No doubt you’ve heard the term “Net neutrality.” Proponents and opponents have much to say on this topic. However, many Internet users don’t even know what it means, or how it will affect them. What is Net neutrality? “Net neutrality” is short for “network neutrality” or “Internet neutrality.” The concept addresses user access to the Internet, and the debate around Net neutrality centers on whether ISPs can limit, tier, block or otherwise affect Internet performance. Without Net neutrality, ISPs can even charge higher fees for more bandwidth and higher-speed access to one vendor and not others, thus establishing tiers of service.
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Net Neutrality in a Nutshell
Posted by: Peter S. Vogel May 11, 2011 05:00 AMNo doubt you’ve heard the term “Net neutrality.” Proponents and opponents have much to say on this topic. However, many Internet users don’t even know what it means, or how it will affect them. What is Net neutrality? “Net neutrality” is short for “network neutrality” or “Internet neutrality.” The concept addresses user access to the Internet, and the debate around Net neutrality centers on whether ISPs can limit, tier, block or otherwise affect Internet performance. Without Net neutrality, ISPs can even charge higher fees for more bandwidth and higher-speed access to one vendor and not others, thus establishing tiers of service.