I am writing to you concerning the FCC ruling to end Net Neutrality laws set in place by the Obama administration. It’s known that your colleague Senator Perdue received $37,000 from ISP companies to reverse the FCC privacy rule, and I’m writing specifically to you in hopes that you are a representative that listens to the people that elected him. According to your website, you oppose government regulation of ISPs to protect Net Neutrality, arguing that we already have an open internet and that this is just asserting unnecessary government control over private enterprise. While you do have good points, let me inform you on what Net Neutrality actually is, why these regulations were put in place, and why they are important. The idea of Net …show more content…
If my network service provider decides to slow down a website that I use study tools from because they didn’t pay the fee to be in the “fast lane”, my GPA will suffer and eventually so will my graduation time track. Also, if I want to start my own business right out of college, then I will be at an unfair advantage online due to big brand companies buying advertising space in the form of being the first google search and slowing down my website. This goes against my right to the American Dream of starting a business from the ground up to support myself because I’m on a skewed playing …show more content…
The internet has been “open” for most of its lifespan because it’s had a relatively short one in the grand scheme of things. Now, with companies panning more towards their online audience, it’s going to be easier for them to take advantage of the market due to there being no regulations on what they can and cannot do, and in a capitalist society, companies want the greatest advantage to gain the greatest profit. The internet is a private enterprise, but not having regulations on it will go against the Antitrust Acts set in place by the Federal Trade Commission to guarantee the protection of consumers against malpractices and promote fair