Jill Blogger

Jill Blogger is not a real person, but if she were, she would be a full-time blogger who focuses on business and technology issues. Jill is the editor of FemaleTechBloggers.com, and contributes to BusinessTechBlog and TechnologyBlogReview. In her free time, she adores gardening and hopes to launch a gardening blog one of these days.

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Aug 2008

  • Should the US Government Pass Net Neutrality Laws?

    Category:

    Technology > Internet & Web

    Type:

    Debates

    Status:

    Completed
    Updated on Aug 14, 2008
    The Internet is an international, largely decentralized network that has heretofore avoided restrictions and gatekeepers in order to avoid impeding the Internet's growth and continued function (a principle called "net neutrality"). In a purported response to heavy usage across their "last-mile" infrastructure, usually by peer-to-peer file sharers, ISPs are increasingly moving to support tiered pricing or data transfer caps. Opponents argue that there is plenty of bandwidth, and in many cases, moves against network neutrality stem from anticompetitive motives, since streaming video competes with ISPs' cable television paid services, as well as repression of free speech.
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