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UK Minister Backs 'Two-Speed' Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the end-of-an-era dept.

Darkon writes "UK Culture minister Ed Vaizey has backed a 'two-speed internet', letting service providers charge content makers and customers for 'fast lane' access. It paves the way for an end to 'net neutrality' — with heavy bandwidth users like Google and the BBC likely to face a bill for the pipes they use."

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  1. Open Rights Group Have Responded by MHDK · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2010/open-internet-enhances-our-freedom-of-speech/

  2. dangburn newfangled hippies by arkane1234 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I can hear it now, almost a throwback to the 60's...
    "dangburn newfangled hippies with their free love, free net, free information! Every redblooded {American|Brit} knows you get what you pay for! Can't have vagrants just lolligagging around on the net! The pricetag filters out the hoodlums!"

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  3. Confused. by Usefull+Idiot · · Score: 5, Informative

    Google and the BBC already pay for the "pipes" they use, and end users pay for the "pipes" they use, where is someone not getting paid in this?