Is Net Neutrality a good thing or a bad thing?

[Working Poor]

Well is it or is it not?

[FrankRep]

Say NO to Government regulation of the Internet!


FCC Moves Ahead With Net Neutrality (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/tech-mainmenu-30/computers/2170-fcc-moves-ahead-with-net-neutrality)


The five members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have officially agreed by vote to launch the net neutrality rule-making process. By Steven J. DuBord


FCC Moves to Regulate the Internet (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/tech-mainmenu-30/computers/3818-fcc-moves-to-regulate-the-internet)


Reacting to a federal appeals court ruling in it's case against Comcast, the FCC has said it will begin the process or reclassifying the Internet so that it may regulate its use. By Dennis Behreandt

[Kludge]

Net Neutrality is good when implemented by ISPs, but we have no right to tell the ISPs how to serve their clients -- except in that we can choose not to purchase service from an ISP which discriminates against certain traffic. Furthermore, there is not a significant amount of "tiering" currently going on. Even if there were, there's no reason for the government to step in unless ISPs are conspiring to block objective news or education websites, in which case, the gov't is probably involved anyway, soooo..........

[Working Poor]

So net neutrality is government regulation? My sister and I are having a very heated debate about this.

[FrankRep]

So net neutrality is government regulation? My sister and I are having a very heated debate about this.

Read this:

FCC Tackles Net Neutrality Regulation -- McCain Responds
http://www.jbs.org/privacy-internet-freedom-blog/5538-fcc-tackles-net-neutrality-regulation-mccain-responds

Preserve Internet Freedom -- Beware Obama's Net Neutrality
http://www.jbs.org/privacy-internet-freedom-blog/5525-preserve-internet-freedom-beware-obamas-net-neutrality


YouTube - RP on Net Neutrality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXviEzjOx_M&feature=player_embedded)


YouTube - Glenn Beck On Net Neutrality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GewPsjUTAFA)

[specsaregood]

So net neutrality is government regulation? My sister and I are having a very heated debate about this.

not really, however there is "net neutrality" legislation the government has been trying to push through of which I am opposed.

[healthpellets]

net neutrality is great.

government enforcement of net neutrality is abhorrent.

[Stary Hickory]

Don't let the catchy title mislead you, this is what they are hoping for.

Neutrality is just another useless word that has a highly subjective meaning that can be used by propagandists. Just like the word "fair" it is used to hide the true nature of legislation and ideas.

[ChaosControl]

It is good, until government is involved.

[FrankRep]

It is good, until government is involved.
The Government is involved.

[TastyWheat]

Even ISP-managed net neutrality isn't all that good. Some want all traffic to be treated equally, but if I'm trying to watch Netflix and all my neighbors are torrenting I say throttle those suckers. Things like AT&T switching to tiered data may seem like a step back, and I do wish they at least had a very expensive unlimited plan, but they're just trying to better serve their customers. Some people want data plans but don't want to shell out $30 a month, so now they can get cheaper plans but get a little less. So far I think there's been very few cases of an ISP throttling the traffic of one website to get you to use a different one. If one website pays for itself to get a faster connection that's the same as me paying more to get a package sent overnight. Once again the consumers don't want the responsibility of having to keep ISPs in check.

[Omphfullas Zamboni]

Well is it or is it not?

Hi,

These sources seem like good starting points for people who are still deliberating on the issue of Net Neutrality:

Net Neutrality Debate All on One Page (http://techcrunch.com/2008/08/31/the-net-neutrality-debate-all-on-one-page/)
Pro/Con Arguments for Net Neutrality (http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/should-the-government-regulate-net-neutrality)

I hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Omphfullas Zamboni