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Network Neutrality

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Imagine driving from Tulare, California to Los Angeles with every route along the way having a special lane reserved for Toyota brand vehicles, allowing them to flow through traffic while the other car owners drive through lanes that are clogged and slow. The prices for Toyota brand vehicles would sky rocket. It is safe to say that would not be so fair to the rest of car owners. If you have a vehicle, you should be able to use the roads necessary to get to you destination, without any discrimination against brands. This is a great analogy of what network (net) neutrality means for today's culture. Net neutrality is the principle that Internet Service Providers and Governments should treat all data on the internet equally, not discriminating or charging differently by: user, site, content, application, platform, type of attached equipment, modes of communication, or content. For many years now, our country has been divided in the idea of fully embracing net neutrality. April 6, 2010, a federal appeals court ruled against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allowing Internet Service Providers such as Comcast and Verizon to slow down and charge more money for the websites they choose. (Porter 1). Network neutrality should be embraced by our country, no longer allowing Internet Service Providers to take advantage of the consumer. The generation of today is becoming more and more lenient on the world wide web, and Internet Service Providers are well aware of this. We use the internet for movies, television, sports, homework, shopping, research and more. Outside of the fact that all social media networks and video streaming sites are tremendously popular, the increase of online school courses in recent years have caused an even greater demand for the internet. The internet is becoming more of a necessity, rather than just an accessory, which is leading to Internet Service Providers to selfishly increase their prices and control the

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