Google and Verizon want network neutrality to end in the wireless world, so they can charge more to prioritise certain services. That idea may not be as evil as the world thinks
What we today call the Internet is a by-product of the US Army’s work, originating in the 1960s, to build themselves a robust and fault-tolerant communications network. And it was the US Army’s priorities and motives once again which led to another peculiar by-product we take for granted: “Network neutrality”.
(This story appears in the 10 September, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)