Background:
What is Net Neutrality?
Net Neutrality is the internet that everyone is used to. Net Neutrality is the basic principle that allows people to use the internet freely, without internet providing companies like AT&T and Verizon from blocking, or slowing anything down. Net Neutrality allows everyone to speak freely on the internet and protects any website from being discriminated against.
“Net Neutrality is the basic principle that prohibits internet service providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from speeding up, slowing down or blocking any content, applications or websites you want to use. Net Neutrality is the way that the internet has always worked.”
“It preserves our right to communicate freely online. Net Neutrality means an
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They can charge extra fees to the few content companies that can afford to pay for preferential treatment — relegating everyone else to a slower tier of service.” Network neutrality means applying well-established “common carrier” rules to the internet in order to preserve its freedom and openness. Common carriage prohibits the owner of a network that holds itself out to all-comers from discriminating against information by halting, slowing, or otherwise tampering with the transfer of any data (except for legitimate network management purposes such as easing congestion or blocking spam).
History:
Have we always had Net Neutrality? Net Neutrality has been the way of the internet. Of course, big companies have tried to but in and apply charges on the down low, but they’re never succeeded. The purpose of repealing net neutrality is big companies can hugely profit. Monopolies like Comcast and Verizon will not say this, though, so instead other ideas of their purpose have come
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Without Net Neutrality, network providers can block or slow down access to sites they don’t like.
No User Choice. Without Net Neutrality, network providers – not you – will determine what services and equipment you can use on the Internet.
Banned Chat Rooms. Without Net Neutrality, network owners can dictate whether you are allowed to visit popular chat rooms or if you will have to pay a cover charge to enter them.
Online Gamer Restrictions. Without Net Neutrality, fan sites, mod communities (individuals playing against each other), and MMORPGs (Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) might find their online gaming shut off. Network providers will be able to charge gamers tolls to access their favorite games, in addition to the broadband connection fee that most users already pay.
Expensive Downloads and Pod-casting. Without Net Neutrality, network providers could charge you more to download your favorite videos or music, or to use services such as Rhapsody, YouTube, Napster, and iTunes. Network providers can also tell you which download service you have to use, charging you a toll if you decide to use one of their competitors.
Against Net Neutrality:
Why should Net Neutrality be