Federal Communications Commission

Discussions: Several discussions, debates were going on supporting and opposing net neutrality. There are advantages and disadvantages regarding this. Several regulations are also brought w.r.t protect net neutrality, but bigger corporations are still trying to oppose this free and open access of internet. Advantages and disadvantages are discussed below: Advantages: 1) No Limitations: There are no limitations on internet service usage other than the limitations proposed by the government.…

After the FCC’s decision to repeal net neutrality in 2017, many people began to take notice of these laws, which had previously been ignored for a good 2 years. Net neutrality was brought about in 2015, after many years of failed attempts trying to set these rules in place. Net neutrality laws, according to the “International Business Times,” were able to prevent ISPs from “slowing or throttling a user’s connection,” making sure users get the connection speeds they paid for without any regard…

Net neutrality: Net neutrality is the notion that promotes neutral internet which means that internet service providers should not block legal content, applications or facilities, or forbid the use of non-harmful devices. Net neutrality works on the principle that all web traffic flow should be treated equally, no matter where it originated or the type of data transmitted. A neutral Internet provides a massive, open, and worldwide market, and the ability for anyone to access information,…

The internet is the global communication network that allows almost all computers to connect and exchange information; restrictions should not be added to certain content and websites just because some users abuse the privilege of infinite knowledge. Although there are many issues regarding copyright and illegal media, I believe that there should not be tougher federal restrictions for content on the internet for many reasons.…

happen when the public is not informed about policy decisions and when big corporations spend their money on political contributions while making promises they cannot keep. Technology was rapidly improving in the late 20th century, making the Communications Act of 1934 more obsolete every day. Although there were revisions made to this act throughout the years, Congress decided to completely replace it with a new act that…

Raheeb Chowdhury 12/19/17 Mr. Ajit Pai I strongly disagree with your opinion that net neutrality should be destroyed. Here are a few reasons why I disagree with you. For one thing, Net Neutrality provides equality for all on the internet by making internet speeds equal, this makes it so ISPs (Internet Service Providers) can’t fiddle with the speeds to make a certain program slower so they will use the program for the same purpose that is provided by their ISP. Another reason why Net Neutrality…

Moreover, in the market, there always exists some inequality situations. Theses situations prevent net neutrality and cause inequality results. Tim Wu writes about the Web need to work in an identical position and do not fight with each other. He states that “ Until 2007, the Web and its allies had, in the main, been playing defense-attempting to preserve the status quo of net neutrality and limits the power of their rivals among other information enterprises”( Wu 553). “Net neutrality” means…

warily anticipated vote was finally cast. This vote, having been taken through the Federal Communications Board of Commissioners, repealed the previously instated rule of Internet Neutrality. Of course, 'Internet Neutrality' as a term can be taken many ways- however, in this case, it was a law which prevented internet service providers from playing favorites with various sites, apps, and other online communication networks by giving one more speed and benefit than another. Now, with this law…

line and what programs would qualify as quality programming. Minow tried to alleviate these concerns in his speech as he posed these questions to the audience: “Why should you want to know how close you can come to the edge of the cliff? What the Commission asks of you is to make a conscientious, good-faith effort to serve the public interest.” (Para. 44). Minow was trying to demonstrate that the bargain shouldn’t be thought of as a strict set of laws that would come with harsh punishments if…

The advancement of the communication system has transformed the way information is broadcasted, as well as how society perceives information. Knowledge and news was once acquired through newspapers and oral interactions, unlike our modern reliance on corporate media outlets to distribute and prioritize news. Media outlets have a huge influence on society, considering they present the most amount of information in a timely fashion. Corporate media exploits the minds of the public and frame the…