[178587] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: content regulation, was Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John R. Levine)
Sat Feb 28 20:03:32 2015
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From: "John R. Levine" <johnl@iecc.com>
To: "Jimmy Hess" <mysidia@gmail.com>
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> So long as the broadband service provider's e-mail filtering is
> performed only on their e-mail server and does not involve blocking IP
> traffic on consumers' connections.
Well, actually, it does. Every broadband network in the US currently
blocks outgoing port 25 connections from retail customers.
> My preferred resolution would be for the internet IP connectivity
> provider and the last mile Broadband/Layer 1 media connectivity carriers
> to be completely separate companies, with IP providers allowed to manage
> their Internet Protocol network however they see fit, and Broadband
> carriers required to provide equal connectivity to all competing local
> IP carriers.
Yup. Works great in Europe, too easy and effective to do here.
R's,
John
