Simply put, net neutrality is the idea that all Internet traffic is created equal, and all users should be able to access it as quickly as possible. If the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) doesn't establish a new set of rules to ensure this, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) would be able to charge customers different prices for different traffic speeds.
But what would that mean for you? SumoCoupon looked into how that would change the way we go online, and how the FCC's proposed laws could help keep the Internet neutral.
The FCC's proposals focus on making sure ISPs are transparent about how they handle traffic, and that they don't block any legal content or favor certain types of traffic over others. Without these principals in place, the Internet could be a very different and expensive place.
Scenario 1: If cable companies didn't need to be transparent
What this might look like
Scenario 2: If cable companies could block legal content
What this might look like
Scenario 3: If cable companies could unreasonably discriminate
What this might look like
Comments to the FCC
The FCC opened a two-month window for the public to comment on the proposed rules. SumoCoupon scraped the public comments from the FCC’s website for the location and date of everyone who left a comment, including comments via email before net neutrality regulations were proposed.
What do people think about net neutrality?
SumoCoupon surveyed more than 1,000 people to see what they thought about possible net neutrality laws.
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