Sunday, October 26, 2008

What happens if we lose our Net Neutrality?

The consequences of a world without Net Neutrality would be devastating. Innovation would be stifled, competition limited, and access to information restricted. Consumer choice and the free market would be sacrificed to the interests of a few corporate executives.
On the Internet, consumers are in ultimate control -- deciding between content, applications and services available anywhere, no matter who owns the network. There's no middleman. But without Net Neutrality, the Internet will look more like cable TV. Network owners will decide which channels, content and applications are available; consumers will have to choose from their menu.
The free and open Internet brings with it the revolutionary possibility that any Internet site could have the reach of a TV or radio station. The loss of Net Neutrality would end this unparalleled opportunity for freedom of expression.

Found on http://www.savetheinternet.com/=faq#congress

This article tells that if we lose Net Neutrality, our functioning way of life will change drastically and as a result, our freedom to express ourselves on the Internet will be limited or restricted by big businesses who profit by selling people their faster ways of accessing the Internet.

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