Why Net Neutrality Is Not Helping the Internet

App writers, too, could be targeted for regulation under neutrality rules—at least if BlackBerry chief John Chen has his way

James Gattuso, --June 8, 2015

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The term “net neutrality” refers to the principle that Internet service providers serving end users, such as Verizon and Comcast, should treat all communications that travel over their networks the same way.
The concept is based on a network-engineering rule of thumb but never before had been enshrined in a governmental rule or regulation. In fact, in the early 2000s, the Federal Communications Commission specifically declared, in a series of rulings, that broadband Internet service was not a “telecommunications service” and thus not subject to common-carrier rules that bar variations in rates and services. Unlike traditional telephone companies and electric utilities, broadband providers would be free to establish their own business models in the marketplace. More...

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