Net Neutrality and the Future of the Internet
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Channel: NeoScribe · 2017 · Science & Technology
I’m going to give an overview on Net Neutrality and talk about why it’s so important for the future of the internet. If you’re familiar with me and my channel, I want to learn about the future, about SpaceX Mars colonization plans, about Electric VTOLS and Robots that do backflips. The future is going to be so great, and humanity is so brilliant, I don’t have time to cover all of the innovation! That’s why I’m UPSET that I have to drop what I’m doing, and do a video about Net Neutrality. BUT IT’S SO IMPORTANT, I AM COMPELLED TO. Because on Thursday December 14, the leadership of the Federal Communications Commission or FCC will vote on whether or not to repeal net neutrality rules that require equal access to all content on the Internet. And there are a lot of people upset about this, including me. What’s the Big Deal About Net Neutrality? LET’S FIND OUT! Welcome to NeoScribe, researching the future for you, so you don’t have to. If you’re new to my channel, I cover topics such as Space Exploration, Robotics and ALL things future, so if you want to know how cool life will be like in the future, hit the subscribe button and notification bell, so you don’t miss out. Alright, our journey starts in 2014. In 2014, Comcast was caught slowing down the connection of Netflix streaming. And later that year, Netflix ended up paying a toll to comcast to stop them from slowing the connection down. Explained here on a Netflix blog written by Ken Florance, VP of Content Delivery at Netflix: “Netflix agreed to pay Comcast for direct interconnection to reverse an unacceptable decline in our members’ video experience on the Comcast network. These members were experiencing poor streaming quality because Comcast allowed its links to Internet transit providers like Level3, XO, Cogent and Tata to clog up, slowing delivery of movies and TV shows to Netflix users.” -END QUOTE Comcast and Netflix have since joined forces, making Netflix available with Xfinity’s TV platform but the 2014 situation was an example of violations of Net Neutrality. The term Net Neutrality was coined by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu in 2003. 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. On February 26, 2015, the FCC ruled that classified broadband as a common carrier under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 and Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Let’s take a look at Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 a little closer. SEC. 202. [47 U.S.C. 202] DISCRIMINATION AND PREFERENCES. It shall be unlawful for any common carrier to make any unjust or unreasonable discrimination in charges, practices, classifications, regulations, facilities, or services for or in connection with like communication service, directly or indirectly, by any means or device, or to make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person, class of persons, or locality, or to subject any particular person, class of persons, or locality to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage. -END QUOTE Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-net-neutrality-explained-fcc-ajit-pai-2017-12 http://www.zdnet.com/article/netflix-comcast-is-charging-us-for-access-to-our-subscribers/ http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015/db0226/DOC-332260A1.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality_in_the_United_States https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/1934new.pdf https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161104005442/en/Comcast-Launch-Netflix-X1-Millions-Customers-Nationwide http://www.mercurynews.com/2014/05/08/cogent-ceo-comcast-purposefully-slowed-down-netflix-streaming/