Net NeutralityBY NATHAN GUENTHERENC 3241

What is it?

Definition: The principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites.

Essentially Freedom online

All bits (data) in transfer are treated equal in transfer

Who's fighting for it?

Nonprofits & Organizations

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Freepress (Save the Internet)

Fight for the Future

Battle for the Net

Stop Fast Track

American Civil Liberties Union

Demand Progress

Who's fighting for it? (2)

Companies & People

John Oliver (Ex. Last Week Tonight)

Google (Take Action)

Netflix

Reddit

Mozilla

Millions of Internet Users across the world

Who's Fighting Against it?

Cable Companies

Comcast

AT&T

Verizon

Time warner

Government Agencies

NSA, DEA, FCC (debatable)

Certain Members of the House & Senate

Who's Fighting Against it? (2)

What's the difference?

Progress so far

Almost 4 million comments on the FCC’s website demanding Net Neutrality

Obama directly asking FCC to support Title II Reclassification

February 26, 2015 the FCC Passes Title II. A huge step forward!

Now to get congress on the side of the people, and not the corporations

What's the difference? (2)

Net Neutrality prevents….

Cable companies from charging YOU

To access specific services online

For “faster” connection to specific services

Cable companies from charging COMPANIES

Fees to reach their customers (Ex. Netflix > Comcast deal)

Faster routes to their customers (Ex. Fast Lanes)

How can I Help?

Follow & Support the organizations listed prior that figh for net neutrality

Regularly call your representatives when important issues are on the table House

Senate

Governor

Mayor

Sign your name on online petitions to showcase support in numbers.

How can I Help? (2)

Switch providers for services and products you use to alternatives that are known to support net neutrality

When voting, consider privacy, internet regulations, and surveillance into your candidate decision

SPREAD THE WORD!

Stay educated on the process of the battle Its been a long road

With a long road ahead

Congress and lobbyists keep fighting back with new legislation hoping they can sneak it though

Alternatives

For: Namecheap / HostGator

Netflix / Hulu / YouTube

Microsoft / Google / AOL

Against: Go Daddy

Comcast / Cable Providers

IBM / Juniper / Cisco

Donation opportunities

Organization:

Freepress

ACLU

Fight for the Future

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Donation:

Save The Internet Donate

Membership & Donate

Donate

Donate

Conclusion

It come down to this. If you want your internet bill & service to be like your cable TV, then don’t support Net Neutrality.

An example of a potential internet bill in the future can be seen to the right.

However if you demand freedom, and quality service, then support Net Neutrality.

The U.S. essentially invented the internet, but are now ranked 30th in the world for broadband speeds. (due to cable companies)

Conclusion (2)

When people stand together, amazing things happen.

This has been proven already with the world online, and the youth especially refusing to submit to corporate interests.

This has forced organizations to spend 10’s of billions of dollars on lobbying and misinformation for net neutrality.

The best thing is to form you own opinion, look at the facts, and ask yourself what you prefer.

Be aware of false & inaccurate information, propaganda, and hype around the issue.

It is important, but its more complicated than most understand.

The best thing you can do is support the representatives who are on our side.