Open internet or net neutrality, whatever you want to call it, is a really hot topic since Google and Verizon announced their own neutrality deal. Since then, we’ve had internet denizens denounce the deal alongside tv and online pundits. Now we have House Democrats asking the FCC to intervene. While I typically hate it when [...]
The real question is whether some content should get preferential treatment. Let’s hypothetically say a broadband provider like Comcast signs a deal with a content provider like NBC. In this hypothetical scenario NBC shows can now stream in full HD over Comcast’s “pipes” to customer’s computers. However, CBS programs will stream much slower because Comcast [...]
The proposed purchase of NBC by Comcast is causing worries among those who want a free and open media landscape. De-regulation of the media has been disastrous. Fewer and fewer entities now control the flow of information that we have access to. This should worry everyone. Comcast would have us believe that they won’t interfere [...]