Monday, March 9, 2015

Net Neutrality and Comcast Deal

I just read an article about the pros and cons of net neutrality and the deal Comcast is currently involved with. They are trying to buy Time Warner Cable for 45 million dollars. If this happen, Comcast will have over 60% of the internet. With control like that they will be able to charge whatever they want for access. The FCC is setting up rules that will help prevent this from happening. The FCC also will have the authority for the first time to police disputes about congestion on the Internet. That power could allow the agency to address Netflix's complaint that Comcast and other large Internet providers have been charging exorbitant fees to load traffic onto their networks. If the deal goes through, it will also allow for Comcast to eventually take over the country when it comes to the internet.

1 comment:

  1. the whole idea behind net neutrality is scary. No corporation should be allowed to monopolize the internet.

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