Re:The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official
by sonnyblarney on Monday June 11, 2018 @11:59AM
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Network Neutrality is a concept, not a law.
Yes, the US law requiring a certain kind of Network Neutrality did expire.
The point is: service providers charging for differentiated QoS (such as different packages for latency) is well within the concept of Network Neutrality.
What is 'out of bounds' for NN is charing for customers based on the content of those packages.
So:
> A low latency service (designed for gaming in mind), is NN
> A low-latency service 'for games only' - is not NN
> If the ISP charges you money to access 'Steam' games, but not for others - that is not NN.
Yes, the US law requiring a certain kind of Network Neutrality did expire.
The point is: service providers charging for differentiated QoS (such as different packages for latency) is well within the concept of Network Neutrality.
What is 'out of bounds' for NN is charing for customers based on the content of those packages.
So:
> A low latency service (designed for gaming in mind), is NN
> A low-latency service 'for games only' - is not NN
> If the ISP charges you money to access 'Steam' games, but not for others - that is not NN.