
Posted by: Greg Elliott, Director of Business Development at 1102 GRAND
I recently read an article by Eduardo Porter of The New York Times titled “Keeping the Internet Neutral.”
The article highlights specific examples of how stifling net neutrality could affect innovation. We have seen firsthand in Kansas City the excitement and new ideas already evolving from the Google Fiber project, which is also referenced in the article. 1102 GRAND is a carrier neutral collocation facility that has a Meet Me Area with many network service providers that invest millions and in some cases billions of dollars to build out their nationwide and global networks. I am interested in hearing your feedback on whether or not the service providers should be able to control content on their networks. Sound off on Twitter @1102Grand and/or Facebook.
Imagine a network of private highways that reserved a special lane for Fords to zip through, unencumbered by all the other brands of cars trundling along the clogged, shared lanes. Think of the prices Ford could charge. Think of what would happen to innovation when building the best car mattered less than cutting a deal with the highway’s owners.
A few years ago, Tim Wu, a professor at Columbia Law School and a leading thinker about the evolution of the “information economy,” warned members of the House judiciary committee that this could be the fate of the Internet. Companies offering broadband access, he said, should not be allowed to discriminate among services online. If they did, the best service would not always win the day. “It’s not who has a better product,” he explained. “It’s who can make a deal with AT&T, Verizon, Comcast or Time Warner.”
Posted By: Darren Bonawitz 
This article written by David Lieberman from USA Today explains a proposal from the Federal Communications Commission. The proposed plan would “preserve the freedom and openness of the Internet.” Critics and Internet supporters have been discussing the issue of net neutrality. This proposal has received both support and criticism.
Plan could charge some users higher Internet fees
He will ask the five-member regulatory agency to vote on Dec. 21 on rules that he says would “preserve the freedom and openness of the Internet.” President Obama has said that protecting what’s known as net neutrality would be a top goal.
Genachowski said that his proposal would bar “unreasonable” efforts by Internet providers — led by cable and phone companies — to help some services and hurt others. For example, providers couldn’t provide smooth and uninterrupted transmissions for communication services that they own, and jittery or delayed transmissions for competitors such as YouTube or Skype.