{"id":11695,"date":"2017-02-16T12:13:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T11:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vboxxcloud.nl\/?p=11695"},"modified":"2018-03-21T15:05:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T14:05:51","slug":"trump-net-neutrality-cloud-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vboxxcloud.com\/blog\/trump-net-neutrality-cloud-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump, Net Neutrality and Cloud Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In January, Tom Wheeler, then chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), left with a warning. Businesses could lose their choice of cloud services and applications, if Trump\u2019s administration rolled back net neutrality rules.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/general\/open-internet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Open Internet Order<\/a> was signed under President Obama\u2019s administration, an achievement that would prevent Internet Service Providers (ISP) \u00a0from choosing applications or cloud networks in terms of access, speed and latency. This would ultimately lead to their control of the cloud in the future. Wheeler stated at the time, \u201cAs everything goes into the cloud, the ability to access the cloud free of gatekeepers is essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong><br \/>\nWill Trump undo the Open Internet Order?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In January 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, President Trump named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/about\/leadership\/ajit-pai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ajit Pai<\/a> as chairman of the FCC. Pai is a vocal opponent of the open internet laws established under Obama\u2019s administration. So far these policies are still in place. However, President Trump\u2019s latest actions could be bad news for the cloud computing market.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><br \/>\nTrans-Pacific Partnership withdrawal could mean \u201cstarting from zero\u201d on digital trade policy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Removing the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), could directly affect U.S cloud-computing companies seeking the breakdown of digital trade barriers. While cancelling U.S involvement in the TPP was not surprising, it renders the future of digital trade uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Claude Barfield, a scholar from the American Enterprise Institute says that legal agreements that began to establish a legal foundation for digital trade, were swept away. Which means that Trump\u2019s administration is starting from zero, in regards to digital trade rules.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><br \/>\nAn uncertain future for cloud companies and net neutrality<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>So far Trump\u2019s administration has been acting on all the promises made during the campaign. Rejecting the TPP agreement and nominating a vocal opponent of the \u201copen internet\u201d as chair of the\u00a0FCC, could mean a significant change in policies previously established.<\/p>\n<p>It is an uncertain period for American cloud companies, which have been rising in economic value, and are today, an important part of the economy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/3161832\/cloud-computing\/trump-s-trade-tpp-move-a-setback-for-cloud-computing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CIO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.nl\/trump-net-neutrality-fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-2017-1\/?international=true&amp;r=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Business Insider<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/general\/open-internet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FCC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January, Tom Wheeler, then chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), left with a warning. 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