Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: FCC, Chairman, Internet, Wireless, Broadband | Themes: The Internet, Software, Smartphones, Networking, Digital Entertainment, Business, 3GSM
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said earlier today that wireless carriers should be subject to the "open Internet" rules that home broadband providers must now uphold. In fact, wireless carriers should not be allowed to block certain type of Internet traffic travelling over their networks. The chairman is also proposing that Internet carriers cannot discriminate against certain types of traffic by degrading service.
This extension of regulation would mean that wireless providers such as AT&T and Verizon could not ban the use of file-sharing services on their wireless networks. That would also mean that land-based broadband providers can not throttle bandwidth based on user activity. The FCC is already at war with Comcast Corp, with the broadband provider suing the FCC, claiming that the organization had no right to tell it how to run its network.
The "war" isn't rwally anything new. While broadband and wireless companies fight to control the amount of data each subscriber uses based on the data type, Internet companies are struggling to declare that all types of data are equal, a "Net neutrality" as the AP reports. If left unchecked, Internet carriers become "the gatekeepers of the Internet, able to shut out innovation" when they are allowed to degrade and block traffic.
The FCC chairman also wants to make it a formal rule that Internet service providers must tell customers about how they manage traffic to handle congestion. He believes that some are currently managing traffic "in subtle ways" without notifying customers.
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Did you seriously replace the word "really" with "rwally"?! What the fuck is this garbage?
"The "war" isn't rwally anything new."
WTF?
Anyway, its about time AT&T and Verizon got a slap in the face considering their terrible data plans.
Look at the W and E key GET OVER IT! Damn you freaking people whine about anything. I hope your eyes are freaking gushing blood cause god knows that had to hurt so bad to read.
Now about the article.. Good at least the FCC does do something right every now and then.
Look at the W and E key GET OVER IT! Damn you freaking people whine about anything. I hope your eyes are freaking gushing blood cause god knows that had to hurt so bad to read. Now about the article.. Good at least the FCC does do something right every now and then.
Yes, it is a minor typo, but don't you think that any professional writer would, at the absolute minimum, run a simple spell check - which would have caught this mistake. The issue here is that spelling mistakes discredit the competency of the author. This is just a matter of fact.
I think the whole net neutrality issue will still take a while to hammer out. Perhaps even as long as a decade or more to figure out what that really means and how it should apply.
On the one hand, the rule is great. On the other hand, I guess that it really isn't the government's place to dictate that... Oh the joys of politics.
I'm not sure if relying on spell check does anything to protect the competency of the author.
The spelling/typo/grammar police on this site really need to get a life. There's a big difference between pointing out mistakes so they can be fixed, and pointing them out as if they've never made a mistake in their lives and finding a typo makes them so superior.
Spelling/typo police needs to get a life? How about article writer on a well-known site needs to use spellchecker before publishing to the public. It's an embarrassment. Even this "talkback" has a spellchecker.
Typos turn a professional article to a kiddie's blog.
I could understand if you people were bitching cause you paid for this site... Otherwise it's a mistype, you people still keep coming back so apparently you are just trolls...
Seriously how do you sue the freaking FCC and think you are going to win. Comcast needs to stop spending so much money on lawyers and start spending money on upgrading their networks to the point they don't have to worry about throttling.
On the one hand, the rule is great. On the other hand, I guess that it really isn't the government's place to dictate that... Oh the joys of politics.
It isn't the governments place to make sure we all have access to the same internet, the same information? I'm all for keeping the governments hands out of many pies, but in this case keeping net neutrality ensures that noone - including the government - can decide what we can and can not have access to.
lets all hope that what ever the FCC is planning that they succeed or we all are gonna be feeling it.
I hope the existing landline Internet rules that include a provision forcing telcos to allow users to "attach any non-harmful device to the network" are going to force ATT and Verizon to allow tethering. I wish I could support another phone company that didn't have such arcane rules preventing me from using my spare minutes to check my work email or play some flash games on a laptop, but Verizon has a monopoly on the rural network where I live.
wholie Krap is this what ppl got to say abut net nutrality. How well the writer spells. Fact most really good writer don't spell really well. Typos are not a sign of anything.
Now on to the comment. Wow the FCC!?!? I guess they want us to think that there on are side. I do wounder why the FCC is doing this. It's been an interesting 30 years for the FCC. Maybe they fell they had to much of a bad guy rep. Now they hope to gain some face in the eyes of the common man. lol I will still have to see how this one plays out before I will even think of trusting the FCC again. Metal for life, you hear me FCC, 4LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!
Woot, no more throttling of my p2p connections. Also Comcast should remember most of the lines they run through were laid down by the FCC. Sure they can get off their lines, but then what kind of broadband company would you be if you cannot service 70% of the US.
I see the future which ISPs are either driven out of business or raised their fee to the degree that they have to be nationalized in order to exert price control, at the expense of taxpayers.
'Cause the FCC won't let me be, let me be me so let me see'
I think there should be a third party investagation regarding how companies divert their bandwidth. I have AT&T in Madison, Wisconsin. My friend in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has the same stuff that I have (carrier, service plan, even modem) and he has amazing speeds every hour of the day while I have to cross my fingers and pray my DSL downloads go over 80KB/s.
Thats wayyyy too drastic of a difference based on location for me to shrug off, internet carriers are getting pretty sleazy these days.
On the one hand, the rule is great. On the other hand, I guess that it really isn't the government's place to dictate that... Oh the joys of politics.
Isn't the acronym 'FCC' short for Federal Communications Commission? And this is an article about communications, right? Carriers hold their license at the pleasure of the government, right? As do cable operators? Fixed line companies as well? 'Bout time that the FCC started doing its job, they seem to have been MIA for a few years now.
I think that ISP's should have a meter of local network usage.
Often there are times when more people are using the net (eg: after 6PM) than other times (EG: the night).
I think they should have some sort of graphic available, that will allow some users to download files at certain hours (eg: after 10PM, and before 8AM).
That way no one will suffer from bandwidth loss, traffic might go fast, and the files downloaded overnight (if possible) might download faster than during the day.
Just an idea... I don't think throttling bandwidth is a proper way of dealing with customers. But if a total network's bandwidth becomes too tight, perhaps this could free up some bandwidth in "internet traffic hours".
Look at the W and E key GET OVER IT! Damn you freaking people whine about anything. I hope your eyes are freaking gushing blood cause god knows that had to hurt so bad to read. Now about the article.. Good at least the FCC does do something right every now and then.
All grammar and speeling freaks please read this and CTFO (chill the F#@! Out).
I could understand if you people were bitching cause you paid for this site... Otherwise it's a mistype, you people still keep coming back so apparently you are just trolls...
Thank you.
I like the mistype. Makes it seem human. I mean rwally, it was kinda funny. I hope the government stays out of controlling the internet. Once they decide they can touch it, they won't stop. What people need are contracts. If my contract with my service provider says I have equal bandwidth for all my data then they must provide that. If not, I should go to someone with a better plan. Interference by the FCC could have unintended consequences, such as companies spending billions just trying to prove to the FCC they are compliant. Yes, the network should tell us what they are throttling down but a simple answer is if its not good enough, upgrade or switch to another provider.
The FCC is like a vampire. They can't come into your home unless you invite them in. They sound like they want to help, but what they really want is to suck you dry. Don't let them in. Take care of your problems through other means.
Oh I had hoped the FCC wanted to make wireless as reliable as wired communication. Too bad it's just the regulation issue. There are too many corporate entities who'll object to neutrality, so they might's well give up. The companies are going to win. greed always does.
"I see the future which ISPs are either driven out of business or raised their fee to the degree that they have to be nationalized in order to exert price control, at the expense of taxpayers."
No, you need to stop drinking the Republican kool-aid.
If you want to move to a country where business has the freedom to operate how they choose, and the population is kept in check and forced to work hard and abide by morality, then China should be a much better place for you. I don't understand why there's not a mass exodus of redneck Republicans to China, it's everything they want our country to be...
fulle; You're rwally stupid.
The grammar police need to chill, but at the same time Kevin Parrish (the author) needs to start running spell check. 85% of his articles have errors that Word will find and fix.
Personally, I'd love to see a requirement for ISPs to display their upload speeds. You usually have to do quite a bit of digging to find these numbers, and they're usually a lot more important than download speeds.
Spelling/typo police needs to get a life? How about article writer on a well-known site needs to use spellchecker before publishing to the public. It's an embarrassment. Even this "talkback" has a spellchecker.Typos turn a professional article to a kiddie's blog.
This is a kiddie blog afaic. This site has gone down hill and continues to do so. Typos/idiots posting crap they don't know anything about however pretend as if they do/quality statements getting thumbsdown while ignorant statements get the thumbsup/lack of any HARDWARE news. What happened tomshardware?
It isn't the governments place to make sure we all have access to the same internet, the same information? I'm all for keeping the governments hands out of many pies, but in this case keeping net neutrality ensures that noone - including the government - can decide what we can and can not have access to.
The internet is now too important to allow private company's sole discretion on how to manage it, its like public Utilities in the very near future the Internet will not be a luxury it will be a necessity. More people need to realize this rather than worrying about bit torrent speeds.