The Federal Communications Commission has reportedly ended a series of talks with major players in the Internet industry on the question of Net neutrality. This followed allegations that Google and Verizon are privately wheeling a deal that would let the latter give preferential treatment to Web traffic from Google on its network for a fee. Google denied the reports. But is this the end of Net neutrality as we know it? Will companies be able to dictate what information consumers access on the Web by simply paying a fee to carriers?
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Telecoms Fret Over Bust-Up of FCC's Net Neutrality Huddle
Posted by: Richard Adhikari August 6, 2010 12:09 PMThe Federal Communications Commission has reportedly ended a series of talks with major players in the Internet industry on the question of Net neutrality. This followed allegations that Google and Verizon are privately wheeling a deal that would let the latter give preferential treatment to Web traffic from Google on its network for a fee. Google denied the reports. But is this the end of Net neutrality as we know it? Will companies be able to dictate what information consumers access on the Web by simply paying a fee to carriers?