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and media companies, and affluent households. For everyone else there would be the slow lane. Many internet companies are willing to choose against net neutrality because they can profit from it more. In the New York Times post, it states: “the broadband and telecom companies — and some economists — say that the freedom to charge different prices for different products and services is vital to healthy markets.” indicating they will not hesitate to charge you extra, despite your income. Secondly,…

According to Susan Crawford, a former special assistant to President Barack Obama on science, technology and innovation policy, "Americans pay so much because they don't have a choice. We deregulated high-speed internet access 10 years ago and since then we've seen enormous consolidation and monopolies, so left to their own devices, companies that supply internet access will charge high prices, because they face neither competition nor oversight." (Geoghegan) Our best case…

The internet has only been influencing our current culture for a decade, and it has already become a more important catalyst for social development then thousands of years of cultural evolution. Internet connections have started to become the norm; even the poorest nations and peoples have some limited access to the vast wealth of information the internet offers. This accessibility of information is the exception, not the rule. Normally, education was only available to the richest in a society,…

The Open Internet Order of 2015 was passed, and it reclassified broadband internet service under Title II, and it allowed the FCC to enforce their rules. After it was passed, Commissioner Ajit Pai was appointed Chairman of the FCC in 2017. The upbringing of Ajit Pai wasn’t very welcoming to those who are for net neutrality…

equally. Not discriminating or charging differently by user, website, platform, application, type or attached equipment, or mode of communication. The term “Net Neutrality” or “Network Neutrality” came from a paper by Tim Wu called Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination. In his paper he describes Net Neutrality as no service provider shall favor content of any kind over any other content. Content of which being no website, no application, and no content shall be blocked or limited by any…

Some internet service providers believed they should be allowed to charge content providers, such as Netflix or YouTube, for using the internet service provider 's infrastructure to connect with the content provider 's users. Internet Service Providers reported to have spent resources to repair and improve their infrastructure to provide better service, while large content providers were allowed a free ride (Cheng et al 61). The Internet Service Providers attempted to do this by contacting…

In today’s society, an internet connection is a precious commodity that enables the population to communicate with one another, access information, and work. Without an internet connection, people and business cannot compete in today’s world. Likewise, it is important for Texas to develop a better telecommunication infrastructure. Historically, Texas has done a decent job supporting the development of the telecommunications infrastructure. For example, “In 1995, the Legislature created the…

for priority" arrangements using fast lanes for some people but not others. Network Management, meaning that This allows for broadband providers to engage in reasonable network management. It is important to know that This rule does not stop providers from offering subscribers tiers of services or charging based on usage. Mobile, this requires transparency of mobile broadband providers and stopping them from blocking websites and certain competitive apps. Vigilance, this created an Open Internet…

Rather, these laws would address Paid Prioritization, a system “where a broadband provider engages in “vertical prioritization” by favoring its own content” (Aid). Paid Prioritization is what internet Service providers claim is their “Free Speech” but, paid prioritization limits net neutrality; so it cannot be classified as “Free…

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