The Importance Of Network Neutrality – The AT&T Monopoly
Continues AT&T has controlled U.S telephone service since
acquiring Western Union in 1913. That’s nearly a century of
regulated services. During this time, AT&T invented and
controlled the release of digital subscriber lines (DSL),
fearing it might replace voice with faster communications. Our
CEO Andreas Glocker’s response to George Turin’s post on the
importance of network neutrality; Being a smaller provider, I
have always struggled with network neutrality. The core issue
from a technical prospective is really that the Internet
Protocol (IP) was invented long ago. IP is lacking some key
features we would all benefit from today. There are two measures
by which IP works, similar to a water pipe. The volume of water
and the speed of when the water arrives (i.e. pressure).
Similarly in IP, we have bandwidth and latency. What’s missing
is the classification of traffic (hot or cold water).
Classification would be useful to assure that folks don’t get
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