A review, summary and important update on the battle for Net Neutrality
In January of 2014 the US Court of Appeals ruled in favor of corporate conglomerate Verizon's plea to banish the FCC's regulatory 'net neutrality' policy, which forced internet providers to deliver all data streaming through their servers equally.
If you would like to see a simple, through and clear explanation of what Net Neutrality actually is and what it's loss means in under 2 minutes...Watch this brief clip.
This means that our FREEDOM to 'dig for news' or search the web and view global array of information would be limited to only those companies (i.e. website venues) that could pay for preferitial treatment from the likes of Verizon, Comcast and AT&T!
After this is established then the tier program will be introduced and consumers will have to buy into a package deal (once again) that BUNDLES these preferred sites for you!
Here is an example:
Last I checked my bill for internet services was high enough!
Soap Box Section:
Something is seriously wrong with the model of capitalism now being pursued by corporations in America who have taken up doing everything in their POWER to continue to making a profit by dumping 'their cost' onto the consumer. While this may be nothing completely new OUR FREEDOM has just been SOLD to the highest bidder. Verizon can now sequester their viewers into tiers and force them to pay for an ever shirking range of internet resources.
May I add this was passed by a 'We the People' Justice Department ruling just 3 months ago.
Nobody asked me....
Don't Drink the Kool-aid America!
Voice your opinion and stay informed.
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B.Grace
Sources Cited:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/net-neutrality-ruling-opens-door/
http://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality-101
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2009/10/house-senate-get-separate-bills-to-kill-net-neutrality/
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