Sounding Off to Support Net Neutrality
Should broadband companies treat all Internet sites and surfers equally? Providers have proposed charging users different rates based on bandwidth usage. But a diverse coalition of activists and companies have cried foul, rallying around the cause of “net neutrality”- the idea that all sites should be treated without discrimination. Tech Tuesday looks at competing visions of Internet governance and innovation.
Guests:
Edward W. Felten, Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs, Princeton University; Member, US Public Policy Committee, Association for Computing Machinery
Gigi B. Sohn, President and Founder, Public Knowledge
Craig E. Moffett, Vice President and Senior Analyst for U.S. Cable and Satellite Broadcasting, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC
Paul Misener, Director, Office of Global Public Policy, Amazon.com
Robert E. Litan, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Vice President for Research and Policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Go to WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show web site to listen to the segment.