FCC votes in favor of Net Neutrality | Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural

The issue of net neutrality – whether everyone is entitled to equal treatment in accessing and delivering data, services or applications over the Internet – has been contentious nearly since the inception of the World Wide Web. But in the days leading up to last week’s formal Federal Communication Commission vote on net neutrality rules, the debate’s noise level went through the roof.

Generally, the large telecom and cable companies such as AT&T and Comcast, with existing Internet access services, oppose requirements of net neutrality, arguing that these rules will stifle innovation by restricting commercial rewards. The big telecoms would like to be able to negotiate special partnerships and impose added fees for carrying some types of Internet content...