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The Pros And Cons Of Net Neutrality

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Net neutrality is a very a hot topic in the internet world, as well as the congressional, the Federal Communications, online commerce and the entrepreneurial world. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) defines it as “Net neutrality requires that the Internet be maintained as an open platform, on which network providers treat all content, applications and services equally, without discrimination” (Gillula & Malcolm, 2014). On the opposite end of the spectrum, big businesses, AT&T, ComCast, and other major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) believe that they have the freedom to charge what they please for whatever speed of access they so choose. In this paper, I will explore both sides of the debate for Net Neutrality. Net neutrality is …show more content…

We receive our news updates, our family, medical, weather updates and sometimes even package and prescription updates over the Internet. We are able to even receive these types of updates through text, or by E-mail. With certain carriers or certain E-mail websites we can receive SMS (or Short Message Service) on our phones as texts. I myself have used the UPS and the USPS tracking service available for SMS. Where would we be without these useful tools? In fact, where would we be without the ability to order merchandise, research information, or communicate over the Internet? The Internet, the World Wide Web is more an everyday presence in our lives than we often …show more content…

Without the ability to charge what their companies believe is needed, ISPs would have to operate on a tighter budget. Under FCC regulation, prices would be fixed, or monitored in order to guarantee fairness and equality to Internet companies to the consumer. With history’s free reign over Internet governance, ISPs were able to charge a little more or ask for a little more for preferential treatment in order to fund new projects; which in turn, helped to move Internet technology forward and create new and innovative ways of bringing information to the

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As some of us might know there has been a passionate debate on the issue of the net neutrality in which there is strong feelings on both sides of the debate. Net neutrality is the idea government should regulate the internet so that the major telecommunications companies won’t be able to turn the internet landscape into a monopoly. This paper will examine both sides of the net neutrality debate in which the content of this paper will explore both the pro and cons of net neutrality. At the end of the paper I will reveal my true thoughts about net neutrality and will discuss what I have learned about this issue in the process. Some of the pros of net neutrality include easy access to information, promotion of free speech and promoting innovation for smaller internet companies.

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With the issue of network neutrality arising, David Farber expresses his side of the argument. His opinion is that network neutrality may seem fair for the users and that network services seems to be secretive to its customers, however that is not the case. He portrays the downsides of the attempts of the government leaning over network neutrality and the most reasonable way for services and users to cooperate. This way, he has a strong stance for his side of the issue of network neutrality. (Farber, 2009) David Farber’s initial point about the Internet is that it is constantly evolving thus it requires monitoring on a scale that will help both service providers and consumers.

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Ajit Pai, the current chairman for the FCC, says that net neutrality rules are like “regulations from the Great Depression that were meant to micromanage Ma Bell” (NPR). Pai, the Republican majority of the FCC, and internet service providers believe lessening the authority net neutrality has over internet service providers will help the online American economy. The current FCC has stated that it wants to classify broadband Internet access as an “information service”, make sure mobile broadband is not defined as a commercial service subject to heavy-handed regulation, and put the Federal Trade Commission in charge of policing internet service provider’s practices (FCC). Replacing net neutrality with the FCC’s new proposal would lessen the regulation of internet service providers, allowing providers to charge content-makers and popular websites based on how they see fit. Internet service providers disagree with net neutrality, and argue that “popular websites have thus far gotten a ‘free ride’ on their resources” (Cheng, Bandyopadhyay, & Guo, 2011, p.61).

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