This article tells about the recent push by President Obama to the F.C.C in order to enforce tougher rules on net neutrality in order to prevent large companies from setting regulations on their internet services. Without these rules, paywalls may be able to be set up by the companies, where consumers would have to pay for access to certain websites.
The article, titled Obama Asks F.C.C. to Adopt Tough Net Neutrality Rules, is accurate to what is being described. It's simple; Obama wants the F.C.C. to adopt tougher policies to prevent restricted access to the Internet. In writing this article, Edward Wyatt had supported his argument by providing evidence from numerous sources, such as interviews, debates, and open discussions by both Obama and Tom Wheeler, F.C.C. chairman.
Obama said that "a free and open Internet was as critical to Americans’ lives as electricity and telephone service and should be regulated like those utilities to protect consumers." This is of the utmost importance; denying someone the right to access the Internet, which contains quite possibly more information than any library or encyclopedia, is similar to denying telephone service because someone can't afford extra fees on top of their ISP's bill. One of the main arguments presented is the importance of the Internet. Today, it is one of the most important resources anyone can have. Money shouldn't rule this argument as it has been.
I do wonder if, perhaps, this is fueled by a corporate greed and a desire for more wealth at the cost of consumers, or maybe those against net neutrality have some sort of reasoning behind restricting Internet access. I also wonder what Wheeler's new policies on net neutrality include. These could've been something for Wyatt to explore more.
Hopefully, Obama pushing Wheeler may start to get policies on net neutrality in motion.
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