as the internet continues to grow new
regulations are necessary welcome to
watchmojo.com n’t we’re counting down
ten crucial facts you should know about
net neutrality in the United States
number ten what is net neutrality the
term net neutrality refers to the
concept where put into practice Internet
service providers would treat all data
equally and would not discriminate
against virtual activity like
peer-to-peer communications providing
less than perfect internet speeds at
potentially higher costs net neutrality
is often associated with the idea of an
open Internet which is a theoretical
internet that everyone in the world
would easily be able to access the
debate on the merits of net neutrality
can be summed up with the simple
question is internet access
similar to access to electricity or
cable TV and the core principle there is
the same as elsewhere the internet must
remain open we will protect the values
of an open Internet On February 26th
2015 the United States Federal
Communications Commission or FCC
answered that question with a milestone
ruling that categorized the internet as
a public utility instead of a loosely
regulated information service number
nine why is net neutrality important on
a grand scale the 2015 FCC ruling is
extremely important to the growing
e-commerce industry as that business
relies heavily on Internet access and
more importantly on page loading times
according to a report by emarketer
global retail e-commerce sales accounted
for 5.9 percent of the total retail
market in 2014 or nearly one point three
one six trillion dollars in sales retail
is changing
we’re gonna see over the next 5 10 20
years as most of retail is gonna go
online studies have shown that page
loading times invariably affect sales so
if service providers or ISPs were
allowed to sell higher and lower speed
access to the Internet
this would favor companies that are
already larger and more financially
stable and would be a distinct
disadvantage for smaller ecommerce
businesses net neutrality aims to make
sure that no website or online activity
is treated as more important than
another number 8 who supports net
neutrality I’m laying out a plan to keep
the internet free and open and that’s
why I’m urging the Federal
Communications Commission to do
everything they can to protect net
neutrality for everyone the main
proponents of net neutrality are
consumers
and large internet companies like Amazon
eBay Facebook Google Microsoft Netflix
Twitter Yahoo and more the main claim is
that without net neutrality ISPs would
force a tiered service model thereby
leading to reduced competition in the
industry and therefore to higher prices
for consumers on September 10th 2014
supporters of net neutrality aimed to
further their cause by staging an
internet slow down day businesses like
Kickstarter Netflix reddit tumblr and
Vimeo all placed a loading symbol on
their web sites to simulate the slow
downs that would happen to the internet
if net neutrality were not enforced
number 7 who is against net neutrality
opponents of net neutrality include
cable companies telephone companies and
conservative political advocacy
organizations like Americans for
Prosperity their main claims are that
net neutrality will limit the Internet’s
usefulness that it sets a precedent for
more governmental regulation and that it
will severely limit investment and
innovation in broadband network services
even as far back as 2006 challengers of
this concept including
telecommunications giant AT&T created a
now-defunct website called hands off the
internet in order to promote arguments
against internet regulation
number six have other countries come out
in favor of net neutrality a handful of
countries like Chile the Netherlands and
Brazil have all adopted net neutrality
legislation these nations have amended
the concept to fit their telecom
infrastructure and industry standards
for example the Netherlands became the
first European country to support net
neutrality through a national law which
prevents ISPs from slowing or otherwise
deterring access to any kind of content
with certain exceptions however this has
led to raised rates the entire European
Union followed suit on April 3rd 2014
when the European Parliament adopted a
net neutrality amendment to further
consolidate member states
telecommunications policies and protect
net neutrality number 5 had there been
previous rulings on net neutrality the
first change to u.s. telecommunications
law since the Communications Act of 1934
which created the FCC came in 1996 with
the goal of making it easier for anyone
to get into the comms biz more
importantly it was the first time the
internet was included in such legal
discussions number 4 what was the
official ruling regarding net neutrality
this afternoon FCC Chairman Tom wheeler
drew applause when he announced that the
internet would remain neutral On
February 26th 2015 the US Federal
Communications Commission ruled in favor
of net neutrality in a landmark vote of
three to two this means that broadband
internet is now classified under title 2
of the Communications Act of 1934 and
legally treated as a public utility this
ruling bans ISPs from offering paid
prioritization or Fast and Slow lanes
which means customers will never have to
pay for faster connections for certain
content furthermore ISPs will no longer
be able to block access to or throttle
online activity that uses a lot of
bandwidth and slows service down
number three what does this ruling mean
for you there won’t be any big changes
initially for the consumer as different
providers are expected to file legal
challenges against the FCC ruling
however the new classification under
which the internet now Falls will
prevent providers from charging extra in
exchange for faster speeds providers
will not be able to block or slow
service down regardless of what type of
online activity you’re engaging in
meaning streaming video or reading a
blog will run on the same connection the
FCC has stated that there will be no
additional taxes or fees under the new
ruling but providers anticipate that new
taxes are inevitable and warn that the
cost of broadband might be more
expensive in the future as a result
number two what does this mean for
Internet service providers telecom giant
AT&T says it’ll pause investments to
bring fiber connections to 100 cities
until the US government finalizes its
rules ISPs claim that this new law will
require more regulation which will lead
to fewer incentives to invest and
innovate in broadband if true this would
be bad news as certain cities in the
United States had some of the slowest
and priciest broadband access in the
world according to an October 2014
report by the open Technology Institute
the new regulation should also ensure
that dominant broadband suppliers will
not be able to abuse their market power
providing space for new entrants into
the segments in the form of municipal
broadband providers for smaller cities
number one is this the end of the debate
the debate about net neutrality is not
over as ISPs are expected to file a
legal claim against the FCC and its
decision Republicans in the House and
Senate have also proposed a new set of
bills that would strip the FCC of its
power especially with regards to
internet regulation
this runs in direct opposition to the
will of the White House as President
Barack Obama made clear in a written
statement that quote we cannot allow
Internet service providers to restrict
the best access or to pick winners and
losers in the online marketplace for
services and ideas and quote did these
facts surprise you to vote for which
news story is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
every week
regulations are necessary welcome to
watchmojo.com n’t we’re counting down
ten crucial facts you should know about
net neutrality in the United States
number ten what is net neutrality the
term net neutrality refers to the
concept where put into practice Internet
service providers would treat all data
equally and would not discriminate
against virtual activity like
peer-to-peer communications providing
less than perfect internet speeds at
potentially higher costs net neutrality
is often associated with the idea of an
open Internet which is a theoretical
internet that everyone in the world
would easily be able to access the
debate on the merits of net neutrality
can be summed up with the simple
question is internet access
similar to access to electricity or
cable TV and the core principle there is
the same as elsewhere the internet must
remain open we will protect the values
of an open Internet On February 26th
2015 the United States Federal
Communications Commission or FCC
answered that question with a milestone
ruling that categorized the internet as
a public utility instead of a loosely
regulated information service number
nine why is net neutrality important on
a grand scale the 2015 FCC ruling is
extremely important to the growing
e-commerce industry as that business
relies heavily on Internet access and
more importantly on page loading times
according to a report by emarketer
global retail e-commerce sales accounted
for 5.9 percent of the total retail
market in 2014 or nearly one point three
one six trillion dollars in sales retail
is changing
we’re gonna see over the next 5 10 20
years as most of retail is gonna go
online studies have shown that page
loading times invariably affect sales so
if service providers or ISPs were
allowed to sell higher and lower speed
access to the Internet
this would favor companies that are
already larger and more financially
stable and would be a distinct
disadvantage for smaller ecommerce
businesses net neutrality aims to make
sure that no website or online activity
is treated as more important than
another number 8 who supports net
neutrality I’m laying out a plan to keep
the internet free and open and that’s
why I’m urging the Federal
Communications Commission to do
everything they can to protect net
neutrality for everyone the main
proponents of net neutrality are
consumers
and large internet companies like Amazon
eBay Facebook Google Microsoft Netflix
Twitter Yahoo and more the main claim is
that without net neutrality ISPs would
force a tiered service model thereby
leading to reduced competition in the
industry and therefore to higher prices
for consumers on September 10th 2014
supporters of net neutrality aimed to
further their cause by staging an
internet slow down day businesses like
Kickstarter Netflix reddit tumblr and
Vimeo all placed a loading symbol on
their web sites to simulate the slow
downs that would happen to the internet
if net neutrality were not enforced
number 7 who is against net neutrality
opponents of net neutrality include
cable companies telephone companies and
conservative political advocacy
organizations like Americans for
Prosperity their main claims are that
net neutrality will limit the Internet’s
usefulness that it sets a precedent for
more governmental regulation and that it
will severely limit investment and
innovation in broadband network services
even as far back as 2006 challengers of
this concept including
telecommunications giant AT&T created a
now-defunct website called hands off the
internet in order to promote arguments
against internet regulation
number six have other countries come out
in favor of net neutrality a handful of
countries like Chile the Netherlands and
Brazil have all adopted net neutrality
legislation these nations have amended
the concept to fit their telecom
infrastructure and industry standards
for example the Netherlands became the
first European country to support net
neutrality through a national law which
prevents ISPs from slowing or otherwise
deterring access to any kind of content
with certain exceptions however this has
led to raised rates the entire European
Union followed suit on April 3rd 2014
when the European Parliament adopted a
net neutrality amendment to further
consolidate member states
telecommunications policies and protect
net neutrality number 5 had there been
previous rulings on net neutrality the
first change to u.s. telecommunications
law since the Communications Act of 1934
which created the FCC came in 1996 with
the goal of making it easier for anyone
to get into the comms biz more
importantly it was the first time the
internet was included in such legal
discussions number 4 what was the
official ruling regarding net neutrality
this afternoon FCC Chairman Tom wheeler
drew applause when he announced that the
internet would remain neutral On
February 26th 2015 the US Federal
Communications Commission ruled in favor
of net neutrality in a landmark vote of
three to two this means that broadband
internet is now classified under title 2
of the Communications Act of 1934 and
legally treated as a public utility this
ruling bans ISPs from offering paid
prioritization or Fast and Slow lanes
which means customers will never have to
pay for faster connections for certain
content furthermore ISPs will no longer
be able to block access to or throttle
online activity that uses a lot of
bandwidth and slows service down
number three what does this ruling mean
for you there won’t be any big changes
initially for the consumer as different
providers are expected to file legal
challenges against the FCC ruling
however the new classification under
which the internet now Falls will
prevent providers from charging extra in
exchange for faster speeds providers
will not be able to block or slow
service down regardless of what type of
online activity you’re engaging in
meaning streaming video or reading a
blog will run on the same connection the
FCC has stated that there will be no
additional taxes or fees under the new
ruling but providers anticipate that new
taxes are inevitable and warn that the
cost of broadband might be more
expensive in the future as a result
number two what does this mean for
Internet service providers telecom giant
AT&T says it’ll pause investments to
bring fiber connections to 100 cities
until the US government finalizes its
rules ISPs claim that this new law will
require more regulation which will lead
to fewer incentives to invest and
innovate in broadband if true this would
be bad news as certain cities in the
United States had some of the slowest
and priciest broadband access in the
world according to an October 2014
report by the open Technology Institute
the new regulation should also ensure
that dominant broadband suppliers will
not be able to abuse their market power
providing space for new entrants into
the segments in the form of municipal
broadband providers for smaller cities
number one is this the end of the debate
the debate about net neutrality is not
over as ISPs are expected to file a
legal claim against the FCC and its
decision Republicans in the House and
Senate have also proposed a new set of
bills that would strip the FCC of its
power especially with regards to
internet regulation
this runs in direct opposition to the
will of the White House as President
Barack Obama made clear in a written
statement that quote we cannot allow
Internet service providers to restrict
the best access or to pick winners and
losers in the online marketplace for
services and ideas and quote did these
facts surprise you to vote for which
news story is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
every week
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