Don't slow me down!!!

I never really knew about the issue of Net Neutrality until this assignment. I don't particularly like the idea that a company can control what or how efficiently I can look up things that are important to me. But, after reading the article and watching the video I gave the issue some serious thought. I hate when a page I'm trying to view is running slow, but I also remember logging on to dial up and came to the conclusion that with all the technological advances recently and the ones that will be coming in the future it shouldn't be a huge deal.

Normal access is a beautiful thing, but if you are a gamer or movie buff paying for a premium service is just a fact of life. I have digital cable and DVR for instance, but if I want quality HBO programing then it costs more. On a side note I love "Game of Thrones", I was shocked at how well they do follow the series even though the lack of intimate detail, which was a reason I got into reading R.R. Martin's work, is a shame. I am confident that we still live in America and the reason we have so many cool products and features are due to commercialism. I do believe some regulation is necessary, slowing down a competitor is unethical, but giving your product a boost where you can just makes sense.

Pulling an excerpt from the article "FCC Chairman Defends Net Neutrality Regulations."  by Brian Keonig, “We need to protect and promote competition.” Stated by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski and I could not agree more with him.

Sources:

Kapustka, Paul. "Why you should care about net neutrality | Macworld." Macworld helps you navigate the Apple universe. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. <http://www.macworld.com/article/1153750/netneutrality.html>.

"Net Neutrality - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jHOn0EW8U>.

Koenig, Brian. "FCC Chairman Defends Net Neutrality Regulations." The New American | Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2012. <http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/13009-fcc-chairman-defends-%E2%80%9Cnet-neutrality%E2%80%9D-regulations>.

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