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Net neutrality is a set of rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which say Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Comcast, Time Warner, AT&T, and Verizon, cannot block, throttle, or prioritize certain content on the Internet.
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Here’s How That Could Affect You. The New York Times In Our Opinion: Pandemic proves need for net neutrality, open internet Ukiah Daily Journal F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules The New York Times Making Indonesia's carbon neutrality a reality East Asia Forum Biden Orders FTC Crackdown on Repair Restrictions Around Phones, Electronics PCMag AU President Biden Sadly Wants to Revive 'Net Neutrality' RealClearMarkets Biden’s Silicon Valley Winners The Wall Street Journal Experts say Biden's FCC would restore net neutrality, avoid price regulation S&P Global Net neutrality debate: Here's why technology think tank wants California law overturned WRAL Tech Wire With Pai's departure, FCC likely to restore net neutrality, strengthen municipal broadband StateScoopThe term was coined by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu in 2003, as an extension of the longstanding concept of a common carrier, which was used to describe the role of telephone systems.
A widely cited example of a violation of net neutrality principles was the Internet service provider Comcast's secret slowing ("throttling") of uploads from peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) applications by using forged packets. Comcast did not stop blocking these protocols, like BitTorrent, until the FCC ordered them to stop. In another minor example, The Madison River Communications company was fined US$15,000 by the FCC, in 2004, for restricting their customers' access to Vonage, which was rivaling their own services. AT&T was also caught limiting access to FaceTime, so only those users who paid for AT&T's new shared data plans could access the application. In July 2017, Verizon Wireless was accused of throttling after users noticed that videos played on Netflix and Youtube were slower than usual, though Verizon commented that it was conducting "network testing" and that net neutrality rules permit "reasonable network management practices".
Research suggests that a combination of policy instruments will help realize the range of valued political and economic objectives central to the network neutrality debate. Combined with strong public opinion, this has led some governments to regulate broadband Internet services as a public utility, similar to the way electricity, gas, and the water supply are regulated, along with limiting providers and regulating the options those providers can offer.