet for all. More important for telcos though is which legal framework the FCC will use to keep broadband providers in check. On the one hand it could take the light-touch approach as afforded by section 706 of the Telecommunications Act, which is geared towards encouraging network investment and promoting competition between service providers. On the other it could opt for the more heavy-handed Title II of the Communications Act, which would reclassify ISPs as utilities and subject them to much tighter regulation. The FCCs public consultation on the matter, launched in May, is due to conclude in September. By Nick Wood, Total Telecom Tuesday 15 July 2014
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 05:54:05 +0000
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