Broadband Discrimination Quotes

network neutrality

Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet.

Net Neutrality is what makes the Internet so great - and so vital for innovation and creativity.

It's an incredibly important thing to make sure we preserve net neutrality.

Today, it’s the little guy who looks to be in danger. The Internet service providers—like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T—have long pushed to create “speed lanes” online. If you run a website and want to make sure your connection moves swiftly to the end user, you’d need to pay these companies an extra fee. If you don’t pay? Your signal might not move as fast as you’d like. The Federal Communications Commission this spring drafted rules that would allow for fast and slow lanes. If they take effect, it would be the end of “net neutrality” …

The FCC has made it clear it would punish a cable or phone company for deviating from providing 'neutral' access.

If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change everything about the Internet.

Without network neutrality, cable and phone companies could stifle innovation.

'Network neutrality' is sometimes called 'Internet freedom' or 'Internet openness' and is a legal principle that would forbid cable and phone companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast from blocking some websites or providing special priority to others.

A rule against paid fast lanes would encourage additional capacity; a rule permitting paid fast lanes would simply encourage cable companies to create congested slow lanes on the Internet so they could make money by selling fast lanes to big companies.