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Network Neutrality. By Ema Woodward, Phil Denny, & Scott Harrison. What is Network Neutrality?. Network neutrality is a principle which proposes that there should be no restrictions with regards to user access networks
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Network Neutrality By Ema Woodward, Phil Denny, & Scott Harrison
What is Network Neutrality? • Network neutrality is a principle which proposes that there should be no restrictions with regards to user access networks • This means no restrictions on content, sites, equipment being used, modes of communication, etc. • Also, if two users are paying for the same level of access, then they should be able to connect to each other at that level
History • Since the early 2000s, net neutrality supporters have argued against the ability for broadband providers to block applications and content • In recent years, net neutrality has been up for debate, especially in the U.S.
Advocate for Net Neutrality • Network Neutrality guarantees that the internet continues to be free and open • If cable companies were able to control what people did on the internet, it would cripple everything that made the internet a success • Network Neutrality is needed to maintain the end-to-end principle
Criticisms of Net Neutrality • There will be a need to limit the bandwidth usage, as the amount of bandwidth decreases • Payback for what cable and phone companies spent millions of dollars to create. • Different corporations may want different levels of service
Sources • Uhls, Anna (19 April 2007). "Digital Divide: The Issue of Net Neutrality". Imprint Magazine. http://www.imprintmagazine.org/life_and_style/digital_divide_issue_net_neutrality. Retrieved 2010-2-22. • Wu, Tim (2003). "Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination". Journal of Telecommunications and High Technology Law Retrieved 2010-2-22.