Another problem with data discrimination is that search engines like Google might not yield the best information. It is one thing for Google to allow for advertisements in a separate section from search results. It is quite another for Google to only yield search results for paying customers.
Some ISPs claim that the consumer would benefit from value-added services to make the Internet faster or more secure. Yet the principle of net neutrality suggests that all users should benefit from such technologies. The basic protocols on which the Internet operates should not be elitist. Net neutrality ensures that all persons have equal access to information. Information is power; to restrict access to only those who can afford certain services exacerbates income and power disparities in the world.

Consumers already do accept the fact that bandwidth costs money. e pay a fee to an ISP because ISPs maintain the cables or satellite…...

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Works Cited

Whitt, Richard. "Facts about our network neutrality policy proposal." Google Public Policy Blog. Retrieved online:  http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/search/label/Net%20Neutrality

The blessings of the free market in terms of competition, level playing field, and end user benefit can only continue if the Internet remains neutral across all networks.
In conclusion, Wu's arguments are much more convincing than those by Yoo. Wu holds that Network Neutrality is essential for the benefits of its free market platform to continue, especially in the light of end user benefit. Innovation and competition can only be optimized if the market is open to as many as possible new entrants. The removal of Network Neutrality would dramatically reduce the ability of companies to enter the market and of existing companies to optimize their competition. End users would not have as many choices when it comes to the products available, while the lack of competition would also drive prices higher.

Network Neutrality is a platform that provides users with optimal choices and competitors with more capability of competition.…...

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References

Cyber Telecom. (2012). Net Neutrality. Retrieved from: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Free Press (2012). Network Neutrality. Retrieved from:  http://www.freepress.net/policy/internet/net_neutrality 

Keepin the Internet Neutral?: Time Wu and Christopher Yoo Debate. Federal Communications Law Journal, Vol. 59, No. 3.

The New York Times (2010, Dec. 22). Net Neutrality. Retrieved from:  http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/n/net_neutrality/index.html

Net Neutrality: Benefits, Drawbacks, Issues and Concerns
The Internet has been such an immense fixture in the lives of most Americans that it is impossible to imagine life without it. The Internet has become an invaluable tool to virtually everyone, and most people can’t imagine functioning without an open, free Internet that is available to everyone. In many ways, the Internet is a tremendous foundational pillar of society and of democracy: it is a virtual symbol of the equality of information for all people. As stated on the official websites of the American Civil Liberties Union, “We'd like to believe it will remain a place where you can always access any lawful content you want, and where the folks delivering that content can't play favorites because they disagree with the message being delivered or want to charge more money for faster delivery” (aclu.org, 2017). Currently, the way that the Internet is…...

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References

ACLU.org. (2018, February 26). What Is Net Neutrality? Retrieved from

Brenner, G. H. (2018, March 5). 4 Ways Porn Use Causes Problems. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/experimentations/201803/4-ways-porn-use-causes-problems

Curtis, J. (2017, February 13). The pros and cons of net neutrality. Retrieved from http://www.itpro.co.uk/strategy/28115/the-pros-and-cons-of-net-neutrality

Finley, K. (2018, March 1). Net Neutrality: Here's Everything You Need To Know. Retrieved from https://www.wired.com/story/guide-net-neutrality/

Hahn, R. W., & Wallsten, S. (2006). The economics of net neutrality. The Economists' Voice, 3(6).

Vitanna.org. (2017, May 31). 13 Pros and Cons of Net Neutrality. Retrieved from https://vittana.org/13-pros-and-cons-of-net-neutrality

https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/internet-speech/what-net-neutrality

Netflix-Comcast deal has been applauded and criticized in equal measure since its coming into being in February this year. Under the deal, Comcast (an ISP) will connect directly to Netflix's (a content provider) servers, essentially eliminating content delivery networks that often act as middlemen, and consequently, ensuring that Netflix's traffic gets minimum disruption in the broadband network (Woollacott, 2014). So, what exactly does this mean for Comcast's consumers and consumers of other ISPs?
Effect on Comcast's Consumers: there has been concern that the quality of Netflix videos streaming on Comcast and Verizon networks has been increasingly poor over the recent past -- a trend that has been attributed to overloads on the two providers' interconnection points. The Netflix-Comcast deal essentially goes against this bottleneck -- with Netflix, which currently accounts for 30% of internet traffic, getting direct access to Comcast's broadband network at a fee. Comcast will have to guarantee a…...

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References

Reardon, M. (2014). Comcast vs. Netflix: Is this Really about Net Neutrality? CNet. Retrieved 15 October 2014 from  http://www.cnet.com/news/comcast-vs.-netflix-is-this-really-about-net-neutrality/ 

Woollacott, E. (2014). What the Comcast-Netflix Deal Means for Consumers. The Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2014 from  http://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2014/02/24/what-the-comcast-netflix-deal-means-for-consumers/

Net Neutrality: The Battle Rages onThe Net Neutrality DebateFrom the onset, it would be prudent to note that net neutrality, as Laudon and Laudon (2020) point out, could simply be defined as the idea that Internet service providers must allow customers equal access to content and applications, regardless of the source or nature of the content (265). This is more or less the same meaning that Mapua (2016) assigns to net neutrality. As Mapua further point out, net neutrality essentially implies that favoritism is not applied in any manner or form in relation to the data travelling over the networks of Internet service providers. It therefore follows that net neutrality happens to be an instrumental principle in efforts to further advance the openness and fairness of Internet utilization. Over the past few years, there has been raging debate on the subject of net neutrality. On one side of the debate…...

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References

Laudon, K.C. & Laudon, J.P. (2020). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (16th ed.). Pearson Education.

Mapua, J. (2016). Net Neutrality and What It Means to You. The Rosen Publishing Group.

Pickard, V. & Berman, E. (2019). After Net Neutrality. Yale University Press.

Rudolph, C. (2019). Network Neutrality. Can Regulation Save the Internet? GRIN Verlag.

In this essay about net neutrality, we provide an overview of what net neutrality is and why it is a current political issue.  The essay will define net neutrality.  Furthermore, it will describe the pros and cons of net neutrality, including reasons that net neutrality is beneficial and ways that it could be detrimental.
The essay will discuss the current legal status of net neutrality, as well as the potential future of net neutrality.  In doing so, the essay will discuss some figures, including head of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai.   In addition to giving you an overview of net neutrality, the essay will also provide you with an excellent guide for how to write academic essays.  It includes all parts of an academic essay: introduction, hook, thesis statement, a body that includes evidence and analysis, a conclusion, and a works cited section.  All sources are properly quoted and cited…...

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The view opposing non-neutral networks is also articulated by one of the founders of the Internet, Vinton G. Cerf. "Allowing broadband carriers to control what people see and do online would fundamentally undermine the principles that have made the Internet such a success. "(Prepared Statement of Vinton G. Cerf...)

hile the cable and telephone companies do present some cogent practical and legal points, yet their rationale cannot measure up to the serious issues of democratic freedom and free access to information and content that a neutral network ensures. hile there is no perfect solution to this problem probably a middle ground could be worked out where the companies receive some control but do not infringe on the essential rights of freedom of expression and information.

orks Cited

Internet: Freedom or Privilege? March 3, 2007. http://isen.com/blog/2006/01/internet-freedom-or-privilege.html

Mark R. Breaking Down the Network Neutrality Debate. 2007. March 3, 2007. http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3657341

Moore a. Neutral Networks Are the…...

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Works Cited

Internet: Freedom or Privilege? March 3, 2007.  http://isen.com/blog/2006/01/internet-freedom-or-privilege.html 

Mark R. Breaking Down the Network Neutrality Debate. 2007. March 3, 2007.  http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3657341 

Moore a. Neutral Networks Are the Devil's Allies

Broadband consumers have options and can vote with their pocketbooks. March 3, 2007.  http://www.reason.com/news/show/32950.html

FCC Broadband
The FCC and National Broadband Policy

The Federal Communications Commission was establish in 1934 as a standalone government agency that was created to regulate the communications capabilities of the United States. As part of the agencies charter, there is the provision that the agency maximize the use of the spectrum that is available through competition and innovation. The role of the FCC has evolved over the years with the introduction of new technologies. hereas once the FCC was primarily concerned with voice and radio portions of the spectrum, now the agency must regulate a more complex sphere of communication technologies that include both the landline and wireless network bandwidths.

The FCC is truly a powerful organization with their oversight of the public spectrum. The organization has an objective of ensuring that U.S. population has access to communication technologies as well as the latest innovations in the industry. However, the relative state…...

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Works Cited

Acquisti, A. (2004, February). The Economics of Privacy. Retrieved from Heinz School:  http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/~acquisti/papers/acquisti_privacy_economics.ppt 

Anderson, N. (2010, August 17). Your fears confirmed: "up to" broadband speeds are bogus. Retrieved from ARS Technica: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/08/your-worst-fears-confirmed-real-broadband-speeds-half-of-whats-advertised/

Atkins, R. (2007, June). The Case for a National Broadband Policy. Retrieved from The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation:  http://www.itif.org/files/CaseForNationalBroadbandPolicy.pdf 

Economics and Statistics Administration. (2010, November). Exploring the Digital Nation. Retrieved from U.S. Department of Commerce:  http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/esa_ntia_us_broadband_adoption_report_11082010_1.pdf

Merger a continuation. Please adhere directions required information needed, ensure a good grade. Title: Expansion Merger This paper a continuation Assignment 1.
ISP industry: Expansion and merger

Government regulation

Because of the rapid expansion of the ISP (internet service provider) industry and the rapid expansion in general of telecommunications technology, there is a tendency towards under-regulation of these entities which exert such an influence over Internet consumer's lives. ecently, there was a firestorm of controversy to stop SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act), which would have taken down websites without a court order for the piratical content the sites unwittingly hosted. However, it was less controversial in 2006 when the FCC "let effective Net Neutrality protections expire in August 2006 as the result of a technical change in the way they address Internet governance" (Net neutrality, 2012, Common Cause). Free speech advocates should have been alarmed given that "today there is no…...

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References

ISP group criticizes Verizon-MCI merger. (2005). Phone Watch. Retrieved:

http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/08/20/isp-group-criticizes-verizon-mci-merger/

Net neutrality. (2012). Common Cause. Retrieved:

 http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4773657#

FCC
State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interest you (briefly). ill this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? If so, how?

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable (FCC, 2011). Its job is to basically make sure that the organizations in these industries are severing the public with their activities. The air waves are radio frequency are really kind of a public good since no one can or should be able to own them. Therefore, in regards to radio frequencies, the FCC will distribute the frequencies or channels so that the quality can be maintained and there can be an equal manner in which these resources are divided. The proposed legislation deals with how societies and companies will access the internet in future and therefore is…...

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Works Cited

FCC. (2011, September 13). Retrieved from Federal Communication Commission:  http://www.fcc.gov/ 

Reed, B. (2010, December 22). FCC's net neutrality order: The basics. Retrieved from Network World:  http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/122210-fcc-net-neutrality.html?page=1

While Swindle's solution is a start, more thought is needed in addressing privacy issues over an international Internet.
Smith, Sylvia. 2006. "Neutrality' backers fear Net censorship." Journal-Gazette. July 17: page 1.

Smith's article raises other concerns regarding government regulation -- that of restricting price increases for telephone companies, the cable industry and Internet Service Providers. These providers have argued that restricting how much they can raise their fees will compromise the development of the technology, and may pave the way for unequal access to information technology. Cyber-businesses, on the other hand, argue that if Congress takes a "hands-off" approach, these private companies are in a position to monopolize access to the Internet, and to practice censorship.

For consumer advocates and cyber-businesses, the solution should be a government-instituted policy of "net neutrality." Instead of addressing the fee issues, there should be a law specifically stating that service providers could regulate access to the…...

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Roach's article takes a look at an ongoing debate regarding the differences between government regulation on regular internet traffic and the kind of access needed for users in higher education. Current legislation gives law enforcement access to communication traffic, under stringent legal conditions and constraints. Librarians and other researchers in higher education, however, argue that access rules should be different for the academe, in order to ensure academic freedom.

This article recognizes the rapid changes in information technology, and many academics and librarians have been quick to use the medium for their own research. While the medium has its advantages, it also brings the researchers outside of the academe, which has a strong tradition of freedom. Such freedom is necessary to ensure that an academic could conduct research without social or political repercussions. For example, severe constraints on research and development would occur if a researcher could face jail time or worse for their beliefs. Similar issues could plague a writer who is crafting a novel that could be deemed "subversive," such as George Orwell's 1984.

Given these larger issues, the coalitions of universities, librarians and researchers are right in asking Congress to recognize their different needs. Law enforcement officials certainly have a legitimate need for wiretaps and other methods of monitoring communications traffic. However, the perceived needs to strengthen national security should not come at the expense of rights that this country already holds dear - those of freedom of expression, freedom of information and, as Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once stated, "the right to be let alone."

Web 3.0: The New Web
Everyone knows that technology is advancing rapidly. What that entails is the restructuring of what we once knew into something better. That is exactly what is happening now with the slow movement into Web 3.0, an Internet that is layered and more tailored to a mobile and interactive user.

Web 3.0 takes the internet to a whole new level. According to the research, this will be the "third generation of Internet-based services that collectively comprise what might be called 'the intelligent Web' -- such as those using semantic web, microformats, natural language search, data-mining, machine learning, recommendation agents, and artificial intelligence technologies -- which emphasize machine-facilitated understanding of information in order to provide a more productive and intuitive user experience" (Spivack, 2014). Essentially, the Internet will be smarter and more adaptive than ever before. This will allow the Internet to adapt to the unique demands and desires…...

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References

Gaines, Kendra. (2011). A brief introduction to Web 3.0. Web Designer. Web.  http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/web-3-introduction/ 

Isaacson, Betsy. (2014). Web 3.0: What the Internet could look like without net neutrality. The Huffington Post. Web.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/15/internet-without-net-neutrality-_n_4604385.html 

Spivack, Nova. (2014). Web 3.0: The third generation of web is coming. Lifeboat Foundation. Web.  http://lifeboat.com/ex/web.3.0

Internet or Bandwidth throttling is the slowing or speeding of a user's internet service that is provided by the internet company. The slowing of internet service is done to reduce the usage of service supplied to the local network. Verizon's throttling and the lawsuit against it became the news's highlights in 2018 during the California wildfire when the said company tried to slow down internet usage by the fire department (Brodkin, 2018). This throttling was impeding the ability to respond to such a huge crisis, and there was lateness in providing emergency services. The image of fire departments became suspicious in public, and there was national condemnation. The reason behind this massive damage was throttling by Verizon. It was declared by the county's Fire Chief, Anthony Bowden, that the internet has become an essential tool in our daily lives and in such a nationwide emergency, where the arrangement of a huge…...

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References

Brodkin, J. (2018, August 22). Verizon throttled fire department\\\\'s \\\\"unlimited\\\\" data during Calif. Wildfire. ARS Technica. Retrieved from  

Carman, A. (2018, August 24). Verizon says it will stop throttling emergency responders\\\\' data speeds. The Verge. Retrieved from  https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/24/17778834/verizon-throttle-data-emergency-fire-response 

Stevens, M. (2018, August 22). Verizon throttled California firefighters\\\\' internet speeds amid blaze (they were out of data). The New York Times. Retrieved from  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/us/verizon-throttling-california-fire-net-neutrality.html 

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/verizon-throttled-fire-departments-unlimited-data-during-calif-wildfire/ 

Ethical Matrix
Ethical Dilemma Matrix

Ethical Dilemma:

A business organization's Internet Service Provider (ISP) is providing preferential service (improved access, faster connection and download/upload speeds) to certain websites, apparently on the basis of business ties and co-ownership entanglements.

Ethical Principles:

Autonomy, Justice, espect for Persons

Stakeholders:

End Users:

-Users of the Internet have the duty to make and exercise their own choices, which is limited by preferential access.

-This duty also insists that users be able to face all risks and opportunities available in equal measure, and with fair access.

-Users have the right to be viewed as important ends in and of themselves, served by the ISP and not simply serving the ISP in terms of money.

The Organization:

the organization has a duty to ensure that its employees can perform their functions with minimal interference, and that stakeholders in the business are able to exercise autonomy in their investments, which requires full knowledge.

-Justice demands that the organization be able to…...

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References

FCC. (2005). August 5, 2005 Policy Statement. Accessed 21 October 2011.

 http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-151A1.pdf 

Kapoor, G. (2007). Corporate Laws. New York: Taxmann Publications.

Mobile Loyalty ackground
The mobile telephone system is part of a global communication sector that has a number of distinct but interlinked elements. Whether one talks on a telephone, searches the net, emails, sends texts or downloads and participates in web-generated data sharing, one is using the mobile telephone network more and more, to the point where it and some of the competing companies appear to be reaching their service capacities. Or at least this seems to be the case when it comes to doing what these large providers should be best at: adding and keeping customers. Maintaining a loyal buyer base -- one that truly likes and advocates for the provider -- or at least happily retaining one beyond a small contract period is critical for any company that wants to be able to serve the global marketplace (Sharpley, 2009).

Underlying many of the customer service practices and promises is the…...

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BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES

BBC Mobile (2011, Aug. 31). Mobile Internet use nearing 50%. Viewable at  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14731757 .

Bomsel, O., Cave, M., Le Blanc, G. And Neumann, K-H. (2003). How mobile termination charges shape the dynamics of the telecom sector. The University of Warwick. Viewable at  http://www.cerna.ensmp.fr/Documents/OB-GLB-F2M-FinalReport.pdf .

BuddeCom (2012). United Kingdom - Mobile Market Insights, Statistics and Forecasts. Viewable  http://www.budde.com.au/Research/United-Kingdom-Mobile-Market-Insights-Statistics-and-Forecasts.html .

DigitalBuzz (2011). Infographic: Mobile statistics, stats & facts 2011. Viewable and downloadable at  http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/2011-mobile-statistics-stats-facts-marketing-infographic/ .

Repealing net neutrality regulations could have several potential consequences, including:

1. Discrimination against certain websites or content: Internet service providers could prioritize access to certain websites or content, potentially limiting competition and innovation online.

2. Higher costs for consumers: Without net neutrality regulations, ISPs could charge extra fees for access to certain websites or services, leading to increased costs for consumers.

3. Limited access to information: Repealing net neutrality could result in ISPs blocking or throttling access to certain websites or content, limiting the availability of information for users.

4. Negative impact on small businesses and startups: Without net neutrality regulations, smaller businesses and....

Potential Consequences of the Repeal of Net Neutrality Regulations

1. Reduced Competition and Innovation:

Fewer choices for consumers: ISPs could block or slow down access to certain websites or services, giving preferential treatment to their own offerings or those of their partners.
Stifled innovation: Startups and small businesses would face barriers to entry if they cannot guarantee fast and reliable access to users.

2. Increased Internet Access Costs:

Tiered pricing: ISPs could charge different rates for different speeds or access to different websites and services. This could lead to higher costs for consumers and businesses.
Data caps and throttling: ISPs could impose....