Net Neutrality - Why Should We Care?
Net Neutrality is an issue that could affect each one of us and is an important issue that will shape the future of the Internet. At the National Conference for Media Reform, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps was clear with his message: “We must have enforceable principles of Internet non-discrimination”.
From Wikipedia:
“A neutral broadband network is one that is free of restrictions…which does not restrict content, sites or platforms, and where communication is not unreasonably degraded by other communication streams”.
Net Neutrality is not a new issue, the term “Net Neutrality” was coined in 2000 and the debate is becoming increasingly fierce…with the telephone and cable companies on one side and almost everyone else on the other.
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The phone and cable companies believe that they should be able to be the gatekeepers to the Internet. They want to create a tiered system where you could pay more to have your content delivered as a priority or faster or at all.
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