The FCC
voted to put an end to net neutrality. If you recall, the internet was invented by the
scientists and the military essentially as a way to exchange information. However, it was such
a good venue for exchanging information that over time it grew into the international backbone
of commerce and intelligence that it is today. The FCC acknowledged that the internet is a
place for business, and that not all business is equal. By allowing the creation of fast lanes,
the FCC is basically saying that some companies have the right to cordon off sections of the
internet to give priority to some over others. The idea of priority
assumes that there can no longer be neutrality or equality.
A goodis
traffic. Some cities began charging more for toll roads in times of high congestion, because
there were more cars on the road then. In other words, the internet is no longer a freeway.
There will now be toll rolls.
There are deeper issues here too. The
question becomes not...
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