NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Reed Hundt
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/20/hundt_cloud_carr/ The Cloud Computing Revolution will be regulated, according to former Federal Communications Chairman (FCC) Reed Hundt. Hundt - who has mounted many a soapbox - is using a review of pundit Nick Carr's new book The Big Switch as an excuse for laying out some cloud computing concerns. Should large, centralized computing utilities appear, as Carr promises, then the government will step in and regulate the bit shifting centers, Hundt says. And, in fact, it may be the next administration that first tackles such issues. snip But faction, opinion, debate, and resolution by voting are the building blocks of democracy, whereas "compromise" per se is not necessarily the same as majority rule. In any case, if Carr is right, again government action is likely. It is hard to imagine that those who gain power from government positions, namely Congress, will not tinker with the Internet if it in fact threatens their ability to obtain the consent of the governed. snip