1. NETWORK
NEUTRALITY
By:
Joey Dweck
Mayer Sutton
Albert Baranov

2. DEFINITION
The principle that the network is free of restrictions on
content, sites, or platforms, on the equipment that
may be attached, and on the modes of
communication allowed, as well as one where
communication is not unreasonably degraded by
other communication streams. (Wikipedia)

3. CONS
 Corporate Greed
 Bandwidth Allocation
 Forced Subscriptions

4. PROS
 Preserving Internet Standards
 Creates Artificial Scarcity
 Free and Open Communication Fosters Democracy

5. ISP ARGUMENTS
 Infrastructure Needs Development
 Need Funding for Innovation
 Freedom of Business

6. CONSUMER EXPLOITATION
 Force to Use Certain Services
 Block all Peer to Peer Technologies
 “Exclusive" Deals with Content Providers
 Monitor all Online Activity

7. STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT & PROTECT IP ACT
 Aimed at Copyright Infringing Websites
 Easy removal of content
 Opposed by Google, Microsoft, Facebook,
Wikipedia and Many More