Obama in Favor of Net Nuetrality

Obama has decided to step up and put in his opinion regarding net neutrality. Overall the President has stated that he would like the FCC to decide in favor of keeping net neutrality. This way the Internet will remain equally free and open to all consumers throughout the country. Having the President on the side of keeping net neutrality isn’t a guarantee though since the FCC is an independent agency and they will ultimately make the decision.

Obama has asked the FCC to classify the Internet as a public utility, like water and electricity. This means putting Internet under Title 2 of the Telecommunications Act, which would give the Internet a multitude of regulatory protections. The President has four points that he would like to be guaranteed. The four points include; no blocking, no throttling, increased transparency, no paid prioritization. These four points are what will be guaranteed if the Internet is put under Title 2 of the Telecommunications Act. The Act was put in place in 1934, which seams old for the Internet to be applied to, however the Act is there so that consumer don’t end up having to pay ridiculous prices for the use of services essential to their daily lives. This is another point the President specifies, the Internet for most all Americans has become an essential part of their everyday lives. There is still some controversy in Obama’s statement that concern some, controversy’s involving the wording that may suggest the Internet may not be under full protection the Act, however it will still be under a large portion of it.

There has been a lot of talk about net neutrality lately and the idea of having to pay for “faster” Internet is unbearable to some, but the fact that the President is on the side of having the Internet remain a free and open utility where ISP’s don’t have the power to decide your speed or what sites a person visits is awesome. 4 million have spoken out and voiced their opinion to the FCC in the FCC’s largest public involvement in its regulations ever, and it’s a powerful thing that the President of the United has heard those 4 million and is willing to help out as well. As mentioned earlier just because Obama is on board doesn’t mean the day is saved, but it is a very big step for the movement of net neutrality.

Logging Off,
Ben

Sources
http://gizmodo.com/obamas-plan-to-save-the-internet-1656774403