[governance] What is Network Neutrality

[Meryem Marzouki]

Le 9 janv. 09 à 07:19, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy a écrit :

>
> Wouldn't there be a balance if we seriously begin to be open to the  
> concerns expressed by the business sector to SOME aspects of the  
> 'discrimination' - a bad word, but may have to be permissible [in a  
> certain context]. If a Virginia uses the Internet for business  
> email and essential surfing, and Robert [co-panelist] is using it  
> to download movies 24/7, what is wrong if Virginia is charged $10  
> and Robert a $100?  The emotional point of view would assert that  
> both Virginia and Robert are charged equally, with the result that  
> Virginia subsidizes Robert by $40 which is unfair. This aspect of  
> Net Neutrality could be unfair to the user, for example.  [ Robert  
> responded by saying that he would like to pay a $100 ]
>
> I have a background in business and I am a businessman, with a  
> total commitment for Civil Society values. I will put on the  
> businessman's hat and ask you how I would survive as an ISP or  
> Infrastructure provider if you insist on me charging $10 each for  
> Virginia and Robert? I don't have $80 to subsidize Robert. How will  
> I recoup my investments? How will I survive? More important, how  
> will I prosper?

Do I understand it right that you're advocating against flat access  
rates for ISP subscrivers, and in favor of a usage-based pricing  
system, i.e. back to the old dial-up times system?
Note that, in any case, this is different from the net neutrality  
issue, whatever way the concept is framed.

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