Anybody who knows me knows I dont use FB often, or at all really but I thought Id use it today to share a concern. Today is the last day that the FCC is taking comments and concerns about Net Neutrality. Simply put, right now the internet is neutral. Anybody can start a website or business online and compete with bigger companies on an even playing ground. Currently, our Internet Service Providers (ISPs) want to be allowed to insert fast lanes into the internet. To quote someone more articulate than me. By allowing ISPs to charge a premium for preferential treatment (which is exactly what this will become) the US government will effectively stifle one of the few industries we still dominate on a global scale, by crushing innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit of this nation. The free market is unable to respond accordingly given the anticompetitive laws restricting carriers to cover certain geographic locations. With laws that led carriers to enjoy essentially monopolies in many areas around the nation, consumers have lost the ability to be protected by price gouging and corporate market manipulation. In addition, smaller companies will no longer be able to compete. There would be no Facebooks, Linked-Ins, Googles, or Netflixes in this world. Companies that are at the forefront of providing stable, high salary employment. So, what can you do? Currently, today is one of the last few days that the FCC is letting us voice our concerns. They want three main questions answered: 1. Should fast lanes be banned? 2. Should ISPs be considered Title II Common Carriers? 3. Should these same rules apply to wireless (mobile) carriers? To elaborate a bit on the 2nd questions: A common carrier is a person or company that delivers goods to the public and is responsible for any loss of said goods on the way. Think water companies and electric companies. Title II common carriers are telecommunications providers. Your basic landline telephone service. This is why when you call someone on the phone, you get the same quality of signal as when you call anyone else. Because the telephone companies cant favor anyone. Right now, ISPs arent classified this way. Doing so would make fast lanes illegal. Anyways, this was a long post and I am sure most of you ignored it. But for those of you who are still reading you can email the FCC with you thoughts on this at: [email protected] It is up to us to protect the internet. We are the first generation to have it, lets not screw it up for future generations. Thanks for reading.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 18:10:51 +0000
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