Tuesday, November 5, 2013

RIP Net Neutrality

I personally agree with the fact that net neutrality is dead.  The entire internet cant be confined to just one company, though many try to provide you with everything you need.  It is so true that some services provide better work than others and that we all should use different outlets for creations, communications, and sharing.  It is upsetting to see that the CEO of AT&T suggested a plan that would solve a lot of problems, but were exceptionally unreasonable and asked for an additional toll.  It is to no surprise that other companies attempted to make offers and whose to say that they are wrong.  If Comcast reaches an agreement that blocks some of the the web's most popular apps then all the more power to them.  There is only so long that network neutrality can last because consumer groups, technology companies, and political leaders have too much to gain from forming lucrative deals that benefit only them.  I guess the ultimate consequence of the death of net neutrality is the possible threat of a raised costs of use of the internet.  It would really be tough to do, but if it were done it would change the way America and the rest of the world operated.  A non discrimination rule keeps permission-less innovation of the internet available but it may not last much longer. 

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