The impact of net neutrality on cloud computing
March 31, 2015
Grazed from ITWorldCanada. Author: Don Sheppard.
Net neutrality has been in the news a lot lately, but there’s much less discussion of its relationship to and impact on cloud computing (or, for that matter, the Internet of Things).
Recent developments in net neutrality
On February 26, 2015, the FCC in the United States ruled in favor of “net neutrality” by reclassifying broadband access as a telecommunications service and applying Title II (common carrier) of the Communications Act of 1934 to Internet service providers (ISPs). FCC decision FCC-15-24A1, a massive 400 page document, was released publicly on March 12th. The lawsuits, which were fully anticipated, are already starting to be filed.
According to the Public Knowledge website states (I would have thought this also applies to organizations and applications, not just individuals!):..
“Net neutrality is the principle that individuals should be free to access all content and applications equally, regardless of the source, without Internet service providers discriminating against specific online services or websites. In other words, it is the principle that the company that connects you to the internet does not get to control what you do on the internet.”…