NET NEUTRALITY

Net Neutrality, or Network Neutrality, is defined as 'a principle proposed for user access networks participating in the Internet that advocates no restrictions on content, sites, or platforms, on the kinds of equipment that may be attached, and on the modes of communication allowed.'  Net Neutrality is a network design that argues for broadband network providers to be completely detached from what information is sent over their networks.  This concept basically supports the idea of no one piece of information or news being held at a more significant level than another.  Network Neutrality would be most recognized and useful when used on the internet because it is the way in which the majority of people in the world, let alone America, receive their news.  Net neutrality allows people to access different websites from a search engine, such as Google.  The following video demonstrates net neutrality very clearly.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jHOn0EW8U

With net neutrality, every network company has the same speed and quality for their internet and search engines.  Without it, broadband servers such as Comcast or AT&T would be able to charge search engine companies money so that their search engine could run fast.  For example, Comcast Internet could become a gatekeeper and block, slow down, and decrease the quality of Google, which would cause Google to lose money.  Google would then pay Comcast a sum of money in order to keep their search engine alive and prevent the company from losing or even going out of business.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L11kLmWha6o

There are many arguments circulating about this concept.  Some say that not allowing net neutrality would hurt the economy even more.  It could put search engines out of business as well as Internet providers.  Net neutrality also meets internet standards because it does not discriminate.
An argument against network neutrality is that it provides innovation and investment.  As it could put some companies out of business, it could also cause an internet provider to become very popular which would make it worth a lot of money.


I am for network neutrality.  I am for it because I do not think it is fair for an Internet company to be able to decide which sites go fast or slow, or which ones don't load at all.  This could cause many small, growing internet companies to lose major business.  People who might start a business online and create their own website could be put out of business also if their website is shut off.  I do not think it would be fair for American citizens if net neutrality is taken away because there is a high risk of damaging our economy even more.




http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~raylin/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L11kLmWha6o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jHOn0EW8U