Federal Communications Commission

In November 2014, the federal appeal court denied a bill regarding Net Neutrality, until the FCC tried the bill again in court. The current situation is where the bill has been since that November. When the FCC brought the bill to the Federal Appeals Court, the court approved it, but enforced its power to give the FCC a warning on their grip on the Internet. It also stated that the…

The FCC, with Ajit Pai as the current chairman, is trying to repeal the Title II net neutrality regulations. “At the May 18, 2017 Open Commission Meeting, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to restore the Internet to a light-touch regulatory framework by classifying broadband Internet access service as an information service and by seeking comment on the existing rules governing Internet service providers' practices” (FCC Initiatives). Broadband providers are…

My stance on “net neutrality” is that there is no information which should be prioritized over another. An example that I like to use is one of the electrical grid network. For instance, when you plug a device into – an electrical outlet, the amount of electricity received the same amount regardless of the device One doesn’t get priority over another. All receive the same amount of electricity. Yet people still seem to not understand what the internet truly looks like and how it really operates.…

content or intentionally slow download times for particular websites” (Jenkins). There are two main reasons why I support this principle. First of all, freedom of press is a constitutional right, and internet censorship violates this. The Federal Trade Commission points out that “America's Founders couldn't foresee the Internet, but they knew that government control of information” was “a violation of personal liberty” which is why “they gave us the First Amendment” (Internet Issues). ISPs’…

Net Neutrality is the principle 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. With net neutrality, you should expect to use the internet and be permitted to use any website or app without being discriminated based on your age, gender, race, etc. Although several might believe that net neutrality is dangerous, however, I find it beneficial. With net neutrality,…

The Free Press: Silencing of Democracy A world without media would be a world of mass chaos. Honestly though, people around the globe would have no idea how to talk to one another, no idea when the next big social event was happening at a university, and most importantly, no idea what is going on in the world around us. Censoring of journalists is a topic that has been surrounded with much debate because they play such an evident and important role in our lives, which cannot be denied. While…

What is it? Net Neutrality is the idea/standard of the internet that everyone on the internet gets equal access to everything. This is regardless of who they are, what race they are, what company they are or work for, and everything of that sort. Net Neutrality is a significant thing to keep in the world of the internet because you can do what you whatever you desire. If you want to go to Netflix and watch a movie, you can. If you want to go to SoundCloud and listen to music, you can. There are…

In America we have become used to a concept called net neutrality. Net neutrality is the idea that when you go onto the internet other companies like AT&T or Verizon won't slow the browser that you’re on. As of November 21st, 2017 Ajit Pai, chairman of the FCC, made the move of repealing net neutrality in hopes to regulate the internet more. Many Cases have been made against net neutrality and many companies have promised not to lower their speeds but things will continue to change in the near…

Net Neutrality Net neutrality has been a part of geeky Internet conversation for years, but has only come into public view relatively recently when the FCC voted to reclassify Internet service providers as public utilities, which will ensure that Internet access continues to be available to anyone with no restriction on the content that’s accessed (Kang). This is a landmark decision that will affect many people over the next few decades. Net neutrality is important to me because it directly…

EUREKA Poster and Oral Presentations So first I would like to discuss the poster presentation that I went to which discussed net neutrality. The researcher and presenters were Taylor McCreary, Graciela Ruiz, Rolando Diaz, Natally Chavarria, Joe Hankins and their work was name “The Tragic End of Your Internet Freedom: Net Neutrality”. Their main goal is to save net neutrality by informing people the importance of net neutrality and what actions they can do to help protect the free and open…