Study: Abandoning net neutrality discourages improvements in service
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| "In Japan and Korea, where there is net neutrality and much
| greater competition among broadband providers than in the United
| States, there are also higher broadband speeds," he said."
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| Tim Wu, a Columbia Law School professor who is credited with
| popularizing the term 'network neutrality,' praised the study.
| "Kenneth Cheng is doing important research on a topic that is
| vital to the future of networking," he said.
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http://news.ufl.edu/2007/03/07/net-neutrality/
Tiered Web impedes communication and exchange of free software, while
empowering suppressive or wealthy companies. The Internet grew owing to its
democratic nature. DRM (even censorship) is another limitation which is
damaging to exchange of knowledge.
This is particularly important because the distribution of Linux is largely
Internet-reliant.
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