Tag: Neutrality

One of the thorniest issues that the newly installed leadership of the Federal Communications Commission is dealing with is net neutrality. In the long run, its likely that the trickiest part of the overall topic will be the application of the concept to the wireless world.

The net neutrality debate deals with the level to which a carrier should be allowed to control the delivery of lawful content on its network. The telecommunication world is wrestling with the balance between a content providers right to unfettered access to its potential audience and carriers right and, indeed, responsibility -- to manage the network in a responsible and efficient manner.