[governance] Net Neutrality

[Parminder]

Hi All

What is most interesting in the joint statement is this new concept of 
Technical Advisory Groups. Seeking technicalisation of areas which are 
legitimately for political governance is an old trick of the dominant 
interests, which we already have enough of trouble dealing with in IG 
arena. And now Google is joining in.

I also read dilution of Google's stand on NN, at least in terms of 
expectations of laying out NN principles and policies by the government 
and their strict enforcement. (though one would have to see Google's own 
separate submission on the subject.)

 From the referred joint statement

    With respect to traditional Internet access services, the parties
    agree that differential
    treatment of Internet traffic by network operators may be either
    beneficial or harmful to users.
    Particular practices could be acceptable or unacceptable
    discrimination, depending on their effect
    on competition and on users. While we do not necessarily agree on
    which side of the line
    various practices may fall, we do agree that such practices should
    be evaluated on a case-by-case
    basis.


Their is  saying in Hindi - People who live in glass houses do not throw 
stones at other people's house. Perhaps Google has started to realize 
the glassiness of its own house.

Parminder


Kleinwächter, Wolfgang wrote:
> FYI
> Interesting Joint Statement Google & Verizon
>  
> http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=6015527661
>  
> wolfgang
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