Several large net-based US corporations have written a letter of support for the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality push.
Amongst the signatories to the letter are the chief executives of Google, EBay, Amazon, Sony Electronics and Facebook, adding their voices to the FCC’s opposition of the tiered internet structure proposed by some ISPs.
The letter makes the argument that an open internet allows sites to compete on content alone and reads: “An open Internet fuels a competitive and efficient marketplace, where consumers make the ultimate choices about which products succeed and which fail.”
“This allows businesses of all sizes, from the smallest start-up to larger corporations, to compete, yielding maximum economic growth and opportunity.”
ISPs and Telecommunications companies disagree with this assessment however, arguing that a tiered service is the only way that a reliable service can be assured for the future.
Obviosuly, as a company whose life blood is the internet, we’re vehemently against any form of preferential treatment for those with deeper pockets. If the infrastructure of the net needs a little boost, as they seem to suggest it does, we’d rather they found some other way to fix it.
Source: BBC
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