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Originally Posted by outlaw
"The internet was created back in the 1960s based on the principle of net neutrality. "
Really? I thought it was created to provide emergency communications for DOD.
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Outlaw: You are correct that the Department of Defense was the sponsor of the creation of the internet.
When the internet was created there was a technology decision that had to be made. Will the the data networks make decisions as to which data packets will be given priority during the transmission? Since data packets go through multiple (unknown when transmitted) servers on the internet, the decision was to treat all data packets the same regardless of origin, destination, or types of data. This principle has been carried forward in time.
The name “Net Neutrality” began to be used in reference to this principle around 2003.
With reference to my examples above, Comcast and AT&T made decisions as ISPS to override this principle.