Thursday, December 14, 2017

Net Neutrality 101 | Competitive Enterprise Institute

Net Neutrality 101 | Competitive Enterprise Institute:
What is net neutrality?
"Net neutrality" refers to a controversial set of Internet regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). 
The concept of net neutrality originally focused on requiring broadband providers to let their subscribers use applications, services, and devices of their choosing.
But net neutrality has come to mean the straightjacketing of the Internet by treating broadband providers like public utilities (like phone or cable companies) under the same 1934 regulatory regime used to govern the old AT&T Ma Bell telephone monopoly. 
For example, under the FCC's net neutrality regulations, a wireless broadband provider may not prioritize video-chat applications—which can suffer greatly during periods of network congestion—over other applications. 
Simply put, after decades of enjoying a hands-off approach from Washington that allowed a vibrant, open, and free Internet to flourish, the new FCC rules subject the Internet to more government control than it has ever known in the United States..."
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