Federal Communications Commission

that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites” as stated by Dictionary.com. As of December 14, 2017 the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC voted to repeal net neutrality, totalling at a 3-2 vote. This act means that no longer will the internet be fair game to any website or user. What happens next? More importantly, what does the future in internet hold because…

In the late 20th and early 21st centuries television and movies have been controlled by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) everything we view is regulated in some way by the government. We had acts enforced, rules established and other types of regulations. The FCC is like the police for broadcasting it can fine broadcasters for violating anything that airs on television. The FCC has done this many times before for example an article from CNN.com posted in June, 2012 by Bill Mears…

Net Neutrality: It Needs to Protected Introduction Research shows that net neutrality should be protected because it prevents the formation of ISP monopolies, provides protections to start-ups and small companies, and prevents ISPs from controlling access to internet content. But what is net neutrality? In 2003, the term net neutrality was used by Tim Wu - a professor at Columbia Law School. The core concept of net neutrality is that all data should be treated equally regardless of source,…

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was a law that would let anyone enter the communications business and to let any communications business compete in other markets against each other. Prior to the act in 1996, the U.S. telecommunications industry was a monopoly and the act opened the doors to anybody who wanted to be a part of the communications industry. Although it opened the doors to anybody it also led to concentration of media ownership. Concentration of media ownership is essentially when…

vulnerable because they can’t hear, they might not know a disaster could be coming to their area and they might have trouble getting to safety or a tornado or disaster shelter. For example, according to Barbara White, Ph.D. Gallaudet University, the federal response to deaf people failed during Hurricane Katrina, especially for the deaf African Americans living in the Lower Ninth Ward. In addition, a survey completed by the National Organization…

Media is subjectively one of the most powerful assets in the world today. Media platforms such as television, newspaper, radio and the Internet are all means of communication that are used in everyday life to transfer data between persons. For media to perform effectively it must be democratic and unbiased, in order to provide the consumer with accurate and accountable information. By doing so the media has fulfilled its job of protecting the interests of the public. On January 3rd, 1996 during…

Defining Media Concertation The Neoliberal society threatens the public sphere and public interest by promoting privatization and profit. This equates to media concentration because companies develop strategic pressure to merge and integrate to ensure a broad place in the market. Media concentration has risen to unmatched levels. Only a few sources disperse the majority of mediain . Companies can have a presence across many platforms by having access to production and distribution process of…

Wide Web was invented in 1989, it has remained free for public use” (Lee). This neutrality is due to the regulations put forth by the Federal Communications Commission. However, recently Internet Service Providers(ISPs) are objecting Net Neutrality and believe it is limiting their business interests. Net Neutrality is necessary as it allows for effective communication between buyers and sellers, it prevents excess charges to use the internet, and it prevents discrimination from Internet Service…

what I said earlier so i’ll keep this brief. Net neutrality is good. No one here wants it to go away. Big corporate companies suck and just want money. Ajit Pai is a awful person who is money and power hungry. Citation “Ajit Pai.” Federal Communications Commission, 13 Oct. 2017, www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/ajit-pai. Lohr, Steve. “Net Neutrality Repeal: What Could Happen and How It Could Affect You.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 21 Nov. 2017,…

Stance on Net Neutrality With every argument comes two sides. For example, the debate on whether net neutrality should exist. The Idea of net neutrality being, that internet service providers should allow access to all content and application, regardless of the source of the data. In the article “Net neutrality essential to our democracy” Katrina Heuvel argues for net neutrality saying that ISPs are trying to find a way to tighten their grip on the market to gain more money for themselves.…