Monday, April 28, 2014

Thought experiments with F.C.C new rules

Thought experiments with F.C.C new rules 


FCC's loose proposal off their website.   http://www.fcc.gov/blog/setting-record-straight-fcc-s-open-internet-rules
To be clear, this is what the Notice will propose:
1. That all ISPs must transparently disclose to their subscribers and users all relevant information as to the policies that govern their network;
2. That no legal content may be blocked; and
3. That ISPs may not act in a commercially unreasonable manner to harm the Internet, including favoring the traffic from an affiliated entity.

1. Let’s use this as a halfway decent thought experiment.   Lets say Verizon offers Voynage a fast lane for their VOIP service. One of the statements of the FCC new rules is that Carriers would not be allowed to charge services extra for fast lanes where there is a conflict of interest.  If you have Fios bundled with phone your phone line is already passing over VOIP directly within Verizons network.  According to the idea's the FCC is currently providing it would be illegal for Verizon to offer preference through put for a service that they have a conflict of interest.  Verizon would be legally required to provide the same speed to vonage that it provieds to it's own phone customers.  There for is Voynage customers notice breakup in their service Voynage would be in the right to file suit against Verizon for giving themselves preferential treatment.  The same would apply to Comcast as it also offers a Voip Service.

2. Here is another thought Experiment Hulu VS Comcast.  Hulu has paid for rights to rebroadcast content provided from NBC, and NBC is owned by Comcast.  There for Concast may not favor traffic from NBC over Hulu as Hulu is providing some of the same content the NBC is paying for.  If concast provides better access to their own subsidiary then they would need to provide the same access to HULU.  If they charge Hulu for preferential data they would also need to charge NBC in the same way.  

3. Lasty if you are a activist and you voice must be heard. And Verizon slows access to your site yet your site accounts for only 0.0000001% of the data moving across their network then there would be no commercially reasonable justification to ask for preferential data treatment.  If you site take 5 minutes to load 5MB of data then Verizon could be accounted for doing harm to the internet.  

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