DJ Google, Sprint Pact Could Heat Up Wireless War
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| Wallsten, however, argued it is unclear their network will be truly open. "It
| doesn't seem consistent with Google's claims for open access and net
| neutrality," he said. "Clearly Google is going to benefit from this, and it
| will be easier to use (Google) than Yahoo" or other rival services.
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AT&T slams Google over open-access wireless proposal
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| AT&T has asked Capitol Hill not to enable an open nationwide wireless
| spectrum, claiming that Google's lobbying of such a network is a bid by the
| search giant to obtain broadband airwaves at bargain-basement prices.
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http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=B592E3C6-E5F3-4ECA-93C1-3A5A3392024A
Will Net Neutrality kill Web 2.0?
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| Software as a Service (SaaS) is another offering that benefits from
| routing round the web.
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| Badly written legislation that tries to implement the Apple Pie ideal
| of "Net Neutrality" threatens such advances, however. Last year's
| amendments to the Telecomm bill had the unintended consequence of
| outlawing for-fee QoS. A "neutral" net ensures there's one slow
| lane for everyone; that's something the net's most distinguished
| engineers - including Robert Kahn - think is insane.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/16/packetexchange_net_futures/
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