Sabatelli Net Neutrality with Audio
- 1. NET NEUTRALITY What does it mean? & How does it affect us?
- 2. “More than any other invention of our time, the Internet has unlocked possibilities we could just barely imagine a generation ago.” – Barack Obama
- 3. What is “net neutrality”? • Net neutrality is the guiding principle that all traffic on the Internet should be treated equally. • Net neutrality is the name of the movement to keep the Internet “free and open”.
- 4. Why is “net neutrality” important? Ensuring a free and open Internet is the only way we can preserve the Internet's power to connect our world. • http://www.whitehouse.gov/net-neutrality
- 5. “The Internet was designed with no gatekeepers over new content or services. The Internet is based on a layered, end-to-end model that allows people at each level of the network to innovate free of any central control…” -Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the Internet Hart, J. A. (2011). The Net Neutrality Debate in the United States. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 418-443.
- 6. What do we mean by equal? • Currently, all data and information regardless of the content provider is treated the same. • No preference is shown in speed of transmission based on political views, controversial topics, or economics.
- 7. Taking Sides Pro- Net Neutrality • American Civil Liberties Union • Christian Coalition of America • Consumers Union • Communications Workers of America • Internet businesses (Google, Amazon, etc.) Anti-Net Neutrality • Major telephone and telecom equipment manufacturers • Cable Operators • Conservative economists • Conservative politicians and think-tanks
- 8. Why should you support net neutrality? • A tiered, pay-to-play system would hurt entrepreneurs, start ups, and stifle innovation. • Allowing ISPs to operate unregulated would give them the ability to manipulate and examine data. • Non-regulation could encourage ISPs to “throttle” bandwidth for competitors. • Discrimination and Freedom of Speech issues.
- 9. In 2005 the FCC ruled that Madison River Telephone Company could no longer block customer access to Vonage’s voice-over- IP services. Blocking access of a competitor’s service is an extreme example, but what is to stop a cable ISP, like XFINITYComcast slowed down their customer’s connection to a video streaming service like Netflix.
- 10. Freedom of Speech As the progressive advocacy group Color of Change explains: “Our communities rely on the Internet to speak without a corporate filter, and to be able to organize and hold public officials and corporations accountable. But if these companies succeed, a few major corporations would control which voices are heard most easily, and it would be much harder for grassroots groups, individuals, and small businesses to compete with large corporations and well-funded special interests.” (Heuvel, 2014) Heuvel, K. v. (2014, December 2). Net Neutrality essential to our democracy. Retrieved from The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/katrina-vanden-heuvel-net-neutrality-essential- to-our-democracy/2014/12/02/ab85a54e-799e-11e4-84d4-7c896b90abdc_story.html
- 11. Why some oppose net neutrality • Regulation would force retailers to pay sales taxes in each jurisdiction products are sold. • Net neutrality would place the U.S. government in control of Internet pricing, as well as regulating the types of products and services that can be sold and delivered. • Classifying broadband service as a utility would increase consumer tax burden. (Wilhelm, 2014) • Companies that have invested in broadband networks are not recouping their investments for infrastructure. Wilhelm, A. (2014, December 1). Study Highlights Potential Tax Burden of Net Neutrality. Retrieved from TechCrunch: http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/01/study-highlights-potential-tax-burden-of-net-neutrality/
- 12. In a 2005 interview when asked about his concerns over Internet upstarts Google, MSN, and Vonage, CEO of SBC Telecommunications Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. stated, “How do you think they’re going to get to customers? Through a broadband pipe. . . . Now what they would like to do is use my pipes free, but I ain’t going to let them do that because we have spent this capital and we have to have a return on it. . . . The Internet can’t be free in that sense”. Hart, J. A. (2011). The Net Neutrality Debate in the United States. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 418-443.
- 13. We are all connected…