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Net Neutrality Gets a Chance
by Andrew McCaskey
Moving Fast, Closing Window
Now is no time to be giving high-five’s on the topic of netneutrality. FCC Chairman Genachowski’s speech and the policies rules that are proposed are the opening salvo in a battle that will be fought out for the remainder of this administration’s term. There is simply too much money in play- and with some of the World Class lobbyist efforts now targeting a common foe – the next three years are going to be spent in the defensive mode, keeping the internet free and open.
If the principles and rules are not in place, challenged and resolved with court appeals, final ruling and precedent completed, it is always a danger that progress will be temporary.
Let us hope that now that the pendulum is swinging in the direction that promises a continuation of the innovation at the edge, that there is a long time before it starts to swing back the other way. If not, we are condemning our grandchildren to the equivalent of the 300Baud modem – the sort of innovation that we would have about now if there had not been an opening of the telecom arena less than 30 years ago. In fact 1200 Baud was the high speed option – and maybe that would have been what we could look forward to along the way.
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