Net Neutrality

Personally, I am not familiar with net neutrality and all that it entails. Through Internet research I have found that net neutrality means that Internet service providers should not be allowed to block or charge extra for content and applications that run on the Internet. Net neutrality is the principle that protects our free and open Internet. I feel that net neutrality is important and should be initiated into enforceable law to keep Internet service providers from potentially charging user’s fees to access web sites. Larger companies want to charge more money for faster connections and smoother access to web sites. These companies believe that they can charge web site operators and application providers for the right to use the network. Those who are not willing to pay, without net neutrality, would experience discrimination as the network would not load their content as quickly as the other sites who are willing to pay and applications wouldn’t work as well. 

Net neutrality would not allow Internet service providers to decide what parts of the Internet that people can access and what parts are blocked. Without the idea of net neutrality, competition would be eliminated. Small entrepreneurs would be knocked out of the competition as larger corporations would be able to pay for a top spot on the web unlike the businesses just starting out. Net neutrality allows an even level of competition for all websites and Internet technologies. Through the pro’s and con’s of net neutrality, it can be seen how net neutrality favors the people over corporations.