Essays on Net Neutrality

In December of 2017, the Federal Communications Committee repealed net neutrality in a decision that sent shockwaves throughout the country. With this decision, the landscape of the Internet was drastically altered, and its effects will be felt for years to come. But what is net neutrality, and why is its absence so detrimental for the Internet? According…

Since the introducing of the first computer, internet usage has seen a large flux of users. While many of the population has little knowledge of how the internet works or how traffics flow, they understand that it’s a necessity in today’s modern age. Recently the FCC chairman Ajit Pai has successfully pushed for the repealed…

Net neutrality refers to the principle that every web site and user has the right to the same internet network speed and access. Net neutrality is that concept that all internet traffic should be treated fairly, without unfairly penalizing. I have three arguments as to why net neutrality should be maintained and three reasons why…

In the “Matter of Restoring Internet Freedom Ruling” (FCC 17-60, p. 1), FCC has determined to include three optimistic lines rules, no blocking, no throttling and no paid prioritization to ban bad practices from ISPs’ providers of both fixed and mobile broadband Internet access service. The Commission has then looked for enhancing transparency rule by…

This bill will reinstate Net Neutrality under new and tougher rules making all internet traffic treated equally ensuring a free and open internet in a increasingly digitized world. The Congress hereby finds and declares…. That restoring Net Neutrality is essential to maintaining America’s Dominance in the Technological field and ensuring freedom of speech is protected…

Repealing Net Neutrality has stripped customers of protections in their favor without offering comparable protections against unfair practices. Net Neutrality also known as Title II regulation provided rules that restricted internet service providers from throttling bandwidth based on content or charging different rates for different types of traffic. Title II was repealed in 2017 and…

In 1934, Congress created by law the FCC(Federal Communications Commission). It is established to be an independent regulatory commission. Congress has authority over this area and to create this commission because this is interstate commerce. Interstate Commerce is the purchase, sale or exchange of commodities, transportation of money, goods, people, and the navigation of waters…

Pros Net neutrality allows all data to be transmitted to all, irrespective of where it originates or the type of data. Companies will not be allowed to charge more based on what is being transmitted. As mentioned previously, Comcast would not be allowed to charge more for using Netflix in an effort to promote their…

It is true that no one person holds authority over the function of the Internet, but that does not mean that there aren’t actions being taken to make sure that everyone has fair access. Net Neutrality was one of those actions. If the Internet is, indeed, open to the public for use, then it makes…

Over two billion people worldwide are active on social media sites daily. Many of these people participate in sharing personal information and other data items with the general public, without realizing they are a risk. Net Neutrality has been a hot button issue in politics in recent years and there are some questions that frequently…