By Today could mark an important milestone in the history of Internet usage and access as U.S. legislators are set to approve the net neutrality rules.
The F.C.C. is said to be working at this very moment on a way of approving the controversial set of regulations but what’s the entire show all about?
Well, in a number of crucial areas it’s mostly boring paperwork. There are however a few interesting mentions in the net neutrality rules that might just make a difference.
The F.C.C. may be working on the net neutrality situation but the rules are far from ready, in fact, today they’re just voting on the possibility of just such an act.
Once the papers do clear and the vote passes things should get interesting on the Internet. As we’ve been discussing here, this entire net neutrality rule set is based around the idea of an Open Internet.
Net Neutrality
An Open Internet would make for Internet Service Providers being unable to block certain applications or programs. The practice has been motivated by what’s called “bandwith hogging” programs creating various problems for them.
According to some statements from the F.C.C’s chairman Julius Genachowski the plan to introduce net neutrality rules will make for encouragement of businesses and entrepreneurship online. Such a positive effect leads to other positive effects on a financial and economical scale.
The only slight niggle that net neutrality rules face is the controversy that’s stuck to them at the moment. The controversy is mostly filled with rumor and bad press put out by those who would be affected.
“People” who wouldn’t want the net neutrality rules to pass are the Internet Service Providers who engage in such practices, particularly the mobile carriers.
Other major Internet players such as Google have said that the net neutrality rules would not be entirely beneficial but they could have been much worse.
I’m not sure what to make of it but I’m leaning towards a positive vote on my behalf for an Open Internet via net neutrality rules.