Is Verizon Wireless the model for the future of Verizon Internet with Tiered Access?
I am a long time subscriber and satisfied customer of Verizon Wireless cell service. In my opinion they have the best cellular coverage in the area. I have a relatively new Motorola cell phone. My phone supports Verizon’s high speed internet service EVDO, also known as V-Cast. V-Cast allows me to watch streaming video, play games and buy and download music to my phone. There is however; one catch. I can only watch video that Verizon provides. I can only buy music from Verizon’s service.
I pay Verizon Wireless for network access. I should be able to watch video provided by any online provider. I should be able to choose to buy my music from Apple? I should not be locked into Verizon’s services to get pictures taken with my phone off of my phone? Verizon says no. I disagree. I think that if I pay for access to the network then I should be able use any service I choose.
This is essentially the crux of Network Neutrality. Verizon and the other telecoms would like to control the internet the way they control their cellular services.
Verizon and the other telecoms have been talking a lot lately about Tiered Internet access. Red Bank should get an agreement from Verizon as part of the franchise negotiations to not implement a Tiered Internet Access policy.
