Internet tollbooths

This assignment tests your understanding of the end-to-end design principle and the politics surrounding the Internet and other forms of telecommunication. Read the New York Times editorial Tollbooths on the Internet Highway and Vint Cerf's letter to the congressional committee conducting hearings on this issue, then answer the following questions:

What would the ISPs like to do?
What does the New York Times think of the ISP proposal?
What does Cerf think of the ISP proposal?
Which TCP/IP layer would the ISPs like to change?
How does the ISP proposal violate the principle of a "dumb," end-to-end network?

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