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We still want net neutrality

by on16 December 2008

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After news was leaked onto the worldwide wibble that Google was sniffing around ISPs asking how much it would cost if they got a faster service, the search engine  outfit has re-affirmed that it still loves the idea of net neutrality.

With word on the street that Google was willing to do a deal with the ISPs that would build a two-tiered Internet, some analysts wondered if the search engine was moving away from its support of the principle that all Web traffic should be treated equally.

Richard Whitt, Google's Washington-based counsel for telecom and media, wrote in a posting on the company blog that the search engine was strongly committed to the principle of net neutrality, and that they will continue to work with policymakers in the years ahead to keep the Internet free and open.

Whitt, the Google counsel, hit out at the reports as "confused" and said what the Internet company has sought to do is to place "edge caching servers" within the facilities of broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

This would allow for quicker delivery of data such as YouTube videos and other frequently accessed content and had nothing to do with the net neutrality issue.
Last modified on 17 December 2008
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