from the heart's-in-the-right-place dept
There's been a lot of talk lately about "Wireless Net Neutrality", kicked off by Columbia professor Tim Wu's
paper of the same name, as well as a petition
Skype made to the FCC, following on many of his ideas. While some good points have been raised, overall, this "wireless net neutrality" push is a bit of a red herring. Net neutrality is a loaded term that's almost guaranteed to instantly raise people's blood pressure. But it's really a pretty poor term to use here. Wu raises some good points, but much of his paper is undermined by some misunderstandings of the market, and a failure to realize that the highly competitive mobile market is already moving toward openness, so any neutrality regulations would be premature and unnecessary. Click through to the full entry to get the more detailed explanation.
