Star US Backing for Two-Tier Internet
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 7th Sep 2007 13:37 UTC, submitted by Adurbe
Internet & Networking 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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RE: yeh
by Coeus on Fri 7th Sep 2007 15:59 UTC in reply to "yeh"
Coeus
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2006-05-04

it will benefit those who lobby for it


What, you don't think MS and Google don't have teams of lobbyists working for them?

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