[governance] Net neutrality: Definitions

[Roland Perry]

In message <4C6A46A2.30900 at cavebear.com>, at 01:21:54 on Tue, 17 Aug 
2010, Karl Auerbach <karl at cavebear.com> writes
>Let's begin with the ultimate private right, the right to refuse.
>
>Are you saying that a provider *must* carry your packets?

On one hand, isn't that what the much desired "Common Carrier" decrees?

On the other hand, they only need to carry a random customer's packets 
for the duration of the period that they wish to be regarded as a public 
network for the purposes (and protection) of their local regulator.

>That the carrier must remain in existence, even to its bankruptcy to 
>convey your packets?

They are conveying packets for a fee. If they've messed up their 
commercial proposition such that they go broke, it's no different to any 
other bankruptcy.

>Or are you saying that a provider must give non-paying non-customers 
>the same access to its facilities as paying customers?  That would seem 
>to be a quick road to provider insolvency.

No, the criterion is that the only "credential" required by a customer 
is money (rather than, for example, being an employee of a particular 
organisation). But the customer has to provide the money, obviously...
-- 
Roland Perry
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