Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 7th Sep 2007 13:37 UTC, submitted by Adurbe
The US Justice Department has said that internet service providers should be allowed to charge for priority traffic. The agency said it was opposed to 'network neutrality', the idea that all data on the net is treated equally. The comments put the agency at odds with companies such as Microsoft and Google, who have called for legislation to guarantee equal access to the net.
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2005-07-08
I wouldn't be at all surprised if this happens, it will benefit those who lobby for it, and will likely make the rest of the net less interesting.
I am also sure it will also have unintended consequences which have not yet become obvious. Personally I'd say leave it alone but big interests never take a damn bit of notice of joe average.