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I don't follow the argument either. My understanding is: Before agreement: - wired: unregulated - wireless: unregulated. After agreement: - wired: net
by txxxxd 16y ago
I don't follow the argument either. My understanding is:
Before agreement:
- wired: unregulated
- wireless: unregulated.
After agreement:
- wired: net neutrality
- wireless: unregulated but reviewed yearly
We all benefit from wired NN.
Google didn't gain any special privilege here.
- gamble 16y agoExcept that the proposal for wired networks has giant loopholes, and one can easily interpret this deal as a fig leaf designed to get the issue off the table so that the network providers can create a reality on the ground that makes further legislation impossible.
- moultano 16y agoIt seemed to me that the loopholes are designed to exactly cut around the services people are already offering, like prioritizing your cable tv over your cable internet, and blocking botnets.
- wyclif 16y agofig leaf Olive branch?
- msbarnett 16y agoNo, he said what he meant. An olive branch is a peace-offering. A fig leaf is a token cover-up gesture that doesn't fool anyone.
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