Net-Neutrality

Network Neutrality is an idea which says that there should be a neutral broadband network which is free of restrictions on content, sites, or platforms on the kinds of equipment that might be attached. It is basically a concept which says that everything on the internet should be treated equally. This idea did not become popular until the 2000s and concerns of the ability of broadband providers to use their power and influence on the internet to block the content of others, especially competitors. This is a scary concept because it could potentially mean that one broadband provider would have all the control of the internet and we would only get the ideas and opinions from the selected sites. Just last week two senators have agreed to take steps to the legislation which is aimed at helping the advancement of new rules on network neutrality. This bill could be a table which would show the deadline for the Federal Communication Commissions to finish its rule-making process. I think that this would be a good bill because the FCC has taken a very long time to make a decision on their stance about net-neutrality. I have never heard of net-neutrality before but it is a very interesting concept and I think it will become a prominent issue in the coming years.




http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2009/09/senators_plan_bill_to_advance.html?hpid=sec-politics