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Net Neutralityand News
Week Nine
What is Net Neutrality?
And, what does Nemo have to do with it?
Net NeutralityIsn’t New
It was a problemfor telegraphcompanies
Net NeutralityIsn’t New
It was a problemfor telephone
companies
Now, it’s our problem.
And here’s what the problem is.
typical e-mail
The Internet was supposed to be dumb.
It was meant to be content, application and origin agnostic.
The Internet was supposed to be dumb
All traffic was equal
This was the principle ofCommon Carriage
as if the Internet were a public utility
Telcos want to change that
Telcos and partnersCompetitors andalternative voices
Telcos want to change that
Non-P2P ortelco VOIP
P2P trafficnon-telco VOIP
This is where Nemo comes in
A clear pipe from the dentist’s office to Sydney Harbour
Telcos want to play traffic cop
Content telco partnersapprove of or sell
Content telco partners don’t like
Content telco partners approve of or sell
Alternative Voices on Tight Budgets
Telcos want to create a
tiered internet
It happened to ham radio
operators
and it’s startingto happen
now.
• 2005 - Telus blocks union site during strike
• 2006 - AOL blocks anti-AOL website
• 2006 - Cox Cable blocks craigslist
• 2007 - Verizon blocks text messages from pro-choice group
• 2007 - Comcast throttles BitTorrent traffic
• 2008 - Rogers and Bell throttle bandwidth
Examples
• Reduces diversity of voices
• Accelerates concentration of media ownership
• Links media, industry and government
• Turns a public utility into a corporate playground
• Harms democracy
• Stifles innovation
Why Does it Matterfor News?
• SaveOurNet.org
• moveon.org
• Michael Geist
• CAIP
• Charlie Angus, NDP
What’s Being Done?
Steve AndersonSaveOurNet.ca
Thank you for your kind attention