Net Neutrality

       Net neutrality is when the internet service providers (ISP) enable access to all contents of the internet to the consumers. What the ISP is trying to do right now is to get this removed.  ISP in the states such as AT&T, Verizon and Time Warner Cable are lobbying to get rid of net neutrality as of May 15th 2014. They want you to pay more money to have “faster access” to high bandwidth websites such as Netflix and Youtube.  The ruling will be by the end of the year and it would “mark the end of net neutrality.” The telecom companies argue that if they don’t charge these fees, they will not be able to invest in faster connections for customers.

        I do not think doing this is a good idea. They claim to give you a faster service for paying more for streaming on website you have had always been on. All ISP just want to keep money in their pockets. This would be the start of not having free internet. Some ISP throttles your internet when you use it to much. In places such as Korea where they can have up to 1 gps internet, it is much cheaper than here. In Kansa City with the release of Google fibre, where they can download 1gps, ISP such as TWC are making deals where you can have internet go that fast. Those ISP have the power to make your internet fast, but they are not forced to do it until a competitor comes. The head of the FFC, Tom Wheeler, who used to be lobbyist for large cable companies, is now in charge of the US communications. It will not be obvious on which side he would be on. 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/15/fcc-approves-plan-to-allow-for-paid-priority-on-internet/
Picture http://www.wired.com/2014/01/one-talking-comes-net-neutrality/ 

For a funny take on Net Neutrality visit 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbOEoRrHyU