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Net neutrality is a set of rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which say Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Comcast, Time Warner, AT&T, and Verizon, cannot block, throttle, or prioritize certain content on the Internet.
California may gut state net neutrality law to comply with Trump admin demand Ars Technica Net Neutrality | Pros, Cons, Debate, Arguments, Censorship, & Internet Britannica Burger King explains net neutrality... and it's kind of awesome actionnetwork.org South Korea's Big 3 Telcos Call for Overhaul of Net Neutrality, Rate Rules for AI and 6G Era finance.biggo.com Whatever happened to net neutrality? 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K-12 Dive The long, painful path of net neutrality (Published 2021) The New York Times EFF and 80 Organizations Call on EU Policymakers to Preserve Net Neutrality in the Digital Networks Act Electronic Frontier Foundation Net neutrality rules about corporate control over internet speeds blocked by federal appeals court CBS News Net Neutrality is Back! – Open Policy & Advocacy The Mozilla Blog Net Neutrality Is and Has Always Been a Bipartisan Issue New America Major Questions on Net Neutrality Competitive Enterprise Institute How the UK Can Reform Net Neutrality Regulations and Promote Innovation Competitive Enterprise Institute The FCC Can’t Give You Net Neutrality The Federalist Society Net neutrality rules reinstatement temporarily halted by US appeals court reuters.com What is net neutrality? 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NBC News Opposition to Net Neutrality Was Faked, New York Says (Published 2021) The New York Times Montana Leads State Action on Net Neutrality MultiState Net Neutrality Repeal: The Internet Apocalypse That Never Came Foundation for Economic Education FCC Refuses to Stay Net Neutrality Rules, Setting Up Court Battle Broadband Breakfast Pennsylvania Introduces Bill to Restore Net Neutrality Protections Broadband BreakfastThe term was coined by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu in 2003, as an extension of the longstanding concept of a common carrier, which was used to describe the role of telephone systems.
A widely cited example of a violation of net neutrality principles was the Internet service provider Comcast's secret slowing ("throttling") of uploads from peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) applications by using forged packets. Comcast did not stop blocking these protocols, like BitTorrent, until the FCC ordered them to stop. In another minor example, The Madison River Communications company was fined US$15,000 by the FCC, in 2004, for restricting their customers' access to Vonage, which was rivaling their own services. AT&T was also caught limiting access to FaceTime, so only those users who paid for AT&T's new shared data plans could access the application. In July 2017, Verizon Wireless was accused of throttling after users noticed that videos played on Netflix and Youtube were slower than usual, though Verizon commented that it was conducting "network testing" and that net neutrality rules permit "reasonable network management practices".
Research suggests that a combination of policy instruments will help realize the range of valued political and economic objectives central to the network neutrality debate. Combined with strong public opinion, this has led some governments to regulate broadband Internet services as a public utility, similar to the way electricity, gas, and the water supply are regulated, along with limiting providers and regulating the options those providers can offer.