Net Neutrality: It’s the hot button issue of 2014, sort of like the NSA was the hot button issue of 2013. There has been protest nationwide about the issue. And it seems the powers that be are listening.
It’s been announced online companies received lots on airspace specifically for unlicensed use.? They got a couple of channels for TV airways too. To put it in layman’s terms, they’ve allowed construction for working class housing in the richest neighborhood in town. A TV airwaves auction could bring in $20 billion. While this was a huge step in the right direction, especially for Internet companies. But the controversy surrounding net neutrality is far from over.
FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Chairman Tom Wheeler seems to be between a rock and a hard place. He’s been criticized by everyone. He first said he was cool with Internet companies charging more for faster service. Then came the protest. The protest got more intense: It went from activists bombarding the FCC with angry emails, letters, and phone calls to camping outside headquarters, causing a scene. Now it seems like Wheeler is backing off, or at least backing down. Now he’s saying things like ‘we’re looking at every way to protect an open and free Internet’. I hope so. One of the problem is net neutrality is so complex to understand. And let’s not get started on issues like Comcast merging with NBC Universal. What side are you on in the net neutrality debate?