Federal Communications Commission net neutrality vote could end era of totally free and open Internet

A FCC suggestion on net neutrality can be voted on December twenty one by the commission. Permitting Internet service providers to charge customers according to their bandwidth usage has elevated red flags for many advocates of a totally free and open Internet. A compromise by the Federal Communications Commission seeks to allow ISPs to get bandwidth-intensive traffic under control while guarding unlimited access to Internet content for customers.

All about net neutrality

Currently the Federal Communications Commission has no authority to regulate the Internet. An Internet suggestion will be presented to congress for net neutrality. The accessible bandwidth has changed because of the traffic from smartphones and networked tablet devices along with all the video and P2P traffic. ISPs for instance Comcast and Verizon support a pay-to-play system that allows them to control congestion by charging consumers more for a so called “Internet fast lane.”. With bandwidth demand exploding, ISP has already started charging content providers and throttling P2P traffic. The content providers say such a two-tiered Internet is unfair and ought to be illegal.

Details you should learn about the Federal Communications Commission net neutrality proposal

Levy fees on providers that need lots of bandwidth like Netflix and management on P2P are all things the Federal Communications Commission proposes. It also wants to make sure that "normal" traffic for Internet users aren't being manipulated by ISPs. Wireless ISPs like Verizon will not be able to control bandwidth at all with the FCC net neutrality proposal. Many expect Internet stakeholders in court to get challenged due to all the faster mobile data access and pay-to-play rules. More than 80 groups got together and sent the Federal Communications Commission a letter on December 10 on the net neutrality suggestion. It said the suggestion might end the totally free and open Internet while also stifling innovation and harming several customers.

Taking a look at net neutrality

The ISPs are already looking to the FCC suggestion. They want to discover methods to exploit it. DailyTech reports that a presentation by suppliers to AT&T and Verizon was leaked outlining a two-tiered Internet. The strategy includes charging mobile data consumers additional monthly fees per web page accessed and per MB consumed, plus YouTube, Facebook and Skype access fees. Totally free ISP social networking and video online websites would be included in this. Rather than networking at the other places, they could choose to network at these ones for free.

Citations

Red Orbit

redorbit.com/news/technology/1968824/fcc_closer_to_making_internet_traffic_decision/

The Inquirer

theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1933693/fcc-proposes-hand-power-isps-mobile-telecoms

DailyTech

dailytech.com/Top+Wireless+Firms+Plot+to+Make+Wireless+Users+Pay+Per+Page/article20438.htm