Pay-to-play part of net neutrality proposal up for Federal Communications Commission vote

A suggestion establishing rules on net neutrality will be voted on by the FCC on Dec. 21. Central to the controversial proposal are pay-to-play allowances that allow Internet service providers to charge more for faster connections. The Federal Communications Commission net neutrality election seeks a middle ground that prevents outright blocking of content but recognizes the need to manage data-hogging video and peer-to-peer traffic. Source of article - http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2010/12/20/fcc-net-neutrality-v… FCC net neutrality vote could end era of free and open Internet by MoneyBlogNewz .

All about net neutrality

Right now the FCC has no Internet control. It can’t do any kind of regulation. The net neutrality suggestion could be used to present Internet regulation legislation to Congress. The accessible bandwidth has changed because of the traffic from smartphones and networked tablet devices along with all the video and P2P traffic. Consumers are charged an “Internet fast lane” charge that is supposed to help congestion too on some ISPs like Comcast and Verizon. The P2P traffic has been throttled while the ISP has been charging content providers since there has been such a high demand of bandwidth. The content providers say such a two-tiered Internet is unfair and ought to be illegal.

Info you need to learn about the Federal Communications Commission net neutrality suggestion

Levy fees on providers that need a lot of bandwidth like Netflix and management on P2P are all things the FCC proposes. It also wants to make sure that “normal” traffic for Internet users are not being manipulated by ISPs. The net neutrality coming from the FCC will keep ISPs from controlling bandwidth. This includes companies like Verizon. There are lots of pay-to-play rules and all of the faster mobile data access that will trigger problems. In fact, Internet stakeholders will likely get challenged in court too. The Federal Communications Commission got a letter about the net neutrality suggestion saying it would stifle innovation, irreversibly stop the totally free and open Internet and harm customers on Dec. 10 from more than 80 groups.

Exactly what net neutrality might look like

The ISPs are already looking into the FCC proposal. They want to find solutions to exploit it. Based on DailyTech, AT&T and Verizon are already coming up along with a plan. A two-tiered Internet is being looked at. Skype, Facebook and Youtube might all be websites that might get you extra monthly fees on top of MB consumed fees in this system. This would only be for mobile data customers. The presentation also recommends that ISPs create their own social network and video sites and offer their consumers free access for choosing those instead.

Citations

Red Orbit

redorbit.com/news/technology/1968824/fcc_closer_to_making_internet_traffic_decision/

The Inquirer

theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1933693/fcc-proposes-hand-power-isps-mobile-telecoms

DailyTech

dailytech.com/Top Wireless Firms Plot to Make Wireless Users Pay Per Page/article20438.htm