Essay On Net Neutrality

In the 1960s, the first form of the internet was created. It was a bit crude but this was the start of what would go on and become one of the biggest industry in the world. Today, the internet is so much better then the creators could of ever dreamed. At a moment's notice all the information someone could possibly want is there in seconds, effortlessly. Even Though we have come along way since the creation of the internet we still have a lot to learn. Internet providers in the United States have begun to throttle the internet speeds for certain services. For example, if someone wanted to watch Netflix but there internet provider got paid off by Hulu, so that the Hulu connection speed would be faster than Netflix. This is where net neutrality comes in, net neutrality means that the internet should be a free and open source for everyone to use and that all information is at the same level. Net neutrality is the one thing that our country needs, if we want to make our country a better place to live. The debate about net neutrality started all the way
Comcast, an ISP or internet service provider, was blocking Bittorrent traffic on their service. Comcast came out and said they did not completely block the traffic, just that they delayed it. Even with Comcast saying that they just slowed it down, people were outraged. Free Press and Public Knowledge filed a complaint to the FCC about Comcast. The FCC then decided to open an investigation on the matter. After the investigation, the FCC told Comcast that they can not block or slow the network to anyone. Comcast then appealed the ruling to the D.C Circuit Court of Appeals. In the end the court actually ruled on the side of Comcast (A Timeline of Net Neutrality). Every time the FCC tried to put rules in place about net neutrality, the ISPs would fight against them. In some cases the companies when as far as filing lawsuits against the FCC to stop the