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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to accept FCC chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal that the Commission "use its Title II authority to implement and enforce open Internet protections." Or, to put it in plain English, your ISP must provide equal broadband access to you or any site -- Amazon, Netflix, etc. -- without slowing down or speeding up sites for additional fees.
So, what will this mean for you? Wheeler declared that this new stance "will ensure the Internet remains open, now and in the future, for all Americans." We'll see. As Mark Cuban, serial entrepreneur, said on CNBC, "Let the lawsuits begin."
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Net+Neutrality
So, what will this mean for you? Wheeler declared that this new stance "will ensure the Internet remains open, now and in the future, for all Americans." We'll see. As Mark Cuban, serial entrepreneur, said on CNBC, "Let the lawsuits begin."
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Net+Neutrality
I'm developing a unit for students on considering the ethical issues in technology. This story is definitely one for students to consider. What is the right of humans to have free and open access to the internet? How would things be different if the rich had priority access to the net?