Many of you have probably noted that there is legal chatter around the consumption of internet bandwidth, and how the large telco companies have, in some instances, played gate keeper, offering more network juice to some operators/outlets at the expense of others. Seemingly, the main issues that they have with network over-consumption is with P2P (Peer-Peer) networks, especially when file-sharing and downloading is the main priority.

This effects WellcomeMat, and the future of real estate video more generally, as there is a chance that federal bodies will enable the large telecoms to “direct traffic” in a way that allows them to be more healthy ($$$). NAR has taken it’s official stand, and we very much appreciate it:

“Similarly, the National Association of Realtors told the FCC that youtube.com, Wellcome Mat and zipvo.com have become indispensable for the remote display of real estate for potential buyers. “Uncertainty over network providers’ authorization to degrade specific technologies of their choosing may chill innovation in video distribution technologies to the detriment of businesses and consumers alike,” the NAR concluded, and asked the Commission to enforce ISP fairness on a “case by case” basis.”

Of course, as karma dictates, this news arrives in the same morning that WellcomeMat shows a video on “how to get kicked out of a NAR event.” All in good fun of course, and for the record, the NAR officials that sent us through the doors in Vegas were nothing but considerate and respectful. We quickly understood why two astronauts, whom hadn’t paid for booth space, deserved an ousting.

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