[OPLINTECH] will it change?

[Tim Burns]

My understanding is that OPLIN (and SONNET —I dont’ know what they call Ohio’s fiber today—  yes, I’m from the 80’s) are network connected without neutrality regulation? Generally private links, not “Last mile ISP” like what patrons (or we) would have at home… or on our data phones.

Am I wrong to portray the library internet as unthrottled?

Tim Burns
Technology Support Specialist
Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County Ohio
tim.burns at birchard.lib.oh.us<mailto:tim.burns at birchard.lib.oh.us>
telephone: (419) 334-7101 extension: 239




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  1. OPLIN Services and Net Neutrality (Don Yarman)


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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:41:33 -0500
From: Don Yarman <don at oplin.ohio.gov>
To: oplinlist at lists.oplin.org, oplinupdates at lists.oplin.org,
oplintech at lists.oplin.org
Subject: [OPLINTECH] OPLIN Services and Net Neutrality
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On Thursday December 14, the commissioners of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) voted to end the policy commonly known
as Net Neutrality. This is naturally prompting questions from
libraries concerning what it means to them. In the immediate future,
the answer is probably nothing. Implementation of the decision is
likely to be held up by litigation. Once begun, it will take some time
for this to get through the courts.

For OPLIN's part, the FCC's recent decision is unlikely to change the
current state agreements for data transport or Internet service. We
have existing contracts for your library's main connection to the
OPLIN core, and for public library traffic to the commodity internet.
These do not change quickly.

This is not to suggest that the end of Net Neutrality is of no
concern.  Libraries in general have a stake in an open, equal internet
as part of our core value of intellectual freedom. I'm happy to have
that philosophical debate off-list.

Practically speaking, "ensuring equity of access" is spelled out as
OPLIN's mission in the Ohio Revised Code. To the best of our ability
and wherewithal, we will provide the best service we can to Ohio's
public libraries.

We know that, on the local level, libraries use a variety of ways to
connect your branches, and your options could become even more
complicated. Helping you with that is one of the reasons we're here.

If you have questions, I'm happy to chat further.

Neutrally yours,

                   Don  Yarman
                   Director, Ohio Public Library Information Network
                   2323 W Fifth Ave Suite 130, Columbus OH 43204
                   don at oplin.ohio.gov | 614.728.5250


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