Over At Slate Tim Wu says the network neutrality debate centers on whether it is more “neutral” to let consumers reach all Internet content equally or to let providers discriminate if they think they’ll make more money that way.
The cable firms and the Bells have (to their credit, but under pressure) sworn off blocking Web sites. Instead, they propose to carve off bandwidth for their own services, namely, television and, more controversially, to charge selected companies a toll for “priority” service. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin thinks there is nothing wrong with that. But critics say technological prioritization and degradation are the same thing; that given limited room on the network, whoever isn’t prioritized is by implication degraded.
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