Once again, net neutrality is being threatened, and by none other than businesses(AT&T)who would like to charge Google and Yahoo! additional tolls for reliable service and blocking other services not sponsored by AT&T, Verizon and other communication companies.
This is not the first time these companies have tried to gain control of the internet, and obviously they have failed to do so, however, they are making new efforts to do so, and in those efforts, might succeed.
Should they succeed, the cost of internet use will go from being free, to having charges for the individual user.
Personally, I am skeptical about these companies actually gaining this much control; I think it will be a very hard battle to fight, as the public is very much against this, and this is an issue the public usually fights tooth and nail against. If they do gain this control, then there will be an incredible outrage, and there's no telling what the public will do.
It will be interesting to see where this will go, and I hope that these companies do not gain the control they seek, as they already make enough money as it is, without having to make billions more.
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