Posted on 12/15/2008 8:39:47 AM PST by Sammy67
The celebrated openness of the Internet -- network providers are not supposed to give preferential treatment to any traffic -- is quietly losing powerful defenders.
Google Inc. has approached major cable and phone companies that carry Internet traffic with a proposal to create a fast lane for its own content, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Google has traditionally been one of the loudest advocates of equal network access for all content providers.
At risk is a principle known as network neutrality: Cable and phone companies that operate the data pipelines are supposed to treat all traffic the same -- nobody is supposed to jump the line.
Barack Obama, speaking to Google employees about net neutralityNet neutrality advocacy videoAl Gore, on net neutralityLawrence Lessig, speaking at Stanford UniversityBut phone and cable companies argue that Internet content providers should share in their network costs, particularly with Internet traffic growing by more than 50% annually, according to estimates. Carriers say that
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I’m criticizing the actions of businesses and individuals who would sell out their nation and what it stands for to make a nickel.
I’m not criticizing the principle of free trade, however those who engage in free trade need to do so with some moral principles and some patriotism.
The Chicoms are not our friends. An American business should not be helping them oppress and enslave their citizens just to make their balance sheets look better.
The US is at wear with China? Really? Who knew?
Think Chicaps.......
One does not need to be currently at war with a nation for them to be an enemy.
Really? So China is an enemy of the US? It must be hiding that fact real well, since China is (1) the second largest trading partner with the US, and (2) continually finances the US Government as the largest holder of US Treasury securities.
If that's an enemy, who is America's friend?
Countries aren't people and shouldn't be treated as such. Countries operate according to their national interests, not according to "trust" and "loyalty" and other assorted nonsense.
It is not in the interests of China or the United States to be "enemies," and, as a consequence, they aren't.
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