Net Neutrality: Has Time Warner Created a 'De Facto Fast Lane'?
The first FCC complaint against an ISP exposes a potential grey area in the new Net Neutrality regulations.
Net Neutrality has been a source of lengthy litigation, mostly between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). This conflict came to a head when Verizon won a court case, forcing the FCC to reconsider its regulations. When the FCC announced its new regulations, they were challenged before they officially became law. Now we’re seeing a new kind of challenge, against an ISP for not adhering to the FCC guidelines.
According to the Washington Post, the complaint from Commercial Network Services, a webcam streaming service, alleged that Time Warner Cable was throttling traffic by not agreeing to a ‘settlement-free’ peering deal that would allow the traffic to flow smoothly.
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