Verizon and Google Propose Rules of the Road for the Internet

Net neutrality បណ្តាញឯករាជ្យ            Service providers ប្រព័ន្ធផ្តល់សេវា

Satellite communications គមនាគមផ្កាយរណប                                   calls for អំពាវនាវ

Broadband Internet providers ប្រព័ន្ធអ៊ីធឺណិតលឿន                            wireless providers ក្រុមហ៊ុនផ្តល់សេវាចល័ត    two tiered system ប្រព័ន្ធ២ជាន់ថ្នាក់

exist មាន                                             charge យកថ្លៃ                                  all the time គ្រប់ពេលវេលា

Fiber optic network បណ្តាញខ្សែហ្វាយ៊ើអុបទិក           Congress សភាអាមេរិកកាំង

In August, Verizon and Google proposed a plan they say could keep the Internet opens while supporting investment in high- speed Internet Service.

Verizon has the nation’s biggest wireless network while the Google is the biggest internet search engine. The proposal was a surprise because the two companies have been on opposite sides of the debate over the net neutrality. That is the idea that all content on the Web should be treated equally. Internet Service providers want to be able to charge more for heavy Internet traffic for users who want special services, the Federal Communications Commission regulates telephones, cables and satellite communications. But its power to regulate Internet service has been questioned in the court.

The new proposal calls for rules barring service providers from preventing users from sending and receiving legal information of any kinds. Users also could not be prevented from linking any application, service or device they choose to the Web. And broadband Internet providers would be barred from discriminating against content and would have to be open about their policies. Supporters of net neutrality criticized the proposal for not include wireless providers. Wireless broadband is among the fastest growing part of the Internet.

Others oppose the creation of “a two tiered” system on the Internet in which some content gets a fast lane and other content goes slowly. But Danial Brenner says such a system already exists. Danial Brenner is a partner at the law firm Hogan Lowels in Washington. He says service providers want to be able to charge more because they build network out to their customers across the country. Such companies are so-called” last mile” providers. But, the Internet is really a network of networks which exchange traffic all the time and compete with each other. And not all networks reach the last mile to a customer’s door.

Paul Kouroupas of Global Crossing says his company wants to make sure agreement between service providers are honored on all networks. That way, a service promised by Global Crossing on its fiber optic network will be extended all the way to a customer’s door- even if another company carries the service that last mile. The Verizon Google Proposal offers suggestions for debate that in not likely to end soon. Danial Brenner says the FCC needs clearer guidelines from Congress.