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Pros And Cons Of Net Neutrality

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Originally, the internet was viewed as a telecommunication service, and therefore was protected by the same laws. That it is a free open source for the consumer to access, without any restrictions. It was protected under the Title II “telecommunication service”. The transmitting of information between two distinct points. However, in 2002 the FCC reclassified it to Title I after the use of the cable modem service began. The FCC chairman at the time, Powell, sparked the idea of the four internet freedoms. Freedom to access content; under this freedom consumer should be given access to the legal content of their choice. Any restraints should be made clear and should be as miniscule as needed. Freedom to use applications; applications should be …show more content…

His idea behind net neutrality was that it would diminish discriminatory internet practices. In 2007, was the first attempt at making this idea a reality. Comcast had been throttling traffic on a file sharing site Bit torrent. Public knowledge and Free Press weren’t happy and filed a complaint against Comcast. The FCC came to conclusion the conclusion Comcast had violated the internet policy statement and had to stop. Comcast responded to the ruling by appealing to the D.C circuit. Ultimately, Comcast won, leaving the FCC with a decision to reclassify net neutrality or abandoned the idea completely. In 2010, the FCC danced around the idea of reclassifying under Title II, however many are against that, because of the rules and regulations. The idea bounced around for a couple years before deciding to stick with the legitimate net neutrality rules. This came after public outcry, and the decision was close to being finalized. 2015 was the third attempt at legitimate net neutrality rules. The court ruled in favor of the FCC 3-2, and for the first time net neutrality was official. Although slim, net neutrality pulled through. There were worries that internet service providers influence on Congress would affect the decision. Members of Congress have huge stocks in companies like Comcast and Verizon. Both have large enough revenue to sway a decision. Another worry of the ruling is the future of net neutrality. The legal battles between the FCC and internet service providers. There’s belief that they will appeal and exploit any loose holes within net

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Rachael Ray: The Two sides to Net Neutrality In an article written by author Gerry Smith, titled “Why Net Neutrality Has Sparked a Whopper of a Fight: QuickTake”, gives an overall explanation of net neutrality is, the arguments against it, and how it incorporates in the everyday life of today’s society. Though the article itself stays unbiased, and informative. Smith does a great job of making the article clear and understandable. While presenting the reader with an explanation of what net neutrality is and why it should be found as important.

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Officially known as the Open Internet Order, the law was founded on protecting consumers from ISPs blocking and throttling their speeds. When it was introduced, the FCC said they received more than four million letters from supporters of net neutrality. In a document signed in February 2015, Barack Obama wrote, “Today’s FCC decision will protect innovation and create a level playing field for the next generation of entrepreneurs–and it wouldn’t have happened without Americans like you.” Net neutrality was founded on protecting innovation and creating a level playing field for future entrepreneurs. This is why millions of people started supporting net neutrality in the first

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The Trump Administration was dealt a significant policy achievement on Thursday December 14th; a much needed one after almost a year of Democratic resistance, and Republican infighting. The Federal Communications Commission, voted 3 to 2 to repeal what is commonly being called ‘net neutrality’. Net Neutrality is a term focusing on a free and fair internet, as well as a common description for a series of policies enacted by The Federal Communication Commision. The rules, repealed on Thursday, are based in Obama Era views on the internet, and government regulation. Net neutrality has many faces, expressed through the political spectrum, subsequently many individuals, and corporations have made themselves clear on where they stand.

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"As most who will read this have already heard, net neutrality has been under fire lately. Chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai has come under a lot of fire along with it. His opinion on the subject has shown to be quite controversial to the people of the United States. As usual in situations such as this where our constitutional rights are attacked, the people are trying to fight back against this. Protests, blog posts, speeches, etc.

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Choi’s analysis, CP’s could potentially create an advantage for themselves while also harming ISP’s under a neutral net. Due to ISP’s being required to provide the same quality of internet (speed) to everyone, a company that uses substantially more resources will get the same treatment as a company who hardly uses network resources. ISP’s, on the other hand, want deregulation, so that CP’s who use an extraordinary amount of network bandwidth could be charged more appropriately compared to a smaller company not using as much data. As with Mr. Hong’s article, both social welfare and ISP’s will benefit more in the long term with

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One company has already sets eyes on this opportunity is Time Warner's cable now known Spectrum and Spectrum could slow down site such as Netflix,Hulu and Amazon Prime to the point it impossible to watch and they would have to switch to their prefer moving streaming which is provided by Spectrum, at a cost. During an interview with SHS senior Evan Pagliuca in which he mention ““Net neutrality repeal is just cable company trying to get more money because people are not spending money on cable package but

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Net neutrality was put into place during the Obama Administration on November 1st, 2011” (“Net Neutrality 1033). “In December 2010, the FCC, on a 3-2 vote, issued a report and order that set out rules that it contends preserve the internet as an open network enabling consumer choice, freedom of expression, user control, competition and the freedom to innovate” (“Net Neutrality” 1034). The net neutrality rules are a seemingly fair set of rules that help regulate the internet service. “The FCC issued three major net neutrality rules: (1) Transparency; (2) No Blocking; and (3) No Unreasonable Discrimination” (“Net Neutrality” 1034).

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Title II of the Communications Act involves the idea of “common carrier” and how broadband providers act as common carriers similar to how telephone networks. A common carrier simply means that a company will deliver goods (as in access to the internet) at set rates. So since net neutrality was embracing Title II, rules were created against blocking and discrimination of websites. Title II also helped protect consumers privacy rights. Section 222 within Title II requires “telecommunications carriers to protect customer proprietary network information.”

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This is a benefit for both the user and the company to enjoy. One way to think about this is to imagine it like a mail system. When the mail system was first introduced mostly all mail was sent with equal speed, but today different websites offer different speeds of shipment. People love how they can now get their packages sooner rather than later. If net neutrality was ratified then a new evolution of internet speed will occur, along with the satisfaction of the users.

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The reason why it affects them as well is they will be driven out by competitors as smaller companies don’t have enough funds to be able to purchase these “bundles”. Net neutrality should also be preserved because it protects free speech. It ensures that all of our voices and opinions have equal access to the internet. Without free speech, Internet Service Providers could potentially censor or limit access to certain websites or content. Contrary to belief this could also be an amazing thing.

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10, 2014, Barack Obama said that he would ask the FCC to institute regulations preventing blocking, paid prioritization, and throttling, the slowing down or speeding up of content based on your service provider. The statement also called for full transparency from the FCC, to make sure other points of connection would not be experiencing prioritization either. In a video, Obama argued that internet service should be treated as free and open space, recommending that the FCC reclassify internet service as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. That stance was met with opposition from Republicans and major ISPs. That same day the statement was released, Ted Cruz would take to Twitter to call net neutrality “Obamacare for the internet.”

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In 2003 this term was brought to life and coined by a Law Professor named of Tim Wu in a proposal to a government organization named the FCC about different way that regulations could keep users of the internet from having to pay extra fees that weren’t necessary. It wasn’t until around seven years later in 2010 that the FCC would use this term in hand with the creation of what was called the Open Internet Order which was a new set of laws regulating the delivery

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