[governance] Network Neutrality - A key IG issue ... ?

[karen banks]

hi

i haven't read the thread on this.. but, to quote ca

>In short, again, a flurry of consumer rights' violations.

i think this issue is a prefect one to bring in the consumer rights 
groups - a community we've not really managed to draw into the IGF 
process, but a very important potential ally in our work..

karen

At 14:32 16/04/2008, Carlos Afonso wrote:
>Wow, wonderful ISPs you have, Jacqueline!
>
>Here in BR the main backbone operators, which are also the providers 
>of broadband to home, monitor/censor/retard packets at will, 
>depending on how they affect their interests (as they are 
>conglomerates selling both connectivity and content).
>
>I cannot watch Joost or any other IPTV service which does not belong 
>to the cable company, for example, in my 8 Mb/s cable modem link 
>(random interruptions), cannot run an ftp or mail server, or even a 
>plain Web server on my end of the link using standard ports etc -- 
>in summary, they arbitrarily decide which packets you can 
>send/receive, and how. The link itself is excellent -- I just 
>downloaded a full Ubuntu CD in less than 20 minutes (they seem to 
>like Ubuntu ;)).
>
>In short, they interfere with content, and this is not anywhere in 
>the contract. The contract says (in euphemistic words) that they 
>will sell more bandwidth than they can cope with and the user should 
>not expect to get the full up/down nominal speeds specified in the 
>contract. But it does not even suggest you cannot try to use the 
>full nominal bandwidth specified in the contract.
>
>In short, again, a flurry of consumer rights' violations.
>
>--c.a.
>
>Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:
>>Robert Guerra wrote:
>>>Kwasi:
>>>
>>>As the issue you raise is really more related to network 
>>>neutrality, i hope you don't mind that I've changed the subject line...
>>How? Isn't this just pricing? We have some ISPs that offer 
>>unlimited bandwidth, some that offer transfer limits, with more 
>>data transfer for more $$, but they are all neutral as to the 
>>content that you send/receive and who you are. I know that my 
>>mobile internet (unlimited data at home) is very much metered in 
>>the US (when I checked email on my cell phone in JFK airport, I got 
>>data charges by the kb)
>>Jacqueline
>>
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