Net neutrality
Net neutrality (also network neutrality, Internet neutrality, or net equality) is the principle that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet equally. There should be no discriminating or charging differently by user, content, site, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or mode of communication. The term was coined by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu in 2003.[1] It was an extension of the longstanding concept of a common carrier.
Examples of net neutrality violations include when the Internet service provider Comcast intentionally slowed peer-to-peer communications.[2] In 2007, one other company was using deep packet inspection to discriminate against peer-to-peer, file transfer protocol, and online games.[3] They started using a cell-phone-style billing system.
References change
- ↑ "Columbia Law School Professor Tim Wu, Who Coined the Term 'Net Neutrality,' Comments on New FCC Rule". The Trustees of Columbia University. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ Peter Svensson (19 October 2007). "Comcast Blocks some Subscriber Internet Traffic, AP Testing shows". Associated Press. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ↑ Anderson, Nate (25 July 2007). "Deep packet inspection meets 'Net neutrality, CALEA". Ars Technica. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
