Re: re: @Neil Davies 1
Nor does it preclude traffic shaping/management, provided such shaping is based on traffic dynamics and not economics.
And herein lies the rub: how do you differentiate the two? As indicated elsewhere, good network management often includes prioritization of traffic, This discussion reminds me a bit of the "benevolent dictator" approach to running a nation. If the ISPs are left to determine how to do this, they will eventually, inevitably decide to maximize profits, especially in the short term, no matter the quality of service provided to customers. If there are consistent standards and rules across the board, there will be other problems, to be sure, but they will be lesser than the worse case of service providers gone wild.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
