NET NEUTRALITY
AN ESSAY BY ERIC ALLEMANN
Prepared for
Prof. George Longenecker
Technical Communication
Vermont Techincal College
April 11, 2009
Eric Allemann
1182 Maple Hill Rd.
Rochester VT, 05767
George Longenecker, Technical Communications Professor
1 Main Street
Randolph Center, Vermont 05061
Dear Professor Longenecker,
Attatched is my report on Net neutrality, which is the belief that all data on the
internet should be treated equally, and none of it should be given higher priority.
My report focuses on Net neutrality and the issues behind it. I explore the
different reasons for and types of net limitations, and reasons people oppose it.
Net neutrality is a big issue these days, but many people aren’t sure what it is, or
aren’t aware of it.
My beliefs are that network neutrality should be maintained, and it should be
made a law that Internet service providers should be required by law to maintain
network neutrality to their users.
Sincerely,
Eric Allemann
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Table of Contents
Letter of Transmittal ii
Informative Extract iv
Introduction 1
Findings 4
Elements of the problem 5
Recommendations 6
Conclusion 8
Works Cited 9
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Informative Abstract
The following are my findings on the pro-vs-con standpoints of Network
Neutrality.
Reasons for Net neutrality:
Smaller companies and independent website owners will not have as
much traffic to their websites
without network neutrality, ISPs would be able to control what speeds their
customers access certain information, or if they can access it at all.
Arguments Against Net neutrality:
Many opponents of Net neutrality argue that controlling bandwidth is
necessary for future innovations on the internet.
ISPs Offering a “tiered” system where some companies can pay more to
have their network traffic given a higher priority could generate more
cashflow with which to provide internet service to more users.
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