Dat zou mij niets verbazen, maar als dat de reden is, dan hangen ze die in ieder geval niet aan de grote klok. Want in hun aankondiging reppen ze niet over de beweegreden(en). Tenzij je dit helder vindt:
Peter van Burgel, CEO of AMS-IX, says:
“We entered the USA in 2013 because there was a strong-voiced need for the European Internet Exchange model, to fuel an open and neutral Internet. We can look back on our U.S. story with pride for the part we played in introducing this model there. Now it is time to review our operations, and we believe our efforts are better served elsewhere. We will look forward with excitement to the value we can bring to other parts of the world.”
Kortom,
net neutrality. Hey, die ken ik nog. Dat zwalkte destijds nogal:
A core issue to net neutrality is how ISPs should be classified under the Communications Act of 1934 as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996: as either Title I "information services" or Title II "common carrier services". The classification determines the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) authority over ISPs: the FCC would have significant ability to regulate ISPs if classified under Title II, but would have little control over them if classified under Title I.
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The five member FCC commission changes with each new administration, and no more than three members may be of the same political party, thus the FCC's attitudes and rule-making regarding net neutrality shifted relatively frequently through the 2020s. Generally, under Democratic administrations, the FCC has favored net neutrality, while the agency under Republican leadership eschew the concept.
The Supreme Court case Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (2024) overturned the Chevron deference, and as a result, the Sixth Circuit ruled in 2025 that the FCC does not have the authority to classify ISPs as Title II services, further ruling that ISPs are Title I information services based on the 1996 amendment. This means net neutrality is no longer mandated at the federal level, and the legality of whether ISPs may act based on differences in Internet traffic is left to the states. Some states, such as California, have implemented their own versions of net neutrality since this decision.
('Regulate' is dus inclusief net neutrality.)
TL;DR sinds SCOTUS (GOP dominanted) begin dit jaar oordeelde dat ISPs Type I zijn op federaal niveau, hebben diverse Staten (
waaronder Californië) besloten om net neutraliteit op Statelijk niveau te implementeren.
AMS-IX in USA zit in Bay Area (Californië) en Chicago (Illinois).
[Reactie gewijzigd door Jerie op 9 december 2025 14:45]