1、标题：voa慢速英语:谷歌和Verizon提出网络中立提案对应音频：0820a.mp3听力内容：Verizon and Google Propose Rules of the Road for the InternetThis is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Last week, Verizon and Google proposed a plan they say could keep the Internet open while supporting investment in high-speed Internet service
2、.Verizon has the nations biggest wireless network while Google is the biggest Internet search engine. The proposal was a surprise because the two companies have been on opposite sides of the debate over net neutrality.That is the idea that all content on the Web should be treated equally.Internet se
3、rvice providers want to be able to charge more for heavy Internet traffic or users who want special services. The Federal Communications Commission regulates telephone, cable and satellite communications. But its power to regulate Internet service has been questioned in the courts.The new proposal c
4、alls for rules barring service providers from preventing users from sending and receiving legal information of any kind. Users also could not be prevented from linking any application, service or device they choose to the Web.And broadband Internet providers would be barred from discriminating again
5、st content and would have to be open about their policies.Supporters of net neutrality criticized the proposal for not including wireless providers. Wireless broadband is among the fastest growing parts of the Internet.Others oppose the creation of a two-tiered system on the Internet in which some c
6、ontent gets a fast lane and other content goes slowly.But Daniel Brenner says such a system already exists.DANIEL BRENNER: In some ways there are two tiers today. In other words, theres the public Internet which we all use for Web surfing, e-mail and sometimes for voice. And then there are managed n
7、etworks.Daniel Brenner is a partner at the law firm Hogan Lovells in Washington. He says service providers want to be able to charge more because they build networks out to their customers across the country. Such companies are the so-called last mile providers.But, the Internet is really a network
8、of networks which exchange traffic all the time and compete with each other. And not all networks reach the last mile to a customers door.Paul Kouroupas of Global Crossing says his company wants to make sure agreements between service providers are honored on all networks. That way, a service promis
9、ed by Global Crossing on its fiber optic network will be extended all the way to a customers door — even if another company carries the service that last mile.The Verizon-Google proposal offers suggestions for a debate that is not likely to end soon. Daniel Brenner says the FCC needs clearer g
10、uidelines from Congress. And thats the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter. Im Steve Ember.这里是VOA特别英语经济报道。上周，谷歌和Verizon联手提出了一项计划，他们称，该计划既可以保持网络的公开性，又能够支持对高速网络服务的投资。Verizon拥有全国最大的无线网络，而谷歌是最大的网络搜索引擎。该提案非常出人意料，因为在网络中立性的辩论中，两家公司一直处于对立的位置。网络中立性指的是互联网上所有内容都应该受到公平对待。网络服务供应商希望对较大的流
11、量和希望那个特别服务的用户收取更多费用。联邦通信委员会(FCC)负责调控电话，电缆和卫星通信。但是该机构管理网络服务的权利在法庭上遭到质疑。新的提案要求出台规则，禁止服务供应商阻止用户发送和接受任何形式的合法信息。用户也不能被阻止向网络连接任何应用软件或设备。宽带互联网供应商将被禁止歧视任何内容，将不得不公开他们的政策。网络中立性的支持者批评该提案没有包括无线网络供应商在内。无线宽带是网络中发展最快的部分。其他人则反对对互联网创建这种“两级”制度，一些内容得到快车道，另外一些则必须缓慢前行。但是Daniel Brenner表示，目前已经存在这样的制度。DANIEL BRENNER：“在某种程度
12、上讲，今天已经存在两级制度。换句话说，有一些公共网络，我们所有人都可以进行网上冲浪，电子邮件，有时候还可以网络聊天。还有一些受到管理的网络。”Daniel Brenner是华盛顿Hogan Lovells律师事务所的合伙人。他表示，服务供应商希望收取更多的费用，因为他们为全国的客户建立了网络。这样的公司就是所谓的“一公里连接”供应商。但是，互联网实际上是一系列网络的组合，相互之间一直在交换流量。并不是所有网络都能够到达客户的最后一公里。Global Crossing公司的Paul Kouroupas表示，他的公司希望确保网络服务供应商之间的协议得到所有网络的尊重。这样的话，Global Crossing承诺的光纤网络服务可以扩展到所有用户那里——即使另外一个公司也提供了这种服务。谷歌和Verizon的提议为不可能很快结束的一场辩论提供了建议。Daniel Brenner表示，FCC需要国会更加明确的指引。
