04/01/09
Net neutrality: Can we find common ground?
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By Joanie Wexler
I was chatting with the GSM Association's CTO, Dan Warren, last
week when the delicate subject of net neutrality came up. This
is an issue that began in the wireline Internet business and has
most recently reared its head in U.S. broadband economic
stimulus discussions. Is it possible for the industry not to see
the issue as a black-and-white one, but one that requires
communications and compromise?Read full story
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Joanie Wexler mailto:joanie@jwexler.com is an independent
networking technology writer/editor in Silicon Valley.
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