Computer Sciences and Information Technology
Net Neutrality
Over the years, technology has advanced, and various innovations made, including the use of Internet (Schweikl, Stefan, and Robert Obermaier, page 1-4). Internet is currently part of every human life where almost everything from personal to organizational activities are conducted by t use of the Internet. Most American citizens believe in the use of the Internet and will continue to be free to all users. Every person wants to think that the Internet will be available, especially in accessing lawful content and delivery. The paper is a discussion of net neutrality in comprehensive.
The history of net neutrality began with the University of Columbia, where Tim Wu, a professor, wrote a paper and shared it online. The article was about discrimination, which triggered companies such as Comcast to restrict internet users’, especially private internet home users (Gharakheili, Hassan Habibi, page 5-22). Other internet providers went ahead and banned other internet services, such as the use of WI-FI routers, the likes of AT&T. After the companies’ reaction, Tim Wu was worried about the broadband decision and claimed that the act would affect and inhibit innovations in the future.
Tim Wu, however, developed the anti-discrimination rules advocated during Bush administration. Bush administration restricted internet providers from blocking valuable content from user accessibility (Gharakheili, Hassan Habibi, page 5-22). During the Bush-era, companies such as Comcast were prohibited from slowing connections used during the file-sharing process. Verizon Company was again sued during the Obama administration in 2014, which failed again, as quoted under article 11 of the communication Act.
According to Schweikl, Stefan, and Robert Obermaier, (page140-171). Net neutrality involves the notion that internet services companies are supposed to treat all data transferred through networks with justice without excluding and discriminating against other data to favor specific applications. Over the years, open internet principles have been used to secure net freedom, although faced by various challenges. For instance, the free laws have faced threats of blocking protocols and the Internet slowing down and experiencing traffic congestion.
The federal communication has shown great efforts in developing legal policies to mitigate the risks, although the last attempt was criticized and challenged by Verizon internet developers (Bourreau, Kourandi, and Valletti, page 30-73). The national communication commission, however, developed other rules through a collaboration with the network, which has Helped millions of users by providing neutrality. Some of the regulations designed include curbing discrimination against the various application, emphasized the use of information service instead of telecommunication when treating broadband, and so on.
The FCC rules were, however, denied by the new chair of the commission, which affected most non-profit organizations. The act of repealing the laws was considered as a lack of understanding about the Internet. The federal communication commission has spent many years fighting for net neutrality during the Obama and George Bush administration. The FCC fight’s primary aim is to ensure companies such as Comcast handle content shared via the Internet equitably by avoiding discrimination and restricting access to some applications such as Netflix and Skype. The federal communication commission and other advocates believe in net neutrality, arguing that free use of the Internet enhances innovations where companies such as Verizon and upcoming internet providers oppose because of the fear that no earning will be made. After the long and challenging fight in 2015, the federal communication commission has granted internet users legal protection, although not supported again. The battle is still on about internet neutrality in Triumph administration.
Net neutrality is essential and brings about freedom of expression, according to advocates. Most companies, especially telecommunication companies, have restricted participation to free internet users and given the power to those users who can pay (Bourreau, M., Kourandi, and Valletti, page 30-73). Additionally, net neutrality provides freedom of speech and expression to all races and different cultures to engage and be civilized. Unprivileged individual access to the Internet Help significantly primarily in education and research.
No access to the Internet would deny people of color a chance to express views in most cases and media platforms. Having net neutrality means reducing and cutting off user charges when accessing legal information, such as the use of Netflix. For instance, the premium and video streaming charges demanded before accessing any video (Bourreau, Marc, and Romain Lestage, page 140-171). The primary objective of net neutrality is to bring fairness in all fields, including in business, where most companies compete through sales and marketing without burdensome charges.
Most arguments are raised ever since the federal communication commission took over the anti-discrimination policy and practices. Most internet developers argue that enabling net neutrality would interfere with the government’s regulations. Initially, according to FCC, advocating for net neutrality was not about interfering with government regulations but adjusting online businesses. Proponents and critics have argued that net neutrality restricting internet providers from blocking would, therefore, give rights to customers, For instance, access of all data equally, adjusting the speed of various websites as well as maximum freedom of choice. Critics, however, argue that giving equal rights to customers would give porn hub the same status to the New York Times.
According to FCC, net neutrality is based on business and other legal content but not a chance to choose wrongly. More so, according to critics, consumers will protect access to popular services. Other arguments include advocating for net neutrality would incentivize innovations and creativity, especially where online gaming requires wide bandwidth, which is more expensive instead of giving a chance for the companies to innovate ways to enhance networks. Bringing back the 2015 FCC proposal can be done by support from local governments in the use of community networks, management of network traffic, and development of incentives by internet companies to avoid interference with the rule.
The future of net neutrality starting from the current triumph administration is based on congress (Troiano, Robbie, page 553-554). Some of the already made proposals by the congress include legislation passed through the senate supported by senate democrats, democrats overturning the federal communication commission of 2017 as well as the republicans are more than the Democrats, and the proposal will pass through president triumph before being approved. The United States members support the use and ability of the Internet to enhance innovation, creativity, and equality through expression and business competition.
To sum up, the battle of net neutrality is still on regardless of the lost attempts by the federal communication commission. Most internet developers are selfish by neglecting the importance of the Internet to millions of people, and development brought about by internet use in business. The Internet is vital and has enhanced equality, especially in less privileged counterviews and among people of color. The anti-discriminatory war by FCC has been supported by most presidents in the United States, including President Obama and George Bush. Still, due to critics and opposition from internet companies, the efforts have not fully succeeded. The net neutrality can only be advocated for by the congress in the Triumph era. The net neutrality fight is on the congress side using the congressional review act, which could reverse the argument to FCC. It is every American member’s dream for the congress to support net neutrality.
Work Cited
Bourreau, M., Kourandi, F., & Valletti, T. (2015). Net neutrality with competing internet platforms. The Journal of Industrial Economics, 63(1), 30-73.
Bourreau, Marc, and Romain Lestage. “Net neutrality and asymmetric platform competition.” Journal of Regulatory Economics 55.2 (2019): 140-171.
Gharakheili, Hassan Habibi. “Perspectives on net neutrality and internet fast-lanes.” The Role of SDN in Broadband Networks. Springer, Singapore, 2017. 5-22.
Schweikl, Stefan, and Robert Obermaier. “Lessons from three decades of IT productivity research: towards a better understanding of IT-induced productivity effects.” Management Review Quarterly (2019): 1-47.
Troiano, Robbie. “Assessing the Current State of Net Neutrality and Exploring Solutions in Creating and Maintaining Open, Available, and Innovative Internet and Broadband Services.” J. Bus. & Tech. L. 14 (2018): 553.
