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AT&T’s fascinating third-way proposal on net neutrality (washingtonpost.com)
1 point by forgottenpass on Sept 17, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



I'd like the idea of my ISP providing me QOS controls, but this isn't that. The outward facing branding looks like user control but is just a runaround to keep their peering links saturated for their not-opted-in customers. Is this not just hiding paid prioritization under an opt-in system?

Also, this is about charging the 3rd parties now, but smells like paving the way towards charging customers for access to non-saturated links on a per-service basis.




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