Net neutrality: Five myths, and the real facts<article>
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Regardless of where you stand on the net neutrality debate, one thing doesn’t help: misleading or confusing statements. Unfortunately there are plenty of them.</p><p>
Net neutrality is an Internet ideal that will become possible If the Federal Communications Commission decides to reclassify Internet service providers from information services to telecommunications services. If the FCC reclassifies ISPs, it will be able to regulate them—and that could affect a push by ISPs to provide faster Internet service to Web companies willing to pay for the privilege.</p><p>
Data-hungry Web companies like Netflix want the speed, and the ISPs want the money. Others, however, fear a pay-to-play scheme could put cash-strapped startup sites at a disadvantage.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2851979/net-neutrality-five-myths-and-the-real-facts.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Net neutrality: Five myths, and the real facts
