http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP_3WnJ42kw
http://www.savetheinternet.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality
what are your opinions on the situation at hand?
Big businesses (Verizon, AT&T and Concast) are trying to control the entire internet super high way by restricting the amount of usage.
this is what is at stake if we lose internet neutrality
[QUOTE]The consequences of a world without Net Neutrality would be devastating. Innovation would be stifled, competition limited, and access to information restricted. Consumer choice and the free market would be sacrificed to the interests of a few corporate executives.
On the Internet, consumers are in ultimate control – deciding between content, applications and services available anywhere, no matter who owns the network. There’s no middleman. But without Net Neutrality, the Internet will look more like cable TV. Network owners will decide which channels, content and applications are available; consumers will have to choose from their menu.
The free and open Internet brings with it the revolutionary possibility that any Internet site could have the reach of a TV or radio station. The loss of Net Neutrality would end this unparalleled opportunity for freedom of expression.
The Internet has always been driven by innovation. Web sites and services succeeded or failed on their own merit. Without Net Neutrality, decisions now made collectively by millions of users will be made in corporate boardrooms. The choice we face now is whether we can choose the content and services we want, or whether the broadband barons will choose for us.[/QUOTE]