Imagine if your favorite website was slowed down or blocked by your Internet service provider. Imagine if you had to pay more money just to access your favorite websites. Right now, we do not have to worry about these scenarios because of net neutrality; however, the death of net neutrality is coming soon to the United States. Hello, I am Steven Lai, and today, I will convince you all not to support the United States Federal Communications Commission, also known as the FCC, and their efforts to repeal the current net neutrality rules. I became well-informed about this net neutrality situation because I have been following the FCC’s efforts to eliminate net neutrality since its start in January of this year. First, I will talk about net neutrality in the United States. Next, I will talk about how we can help save net neutrality in the United States. After that, I will talk about life without net neutrality. Finally, I will talk about what we can do to help keep net neutrality in the United States.
First, I will talk about net neutrality in the United States. So what is net neutrality? According to Professor Tim Wu from Columbia Law School, net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers and governments regulating the Internet should treat all data on the Internet in the same way. Now that you all know what it is, it is time to learn why the death of net neutrality is coming soon to the United States. According to an article written by Alina Selyukh, the FCC
Attention Getter: When you go online you have certain expectations. You expect to be connected to whatever website you want. You expect that your cable or phone company isn’t messing with the data and is connecting you to all websites, applications and content you choose. You expect to be in control of your internet experience. When you use the internet you expect Net Neutrality.
Net Neutrality is the principle that Internet Service provider’s should treat all content on the internet equally. Most people in the United States of America want to keep net neutrality. However, the Federal Communications Commission’s chairman, Ajit Pai, wants to stop net neutrality, so many people are protesting to keep net neutrality. Net neutrality promotes innovation and allows freedom, but is seen as unnecessary by the Federal Communications Commission.
First thing I want to point out what is net neutrality. Net neutrality is limiting internet service providers, such as AT&T, Verizon, Century Link, Comcast, MediaCom, etc., from charging their customers where they are using their internet. Right now internet service providers can slow access to certain cites and speed the internet upon other cites, they are basically controlling where people go and what they do on the web. They charge certain companies more for the customer’s use of that cite and then, in turn, those companies charge more to their customers. Basically net neutrality is making the internet a fair place that everyone can use without having to worry about if the internet site they use is going to be slow or if they will be going
Have you ever used the internet? almost everyone is affected by the internet everyday. Net neutrality(net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites.) is being threatened by the FCC (federal communications commision) and some ISPs (internet service providers) like AT&T. People need to protect net neutrality because without it ISPs can charge you more, net neutrality keeps things fair, ISPs could deny access to websites and services.
“Net neutrality shackles the internet with rules and regulations designed for the bygone era of the black rotary phone rules that made sense in 1934 but not today”. This is a quote from Brian Paul who is a reporter from “The Mercury News” which is based in San Jose, California. Net Neutrality is the idea that all internet service providers should treat all lawful internet content equally and it is restricting the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of modern computing. Although, on the other side of the argument many people like Tim Berners-Lee who is known to be the creator of the world wide web say “Neutral networks are critical to ensuring fair, open competition in the content market and driving America's growth in the digital era”. It is
Net neutrality is becoming a rising topic that could take the large community of internet users by storm. Net neutrality according to Dictionary.com is: "The principle that basic Internet protocols should be non-discriminatory." This definition by itself is very bland and leaves out many important details. I agree whole-heartedly with this idea of a truly open internet. Nobody questioned the free internet until on January 14th, 2014, a federal court of appeals opposed the Federal Communications Commission or F.C.C's "Open Internet Order." This allowed for large internet companies, such as AT&T or Comcast to discriminate against content displayed on the internet. This change could end up costing users a lot more out of their
The purpose of this report is to inform the reader about Net Neutrality from every angle. The problem with Net Neutrality is that there are those who are for it and those against it thus creating disagreements on how the internet should be ran. Those who want Net Neutrality want the internet to remain open so that when you or I log on we can access any site any content equally. Those who are against Net Neutrality would participate in
Before this assignment I had no idea what net neutrality was, I’m embarrassed to write that confession. “Net Neutrality is the assurance that access to the Web and its content will not be blocked, slowed down, or sped up depending on where that access is based or who owns the access point(s)” (Boswell). This to me means that the FCC (Federal Communications Commissions) want the internet to be open to all traffic, or online customers. They don’t want companies to be able to block or charge premium rates for the use of service. This allows all data to be equal and everyone is on the same “fast lane” of the road, sort of speck.
Net Neutrality is essential to our everyday lives, and it is perilously close to being repealed on December 14th by the FCC; but if more people take a stand in support of Net Neutrality, we can preserve the free internet. Net Neutrality needs to be saved because it protects free speech, free trade of information and services, and the privacy of our data. This is an issue that concerns all citizens regardless of political affiliation, but lawmakers have made it a fight between the two parties. Most people did not care about Net Neutrality or even know what it is until fairly recently, but recent events regarding it's likely repeal have turned the public’s attention towards it.
The concept of network neutrality (more commonly referred to as net neutrality) has been a fixture of debates over United States telecommunications policy throughout the first decade of the twenty-first century. Based upon the principle that internet access should not be altered or restricted by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) one chooses to use, it has come to represent the hopes of those who believe that the internet still has the potential to radically transform the way in which we interact with both people and information, in the face of the commercial interests of ISPs, who argue that in order to sustain a competitive marketplace for internet provision, they must be allowed to differentiate their services. Whilst this debate has
Net neutrality is the basis in which all internet providers must treat data on the Internet equally and not charge differently based on what device , website, application you use, or content you decide to view. The recent vote in the U.S. to repeal net neutrality’s guidelines is unjust because it violates 1st amendment guidelines, gives the people less freedom, and gives Internet service providers many ways to meddle with data speeds and how their users use the Internet.
Throughout the last decade, the idea of Net Neutrality has been the topic of many debates. Net Neutrality is the idea that Internet service providers should not be allowed to block their users from any content regardless of its source. The Debate is still continuing in 2017 with the F.C.C planning to repeal Net Neutrality and allow internet providers to completely regulate what their users can see and charge the users extra for “luxuries” such as social media, messaging, email, and music. There are two sides of this argument, one side believes that Net Neutrality should be taken away, while others believe that it is unfair for the Internet providers to have the right to take away the access to any content. Internet providers should not be allowed to control what content one can view when surfing the internet.
The debate of Net Neutrality is much about keeping the Internet where it is now or how much to allow ISPs, specifically broadband providers, to manage their specific networks. However, this debate is more political than technical, therefore the issue is the Internet has grown so large and to the point that the government is now involved in setting regulations. ISPs, such as, Verizon, Comcast and others have very little interest in just installing the cable into homes, however, the interest is in what data you consume, and from whom and how much, merely there is a lot of money at stake.
Net Neutrality is the idea of openness, it allows people to connect and exchange information freely if the information or source is not illegal. Without Net Neutrality, telecom companies will be able to create a tiered service model for internet providers, a model which will hurt the
Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking certain products or webpages. Net neutrality is like the Equal Protection Clause (5th Amendment) in that it is the idea that Internet service providers (ISPs) and governments should treat all site data equally. In other words, no one should be throttling speeds or blocking certain sites outright because of their content, author or country of origin. The alternative is called a “closed internet” where companies are allowed to restrict access to services and sites by exerting control over the “broadband…the pipe through which we get access to the Internet” (Podhoretz 2010). Generally in a capitalist society, competition is seen as a positive motivator because it creates an efficient marketplace. However, this system breaks down when supply is artificially limited. Consumers expect to pay more for better products, whether it is a high definition cameras or a custom pair of boots. The US market is based on the theory that competition stimulates the economy and generates the best products. The cable/internet market is unusual in this regard because there is very little competition between ISPs” (Podhoretz 2010). The main reason for this is because market is saturated and the entry fees are incredibly high (Brodkin 2014). The companies that have footholds in this market have invested large sums in