Interesting details - net neutrality

[geckosfeet]

Excerpt from Google and Verizons public policy blogs: Our Common Ground on the Open Internet

Last night Google and Verizon filed a joint submission in response to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rule making on Preserving the Open Internet. This submission, which is in addition to the separate comments that each company filed today, expands on our October joint blog post. In that post, we endorsed a principled approach to finding common ground with respect to an open Internet. We expand on that common ground in our joint submission today.

Link for the article about the submissions from Google and Verizon: Google, Verizon Gang up on FCC

Link for the submissions to the FCC: Google and Verizon Joint Submission on the Open Internet

I guess in general it seems odd that these two companies are aligning in defending an open internet. The bottom line is that they are defending a position where they can present (a unified) opposition to FCC oversight and of course expand their respective market places.

IMO the FCC should pay more attention to de-facto criminal enterprises on the internet. Spam, malware, various types of credit card scams and identity theft. Sponsoring research for improved software and systems security would be far more beneficial to the average internet user than clamping down on service providers.

Link for an illuminating perspective of the Google/Verizon "alliance":DROID-buddies Verizon and Google offer net neutrality truce

on edit - added arstechnica blog link