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There's a lot more to Net Neutrality than "I'll have to pay more." Preferential content access has all sorts of nasty possibilities, from censorship to the digital divide. And, it has some positive possibilities, like better service. Read this presentation. Then form your own opinion.
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DANCING ON A WIRE SUBTLETIES OF THE NET NEUTRALITY DEBATE
B Y I A N L U R I E
@ P O R T E N T I N T
F O U N D E R , C E O , P O R T E N T , I N C
W W W . P O R T E N T . C O M
THIS IS THE INTERNET
NET NEUTRALITY IS THE BELIEF THAT ALL DATA ON THE INTERNET SHOULD BE TREATED
EQUALLY. Tim Wu, a Columbia Law professor, coined the term back in 2003.
NET NEUTRALITY NO MATTER THE SOURCE, CONTENT OR LOCATION
RIGHT NOW, NET NEUTRALITY RULES THE INTERNET
BUT NET NEUTRALITY IS JUST A
AN ABSTRACT CONCEPT (not a law)
BELIEF
SOME WANT TO CHANGE THE RULES AND END THE ERA OF OF NET NEUTRALITY
ISPS COULD CHARGE SITE OWNERS FOR FASTER DOWNLOAD TIMES ISP = Internet Service Provider The companies that bring the Internet into your home
THEN THOSE SITE OWNERS WOULD CHARGE YOU MORE TO VIEW VIDEOS AND SUCH
THAT’S WHAT YOU HEAR ABOUT MOST: SLOWER, MORE EXPENSIVE CONTENT
BUT THERE’S MORE
IT COULD ALSO MAKE LIFE MUCH, MUCH HARDER FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT THE END OF NET NEUTRALITY WOULD ALLOW ISPs TO CHARGE HIGHER FEES FOR SITES THEY DON’T LIKE
CENSORSHIP THE END OF NET NEUTRALITY WOULD ALLOW ISPs TO BLOCK IDEAS THEY DON’T LIKE
SERVICE ON THE OTHER HAND, HIGHER PROFITS COULD EQUAL BETTER SERVICE
DIGITAL DIVIDE ON THE OTHER HAND, HIGHER PROFITS COULD MEAN BETTER ACCESS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS
DIGITAL DIVIDE ON THE OTHER HAND, HIGHER PROFITS COULD MEAN BETTER ACCESS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OR EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE
MY POINT I HAVEN’T COVERED ALL THE ISSUES. OR COMPLETELY COVERED THE ONES I DISCUSS.
MY POINT IS THAT THERE’S MORE TO THIS THAN VIDEO DOWNLOAD SPEED.
MY POINT IS THAT THERE’S MORE TO THIS THAN VIDEO DOWNLOAD SPEED. I’VE TRIED TO PRESENT SOME ARGUMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES.
I’D LOVE IT IF YOU WENT OUT AND SUPPORTED NET NEUTRALITY
BUT AT LEAST THINK ABOUT IT. ALL OF THE ISSUES. THE GOOD AND BAD.
AND THEN MADE YOUR OWN DECISION BY BALANCING THOSE ISSUES
THANKS
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