The Importance Of Net Neutrality
The internet and other ways of communication is part of our lives, we use our technology on a daily basis. As users, it allows us to do mostly everything at the tip of our fingers. We enjoy free access to the internet, we are informed of the latest news, and we can watch our favorite videos and movie. Net neutrality is the idea that all data on the internet is an open market, anybody has access to the internet, and all websites are treated equally with no preferential treatment than another website (Seeman 1). For example, google should not get special treatment than Facebook they should be treated the same. Net Neutrality is a controversial topic and refer to whether the internet providers should be charged more for the use of the programs,
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An ISP (Internet Service Providers) which is a company that provides consumers and businesses access and the use of the internet. This ISP is important because without it you cannot access the internet. For example, if you want to access or surf through certain websites the ISP want to charge their consumers an extra fee. If the consumer does not pay this extra fee, they will be able to block the content. According to Phil Kerpen, director of policy for American Prosperity and Chairman of the internet Freed Coalitons, states that net neutrality laws would prevent internet service providers from controlling the contents and discriminate against other websites for their use (Putz …show more content…
Netflix was a small mail by mail service now it has expanded where users can access videos in the internet streaming videos to 64,000,000 viewers daily within minutes (Netflix Company Statistics). Netflix is the top entertainment for the society, now if ISP’s control what people watch and view will be tragic. More than half of the world enjoy watching these videos, if net neutrality is eliminated people have to pay ridiculous amounts of money to watch a video they desire. However, the FCC should have more regulations for the ISP’s won’t have full access and power to charge consumers whatever price they want with no exception. This will not be economical advantage for the consumer they will be forced to not access these websites due to not being able to afford
An ISP (Internet Service Providers) which is a company that provides consumers and businesses access and the use of the internet. This ISP is important because without it you cannot access the internet. For example, if you want to access or surf through certain websites the ISP want to charge their consumers an extra fee. If the consumer does not pay this extra fee, they will be able to block the content. According to Phil Kerpen, director of policy for American Prosperity and Chairman of the internet Freed Coalitons, states that net neutrality laws would prevent internet service providers from controlling the contents and discriminate against other websites for their use (Putz …show more content…
Netflix was a small mail by mail service now it has expanded where users can access videos in the internet streaming videos to 64,000,000 viewers daily within minutes (Netflix Company Statistics). Netflix is the top entertainment for the society, now if ISP’s control what people watch and view will be tragic. More than half of the world enjoy watching these videos, if net neutrality is eliminated people have to pay ridiculous amounts of money to watch a video they desire. However, the FCC should have more regulations for the ISP’s won’t have full access and power to charge consumers whatever price they want with no exception. This will not be economical advantage for the consumer they will be forced to not access these websites due to not being able to afford