{"id":652,"date":"2014-11-28T19:25:20","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T19:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/?p=652"},"modified":"2017-09-09T11:57:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T11:57:04","slug":"why-we-need-a-neutral-internet-exhibit-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/why-we-need-a-neutral-internet-exhibit-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Need a Neutral Internet, Exhibit A"},"content":{"rendered":"

I received an email from Verizon a few days ago, stating several FOX channels are\u00a0no longer available because “Verizon refused to accept an agreement that contained rates that are not in our customers\u2019 best interests<\/em>“. \u00a0Presumably, FOX wanted more than Verizon was willing to pay. \u00a0(In cable TV, it’s customary for the cable TV operators\u00a0to pay networks<\/a> to carry their content.) \u00a0Now, those channels are currently playing a looping video\u00a0with Verizon spokespeople, urging subscribers to call Cox Media.<\/a><\/p>\n

Contrast this with Verizon’s stance toward Netflix,\u00a0where they want the opposite arrangement: \u00a0Netflix pays to deliver\u00a0content over Verizon’s network, citing<\/a> “When one party\u2019s getting all the benefit and the other\u2019s carrying all the cost, issues will arise<\/em>” (Other ISPs share this view and Netflix has entered such an agreement with Comcast & Verizon).<\/address>\n
This inconsistent situation is precisely and exactly why we need a neutral Internet.<\/address>\n
Payments flowing between ISPs and content providers distorts the market, introduces\u00a0friction, and shifts control\u00a0to the ISPs. \u00a0Ultimately, it hinders innovation: compare the closed, legacy platforms (cable TV, pre-smartphone cell phones) with the enormous economic, quality-of-life, and strategic benefits\u00a0of the new, open platforms (the Internet, smartphones). \u00a0If standing up a new Web site was\u00a0as hard as signing up cable TV providers for your new cable channel, or getting a carrier to carry your mobile app “on deck” (pre-smartphone), we’d be a fraction as advanced as we are today.<\/address>\n
Allowing business models for legacy,\u00a0closed\u00a0networks onto the Internet is a fundamental policy mistake. \u00a0If we go that way, how long until:<\/address>\n
Verizon is\u00a0sorry to inform you that {Netflix,Amazon,Battlefield,Youtube,etc.} will be unavailable (or available only at a reduced performance) because [content provider]\u00a0refused to accept content distribution rates in our customer’s best interests.<\/em><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I received an email from Verizon a few days ago, stating several FOX channels are\u00a0no longer available because “Verizon refused to accept an agreement that contained rates that are not in our customers\u2019 best interests“. \u00a0Presumably, FOX wanted more than … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":655,"href":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652\/revisions\/655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/payne.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}