Net Neutrality Rules
On February 26, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission passed the Title II Net Neutrality rules. These rules will be enforced by the FCC and will protect the American people when it comes to the use of the Internet. Some people say that this is a major part of history because of the way the Internet has changed and enriched lifestyles. Research suggests that Net Neutrality will benefit all Internet users because it protects consumers against blocking of content, prevents throttling of all traffic, prevents favoritism to certain interests, and insures the customer's safety from prioritizing any specific content or traffic. These rules apply to all fixed and wireless internet providers in the United States, and Net Neutrality and its
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(Finley, K 2015). Dozen of Internet Service Providers, including the big companies like, Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon are against Net Neutrality because they say that the rules are too restrictive. Net Neutrality will prevent ISP's from doing what they want with all the content and traffic that they deliver. Internet Service Providers also claim Net Neutrality will hinder investment and innovation.
As of December when I wrote this research paper the battle of Net Neutrality is still on going. Several lobbyist are still trying to kill Net Neutrality. Several providers are suing the FCC for reclassifying them under Title II. The future of Net Neutrality is still in question and at any time the rules can be changed or be taken …show more content…
For this situation, the Internet Service Providers have demonstrated that the business sector will just hurt consumers if there is no administration intercession. By permitting any Internet Service Provider to level the web, consumers will be compelled to pay numerous times for the same services and access it has had since the beginning of the World Wide Web. On top of that, tiering could bring about the Internet Service Provider turning into a gate keeper of the Internet. This could have extreme influence what stays and goes on the web. Enforcing data caps and throttling data speeds can make the most popular services and websites slow to deliver content or just be unusable to begin with. It also will limit the usage and the time spend on the
(Finley, K 2015). Dozen of Internet Service Providers, including the big companies like, Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon are against Net Neutrality because they say that the rules are too restrictive. Net Neutrality will prevent ISP's from doing what they want with all the content and traffic that they deliver. Internet Service Providers also claim Net Neutrality will hinder investment and innovation.
As of December when I wrote this research paper the battle of Net Neutrality is still on going. Several lobbyist are still trying to kill Net Neutrality. Several providers are suing the FCC for reclassifying them under Title II. The future of Net Neutrality is still in question and at any time the rules can be changed or be taken …show more content…
For this situation, the Internet Service Providers have demonstrated that the business sector will just hurt consumers if there is no administration intercession. By permitting any Internet Service Provider to level the web, consumers will be compelled to pay numerous times for the same services and access it has had since the beginning of the World Wide Web. On top of that, tiering could bring about the Internet Service Provider turning into a gate keeper of the Internet. This could have extreme influence what stays and goes on the web. Enforcing data caps and throttling data speeds can make the most popular services and websites slow to deliver content or just be unusable to begin with. It also will limit the usage and the time spend on the