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The New Network Neutrality: Criteria for Internet Freedom.

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The New Network Neutrality includes ten criteria laid out by Sascha Meinrath and Victor Pickard that help create a more participatory and democratic Internet:

  • Requires Common Carriage.
  • Is Open Architecture and Supports Open Source Driver Development.
  • Is Open Protocol and Open Standard.
  • Supports and End-to-End Architectures (i.e., is composed of a "dumb" network).
  • Is Private (e.g., no back doors, deep packet inspection, etc.).
  • Is Application-Neutral.
  • Is Generally Low-Latency and First-In/First-Out (i.e., requires adequate capacity for both).
  • Is Interoperable.
  • Is Business Model Neutral.
  • Is Run by its Users (i.e., is internationally representative and non-Amerocentric).

Download the full paper here.

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  1. Brett Glass (not verified) on Wed, 2008-05-14 17:16

    This is such a bloated, overexpanded definition of "network neutrality" that it loses the entire meaning of the original one. It seeks to micromanage and micro-regulate ISPs, and would surely force all of the remaining independents out of business, leaving a cable/telco duopoly. No one -- whether he or she is a user or a carrier -- should support it.

  2. sascha on Sat, 2008-05-17 13:50

    Actually, if you look historically, it simply reiterates the original notions and underpinnings of the Internet itself. I'd encourage you to read the actual paper -- which lays out the historical precedents and primary sources that went into formulating this list. Meanwhile, if an independent ISP has built such an ossified business model that it can't adapt to the needs of its customers, then it probably should go out of business.


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