US Net Neutrality: Some Greater News + What US ISPS Should Learn

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With no signs of the US Net Neutrality debate slowing down, and neither has the internet itself, there has been some more news surrounding this heavily debated topic in the US, and 90% of it is good news. This is what’s been happening:

1. ISP’S Nightmare: The California Net Neutrality Bill

During a course of late last week to this week, the US State of California has finally made a stand against the F.C.C, and The Californian Senate has given permission for the Net Neutrality Bill to go a few steps closer to finalising, despite obstacles. This news is a nightmare situation for AT&T and Comcast.

2. Colorado Steps In

Another US State has seemed to have stepped into the process of considering their own Net Neutrality Bill. The State of Colorado is currently in the process of creating their own bill for Colorado Residents, to ensure that there’s no interruption from American ISPS. 

3. An App That Ensures Net Neutrality!?

Now, here’s something quite peculiar that has happened over the past week. An app has been created, and is currently in Beta Testing, that promotes Net Neutrality. This App is known as “SpeedPact.” What it does is that it measures speeds of Internet Connection coming into your house. If the internet speed is up to scratch, then it shows that it’s fine, if it’s slower than usual, it shows that as well. 

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What US ISPS Can Learn

Now, in the past, US ISPS have been known to be quite sneaky when it comes to Internet Speeds. It’s about time that they should learn a few things. But, what should US ISPS do? What they should do is to look at examples of foreign ISPS, such as Australian ISPS.

In Australia, there is no Net Neutrality Rules. The reason for this is that Australia doesn’t necessarily need it. Why is this? Well, in Australia, there’s a lot of major competition between ISPS. The Australian ISPS try to out go the other by providing faster internet connection than the opponent. This has been happening for a decade and a half.

So, what can US ISPS learn from this? It’s quite simple; provide efficient internet connection, even without Net Neutrality. If they did this earlier, the Net Neutrality debate wouldn’t be as major for the US as it is now. 

A Friendly Reminder

The End of the internet is on April The 23rd? Not exactly. 

Even after April The 23rd, we’ll still have The Internet. We’ll still be able to access it, and use websites whenever we please. How is this, exactly? Well, things like this don’t happen overnight. It doesn’t just take one day, because that’s not how politics work. Besides, the US has 23 attorney generals, alongside major tech companies, that are suing the F.C.C. 

Another thing to consider is that the Net Neutrality debate is not dying anytime soon. The reason for this is that Washington State, Oregon, and soon to be California have reinforced Net Neutrality on a state level. Other states such as Colorado, Massachusetts, and a couple of other US States are considering reinforcing Net Neutrality on a State Level as well. 

Gotta keep up the good fight, it’s working!