Was It Google And Verizon Or The FCC That Just Screwed Us On Mobile Net Neutrality?
In the Federal Communications Commission's release about the network neutrality order adopted Dec 21 is a section on Measured Steps for Mobile Broadband. It reads, in part, "Further, we recognize that there have been meaningful recent moves toward openness, including the introduction of open operating systems like Android. In addition, we anticipate soon seeing the effects on the market of the openness conditions we imposed on mobile providers that operate on upper 700 MHz C-Block spectrum, which includes Verizon Wireless, one of the largest mobile wireless carriers in the US. In light of these considerations, we conclude it is appropriate to take measured steps at this time to protect the openness of the Internet when accessed through mobile broadband." The entire section reads much like the joint network neutrality proposal offered by Google and Verizon. But what the hell does an open operating system have anything to do with network access?
Was It Google And Verizon Or The FCC That Just Screwed Us On Mobile Net Neutrality?