[TriLUG] "What Everyone Gets Wrong in the Debate Over Net Neutrality"

[Sean Alexandre]

>From wired.com:

What Everyone Gets Wrong in the Debate Over Net Neutrality
http://www.wired.com/2014/06/net_neutrality_missing/

TL;DR The issue is not so much "fast lanes" because those already exist in the
form of peering agreements and CDNs. The issue is that access to the home has
been monopolized.

"If Comcast’s last-mile of cable connection was available to all competitors
under the same terms that gave dial-up service providers access to all copper
telephone networks back in the 1990s, we would have more ISPs in more
geographical areas. Consumers could simply switch providers whenever Netflix or
YouTube started to get choppy. And that would give Netflix and YouTube more
leverage in their deals with the ISPs. At the moment, this option—where ISPs
are treated as 'common carriers'—is on the table, but it seems like a remote
possibility. Maybe it shouldn’t be. Instead of railing against fast lanes, we
should be pushing Washington to explore ideas like this that could actually
promote competition among ISPs."

Thoughts?