net neutrality comp 380 presentation alex cook prince yabani
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What is Net Neutrality• A. Sen. Ted Stevens plan for the
Internet, which is a “not a big truck.”• B. The idea of having fair routing of
information on the Internet• C. A program designed like a net to
capture more information from the Internet
• D. Fishing nets that do not discriminate
What’s going on here?
• Idea of “Net Neutrality”– Free information for everyone
• “Net Neutrality” regulations
• Key terms:– Packets– Quality of Service– Latency
Complicated topic• Not an issue back in the good ol’ days
of the Internet• Some of the original legislation
proposed came from bipartisan sponsors
We’re going to each argue a position on the regulations to show what is at issue
Regulations are good!• Net Neutrality will promote healthy
economic/business competition. • Small businesses will be muscled out, by not
being able to afford tiered services. • Lack of business competition reduces good
quality • A free and open Internet will level the playing
field for businesses to compete. • The consumer is able to choose the product
they want with a free and open internet.
Innovation• Tiered internet will stunt economic growth
and stifle innovation. • Tiered internet will add extra cost to online
businesses: cost that will be transferred to consumers.
• Upstart innovators will be shut out. Innovations like eBay, Google, MySpace, Facebook and YouTube wouldn’t exist without an open and free internet. These websites came from humble beginnings.
Net Discrimination• Tiered internet will bring problems of
discrimination. • When network companies have the liberty to
choosing to make certain data low-priority, there is nothing really stopping them from discriminating for social, economic or political reasons.
• This in unfortunately not hypothetical. It has happened before.
No regulations!
• They sound like a good idea
• “People only object to a “two lane” highway until you point out one slow lane for everyone isn’t any better.”
• Some data shouldn’t be treated equally. Yes, you read that right.
Risks and consequences• Some people argue that “prioritization is just
another word for degrading your competitor,” Gigi B. Sohn, president of Public Knowledge.– That isn’t a fair representation of what is
happening.
• If there were abuses, then regulate. It’s not needed now.– Madison River Communication, ISP in North
Carolina– Vonage, FCC fines
The “little guy”• What if larger
companies can buy a better QoS agreement?
• An ISP that decided to start messing with who gets a decent connection would be committing market suicide.
Well intentioned, but…
• Some of the people proposing Net Neutrality regulations do not fully understand the technology or the consequences of the regulations.
• Video
• Data discrimination isn’t real discrimination.
Mutual agreements
• Information should be easily accessible by anyone with an Internet connection
• QoS “payola” cannot be allowed
• If ISP’s start abusing power, then something should be done
• Don’t make it a partisan issue