Assignment task:
Use the below resources and a minimum of 8 references including those below (academic, archives, government, international, news, non-government, etc.) to create an outline to answer the questions below.
- Congressional Research Service. (2021). The net neutrality debate: Access to broadband networks. Independently Published.
- Collins, K. (2018). The repeal of net neutrality is official: Here's how that could affect you. The New York Times.
- Downes, L. (2017). The tangled web of net neutrality and regulation. Harvard Business Review.
- Gilroy, A.A. (2017). The net neutrality debate: access to broadband networks. Congressional Research Service.
- Neidig, H. (2018). States defy FCC repeal of net neutrality. The Hill.
Question 1: What is net neutrality? What is its connection to information ethics?
Question 2: Why did the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pass net neutrality regulations in 2015? Why were these regulations repealed since then?
Question 3: What are the rights and responsibilities of the various actors in the sector (broadband industry, government, etc.)? How do they avoid abuse of power issues in relation to internet access?
Question 4: It is important to preserve an open internet? Why or why not? What is the most ethical way for the U.S. to proceed in relation to net neutrality in the future?