ALSO CALLED: Internet Access Services, Internet Content Services, Online Services, and Web-based Services DEFINITION: Two-tiered Internet refers to proposed changes in Internet architecture that would give priority to the traffic of those who have paid for premium service. Inherent in the model is the possibility for discrimination between different types of content and services. For example, high speed ISPs might favor
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INTERNET SERVICES DEFINITION (continued): … classified listings from corporate partners instead of other, unaffiliated partners. The two-tiered Internet is already being implemented on a small scale by some Internet service providers (ISPs).
The proposed changes conflict with one of the fundamental concepts of the Internet, network neutrality. In a neutral model, traffic is traffic: no preference is given on the basis of source or content. The inherent democratic nature of net neutrality has enabled the Internet … Internet Services definition sponsored by SearchNetworking.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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