Net Neutrality: Is It an Election Issue?

There are actually a couple of candidates running on the Facebook issue amp8230 like Beto Oamp8217Rourke in Texas Ro Khanna in California and couple of othersamp160 If one considers the tonedeafness of Facebook and Google over their data breeches it might make some sense to tie it to the issue of broadband deployment amp8230 such a fast lane for Netflixamp160 But then again maybe I39m dreamingamp160 After all nothing much happened after the Federal Confusion Commission more or less deregulated the internetExcept of course for a bit of nibbling around the edges of the sanctity of Net Neutralityamp8217s one time set of rulesamp160 To wit TMobile packages Netflix with a cellular subscription and now owns the amp8220cableamp8221 workaround company Layer 3 TV amp8230 which will certainly provide the backbone of a video 5G service coming sometime in the future more on that belowamp160In the meantime the aforementioned Congressman Khanna responding to a request from House Minority Leader Representative Pelosi came up with a set of principles for an amp8220Internet Bill of Rightsamp8221amp160 Then in an interview with New York Times contributor Kara Swisher Nancy Pelosi suggested that a new agency could be created to manage techamp8217s growing impact amp160amp8220Something needs to be doneamp8221 she told Swisher to amp8220protect the privacy of the American peopleamp8221 and amp8220come up with overarching valuesamp8221 a set of principles that everyone can agree on and adhere toSo okay it39s sort of a kneejerk Democratic idea amp8230 but get over itamp160 This is a good idea as per Mr Khanna39s response to Pelosi embodied in hisSet of Principles for an Internet Bill of RightsThe internet age and digital revolution have changed Americansamp8217 way of life As our lives and theamp160USamp160economy are more tied to the internet it is essential to provide Americans with basic protections onlineYou should have the right1 amp160To have access to and knowledge of all collection and uses of personal data by companies2 amp160To optin consent to the collection of personal data by any party and to the sharing of personal data with a third party3 amp160Where context is appropriate and with a fair process to obtain correct or delete personal data controlled by any company and to have those requests honored by third parties4 amp160To have personal data secured and to be notified in a timely manner when a security breach or unauthorized access of personal data is discovered5 amp160To move all personal data from one network to the next6 amp160To access and use the internet without internet service providers blocking throttling engaging in paid prioritization or otherwise unfairly favoring content applications services or devices7 amp160To internet service without the collection of data that is unnecessary for providing the requested service absent optin consent8 amp160To have access to multiple viable affordable internet platforms services and providers with clear and transparent pricing9 amp160Not to be unfairly discriminated against or exploited based on your personal data and10 To have an entity that collects your personal data have reasonable business practices and accountability to protect your privacyThink about it amp8230 this could even replace all the US and differing state laws tomorrowRandom NotesHere comes the 5G hype a whole lot of amp8220cutthecordamp8221 cheering for real this time plus next year39s much ballyhooed OTT services from Disney and ATampampTamp160 But don39t expect it to happen quickly amp160Here are some of the reasons why1 amp160All of the existing programming contracts and the variety of lengths involved until renewal2 amp160Digital rights vis a vis linear rights3 amp160Rights vis a vis delivery mode ie cellular broadband vs wirefiber broadband4 amp160The coming NIMBY fights over small cell placement necessary for real 5G5 amp160The politics of all of the above along with a donothing Congress6 amp160A White House that hasnamp8217t seen an issue here yetClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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