The following article shows that when many are interested, they can win the great interests of Internet companies.
Yesterday The FCC has confirmed that it will protect the open Dianetwork, and the general feeling of all those who participated in the protests (including iGuRu.gr) for Net Neutrality was relief at the victory.
Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), said:
"The Internet is very important to enable broadband providers to make the rules. So today, after a decade of open and lengthy discussions, we finally have legally viable rules to ensure that the Internet remains fast, fair and open. ”
This is probably the crux of the whole net neutrality debate. Keeping a "fast, fair and open" Internet away from the full control of ISPs is of the utmost importance, as we cannot trust its protection open Internet, to providers who have a financial interest.
Net Neutrality, also known as the Open Internet, is based on one principle: movement of the internet everyone is equal, without discrimination and without exceptions.
This means that links to Internet they can not be put on hold because they spend more time than others on surfing, gaming, can not be put on hold because someone uses more bandwidth than someone else because they download files. It also means that Internet companies can not decide that a content provider will be able to use more bandwidth than someone else, as happened last year with Netflix.
Recall that initially, the proposed deal by Tom Wheeler included all of the above, which upset many people. About 4 millions σχόλια (κατά παντός υπευθύνου) είχαν σαν παραλήπτη την FCC και χρειάστηκε να παρενέβη ο Barack Obama ζητώντας από την Επιτροπή να προστατεύσει το ανοιχτό Διαδίκτυο και όχι τα οικονομικά συμφέροντα των ISPs.