Net Neutrality was as foreign a concept to me as it is to the 99.999% of Google users according to CEO of KDPaines & Partners; Katie Delahaye Paine. I understood the concept implicitly and knew that one day, a very dark day, free internet will cease to exist. Free from legislation and red tape. The debate has been going on for quite some time now however no consensus has been reached. Everyone agrees that copyrighted material is being stolen and distributed however no one agrees on what to do about it or even who should.
Google and Verizon have partnered and made a brash proposal to segment the internet as we know it and remove the concept of Net Neutrality for wireless services, which would mean that Net Neutrality would no longer extend to the Internet services you enjoy on your cell phone and mobile devices. Although I do understand that no one uses peer to peer clients on their mobile devices, what practical advantages are there in doing so and for whom? Notwithstanding that in the very near future with the advent of the LTE networks, HD television will be streamed wirelessly to your living room. That being said, wireless service providers may edge out existing ISPs to become the only providers of media. If Google has their way Net Neutrality could effectively be over for everyone. Maybe they had not thought that far ahead or, maybe they have and this is part one in the changes that end the Internet as we know it.
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