Net Neutrality Neutralized

Major Internet service providers have been trying to get rid of net neutrality for almost a decade and soon it might become a reality. The importance of net neutrality has been getting a lot of attention lately and for good reason. Without net neutrality, ISPs would be able to give preferential treatment to their own content, as well as, other Internet media content companies. ISPs would be able to do this by creating fast and slow lanes on the Internet. This opens the possibility of the ISP companies offering deals to media content companies like, Netflix and Hulu, which would allow them on the fast lane for a fee. If this happens, any new media content streaming sites could be shut down because of competition with well-established companies that can afford fast lane access.

I don’t believe this is fair for Americans who pay for Internet and media streaming services. We shouldn’t have to decide on which ISP we are going to go with because of what media-streaming site we use or the devices we use. Net neutrality ensures equal-priority delivery of all content from the Internet to any of its users, which I feel is an idea that all Internet users, especially Americans, should embrace. Though the Federal Communications Commission has made provisions to the net neutrality bill, it is still a possibility that companies will find loopholes to limit other competitor’s services. Where there is money to be made, we can be sure that the media conglomerates will do everything in their power to get a piece of the action.