[governance] [lack of] Net Neutrality for Mobile Internet in different shapes and forms?

[Ivar A. M. Hartmann]

Try as I might, I can't think of something more dangerous than allowing ISPs
to determine and enforce rules about what is a *fair* use of internet
access.
Ivar

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 16:09, Roland Perry <roland at internetpolicyagency.com
> wrote:

> And a code of practice (for "traffic management transparency") has been
> launched, in UK:
>
> <http://www.broadbanduk.org/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download
> /gid,1335/Itemid,63/>
>
> "The Internet, including the networks over which it runs, is a shared
> resource and it is therefore right and important that access to it is
> allocated appropriately between users."
>
> "Traffic management ... of the overall network ... relates to practices
> applied to ensure the most efficient use of the network. This can involve
> deploying techniques to  prioritise  time-critical applications (e.g. video
> streaming) so that they work effectively even in  busy periods or congested
> locations. [and] ISPs can limit the throughput of non-time critical
> applications to provide a better experience for consumers accessing other
> types of traffic."
>
> "Traffic management in relation to a customer’s contract... invoke data
> usage caps or fair usage policies"
>
>
> --
> Roland Perry
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