As a matter of interest, can traffic categorisation work if the end users are using encrypted VPN connections?
On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 at 23:06, Andy Farkas <[email protected]> wrote: > On 03/07/2019 14:34, Paul Brooks wrote: > > The kickoff article is at > > https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nbn-co-floats-its-own-netflix-tax-527507, > after the > > question in the NBN confidential discussion paper ... > > "Confidential". Yep, need to keep secret how our glorious NBN is being > built. > The people do not need to know. > > > ,,, at this stage we really don't > > know what they might have been thinking ... > > "We've spent Fifty One BILLION dollars (and then some!) upgrading the > copper network to be slightly faster. How can we get the money back?" > > > ... if it would result in increased charges, its a non-starter. > > Wishful thinking, Paul. > > > I'm not sure the Network Neutrality argument applies, since presumably > whatever 'price > > response' mechanism would apply to all video streaming equally, but it > certainly has > > gotten 'buzzword bingo' journos buzzing. > > It's all about net neutrality. You imply it yourself - "all video > streaming" is > segregating network traffic. Why should NBN care what traffic is on their > network? Surely it can handle the exponentially increasing data that was > predicted to occur decades ago? Oh, wait... > > NBN peeking into our packets is wrong. That what RSP's are for. > > Will electricity companies have a different rate for power used to run your > TV? Fridge, stove, lights... basic rate. Aircons - ooooh, a luxury item! > > There was a vision for Australian internet. The people didn't want it. We > get what we deserve. Thank you Mr. Trumble. > > -andyf > > PS. Now I'm even more depressed.... > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
