It’s Time to Nationalize the Internet

Network cables are plugged in a server room on November 10, 2014 in New York City. U.S. President Barack Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to implement a strict policy of net neutrality and to oppose content providers in restricting bandwith to customers. (Photo by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images)

BY JULIANNE TVETEN  In These Times 
WEB ONLY / FEATURES  December 20, 2017

Private network providers prioritize only those they expect to provide a return on investment, thus excluding poor and sparsely populated areas.

Defying widespread popular objection, on December 14 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal net neutrality. The principle regulates broadband as a utility, thus forbidding cable companies and Internet service providers (ISPs) from throttling, blocking or otherwise discriminating against online traffic. While net neutrality was only enacted in early 2015, it swiftly proved a key component of an open Internet.

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  1. 21st Century Poet December 29, 2017 at 5:49 PM

    Reblogged this on 21st Century Theater.

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