assignment #1

Drew Wittig
Précis #1

The article written by Anne Broache on January 7th, 2007 was about a proposal resurfacing in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Olympia Snowe and Sen. Byron Dorgan teamed up to reintroduce their Internet Freedom Preservation Act. Net Neutrality means that big league operators like AT&T and Verizon shouldn’t be allowed to make certain sites more available due to the number of hits. People are concerned and outraged at the idea of these gatekeepers controlling the freedom of the internet. Creators like Vin Cerf had ideals when he created the World Wide Web that it would be neutral. The people who oppose the act are arguing that the new rules would limit the amount of change and improvement. Walter McCormick the president of U.S. Telecom Association expressed his obvious quams, saying that the individual would lose out on customized Internet service. He made reference to losing security on our financial transactions. The bill itself was rejected, 11-11 vote. It would need 60 votes in the senate to pass.
At Savetheinternet.com it is completely dedicated to providing information regarding Net Neutrality and what you as an individual can do to help stop the money hungry big capitalist in their big offices from getting what they want…a regulated Internet in which they get to decide what is accessible. If we lose out on Net Neutrality we would lose our freedom on the internet and not be able to browse as you please.
The article itself was very dense and seemed to run around the bush a bit. I wish that she could have picked a side and made a definitive argument, what she did was appeal to both sides. I think personally that it would be foolish to let corporate America have any more control than they already have. Net Neutrality is something that has been around and should continue to be enforced. It goes against our freedom as citizens .
I also feel as though the internet has become a playing ground for the economy and therefore, the big-league companies are going to try as hard as they can not allow the act to pass.

Drew Wittig

assignment 1

Internet Technologies

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