Wednesday, November 17, 2010

So Long as Consumers Are Informed, Bit Prioriization is Not a Problem

Consumers should be free to buy, and content providers and Internet access providers should be free to offer, services with varying levels of assured quality, says Ed Vaizey, U.K. Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries.

"The important thing is that ISPs and networks remain free to innovate," Veizy argues. "In doing so they may make mistakes and consumers should have the ability to make them pay for those mistakes."

In other words, the ban on any priorities applied to bits, which network neutrality advocates want, is not a good idea for the United Kingdom and its consumers and providers.

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