Research questions: Why does net neutrality matter? What are the potential dangers/negative consequences of broadband providers being able to control the content? Free speech, advancement of research and development, exchange of ideas and education are just some of the areas that would be stymied if Internet Service Providers are allowed to decide which Internet content moves fast, which moves slow and which doesn’t move at all.
Introduction: The issue of net neutrality falls into at least a couple of categories. On one level, net neutrality is a matter of the First Amendment, free speech, which is a pillar of our society and a prerequisite for progress and communication. While largely a philosophical and political angle, there are also legal aspects to the issue on this level. Do the service providers have the right to determine which content (speech) their customers are allowed to access? I would argue that this is a violation of the First Amendment.
Second, there is the issue of the legal basis of the Federal Communication Commission’s ability or inability to regulate this area (i.e. the internet service providers and how they manage their networks), a legal/regulatory angle.
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