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In the past couple of months a few important but often confusingly technical or obscure things have come to a head. I think it is important for everyone, even people who have absolutely no interest in the internet other than using it, to at least pause for a moment and consider what is going on, even if it is merely so that you have a more refined list of candidates to blame when your internet service stops working temporarily.
I know that at least a few people who are not overly technical or couldn't care less about nerd politics read this journal. For them, and to test my own understanding, I'm going to try to summarize the SBC AT&T merger, the Cogent vs. Level 3 dispute, and the UN arguments over US control of the internet plainly. These explanations reflect my understanding as gleaned from professors, fellow students, and even the accuracy challenged and reference deprived reaches of the internet like the Slashdot forums. I might be wrong, I welcome correction. Remember to take everything I say with a grain of salt.
I know that at least a few people who are not overly technical or couldn't care less about nerd politics read this journal. For them, and to test my own understanding, I'm going to try to summarize the SBC AT&T merger, the Cogent vs. Level 3 dispute, and the UN arguments over US control of the internet plainly. These explanations reflect my understanding as gleaned from professors, fellow students, and even the accuracy challenged and reference deprived reaches of the internet like the Slashdot forums. I might be wrong, I welcome correction. Remember to take everything I say with a grain of salt.
