Tuesday 22 March 2011

Net Neutraility Questions

What is Net Neutraility?

Net Neutraility is when all users have the right to send and receive packets of information equally. The consumers have the right to have the required amount of broadband speed which is offered to them by their ISPs , for example Virgin offers the full 10 mb to its customers and no less than that.
The internet traffic should be kept at the same speed

Is the internet neutral ?

In my opinion, the internet may not be neutral , as consumers have lower internet speeds depending on where they live, for example, consumers may get lower speeds if they are living further away from the internet station. The fact that ISPs offer higher speeds leads to competition between ISPs who are offering higher speeds. Yet, more people may have slower internet speeds due to file sharing, music downloading and movie downloads.

Should it be?

The internet should be neutral, as consumers should have the full required internet speed for their internet, as they are paying for the service. Yet, it can be argued that the internet should not be neutral, as consumers should be penalised by having their internet speed slowed down due to illegal music downloading, file sharing and movie downloading.

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